WALTHAM, Mass. – Following his outstanding performance in Saturday's game against LIU Post, Bentley University junior strong safety Nick Athy (Holliston/Holliston HS) has been selected for this week's New England Football Writers Gold Helmet for Division II-III, as presented by the Jack Grinold/ Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

The 5-foot-11, 205-pounder had a hand in five of Bentley's six takeaways in a 40-21 win over Division II's ninth-ranked team. He made his second and third interceptions of the season, recovered two fumbles and forced another fumble in addition to being in on eight tackles.

Earlier this week, Athy was recognized as the Defensive Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference.

For the season, Athy has 20 tackles, three fumble recoveries and three pass break-ups, in addition to three interceptions.

Bentley, 3-1 after winning three straight, will be on the road this Saturday, a 12 noon contest at Pace University.

BENTLEY GOLD HELMET RECIPIENTS
1991      Greg Novarro
1994      Mike Rymsha
1995      Mike Rymsha (twice), Steve Patten
1998      Ben Nassar
1999      Ted Larkin
2001      Marc Eddy
2002      Andy Breda, Dallas Mall
2003      Marc Eddy (twice), Dallas Mall
2004      Marc Eddy (three times)
2005      John White
2009      Chris Carroll, Bryant Johnson, Matt Zahoruiko
2010      Bryant Johnson
2011      Bryant Johnson, Bobby Tarr
2012      Danny Guadagnoli
2017      Nick Athy