Former Dartmouth standout Nick Tomkins '18, twice an All-Ivy League selection, has signed to play professionally in France. Find the release above HERE. Google translation:
After a long hesitation, Brandon Crawford who was considering returning to the club decided to end his career because of a worn body.
So Nick TOMKINS who will replace him for position poste.Nick Tomkins top
A graduate of Dartmouth, a prestigious IVY League university, Nick has played 31 games for the Big Green, including 20 in Defensive End.
Massive (1m92 for 128kg) he has accumulated 81 veneers in career (including 71 during these last 2 seasons)
Named All IVY League 2nd Team in 2016 and 2017, he also received the Gordon P. Bennett Award for the Lineman, illustrating the high level of performance, sportsmanship and character of this position.
Co-Champion of the IVY League in 2015 with Harvard and UPenn.Nick becomes the 9th player from this conference to evolve under the colors of the Cougars after Scott Larkee, Michael Brooks, Joseph Weidle and Eric Lahaie of Harvard; Matt Polhemus and Patrick WItt of Yale; Dewey Ames of Brown and Chris Kovalcik of UPenn.
In addition to bringing on the game plan, he will also be responsible for coaching the U19 lines and of course the D1 defensive line and will join the club in mid-October.Find the release below HERE.
Announced in a statement on their website (which you can find here), the Cougars of Saint-Ouen l'Aumône have recruited a new Defensive Lineman to replace their American rookie of last season, Brandon Crawford, who will not return a season additional, preferring to end his playing career due to a worn physique. And to replace Brandon Crawford, the Cougars recruited the American Nicholas Stephen Tomkins.
Aged 22 (soon 23), the native of Red Bank (New Jersey) is 1m92 to 128kg, and spent his university career in the IVY League under the colors of Dartmouth University and his team The Big Green (between 2014 and 2017). Cumulating at the end of his university career a total of 81 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 6 assists (you can find the statistical details of his seasons in the Big Green here) in 31 games played, Nick Tomkins has been named twice in the All IVY League 2nd Team (in 2016 and 2017) and received the Gordon P. Bennett Award for the Lineman, illustrating the high level of performance, sportsmanship and character of this position.
In addition to his role in the defense of Saint-Ouen Alum, Nick Tomkins will also have a role in coaching staff of the U19 and Elite sections of the club to coach the lines. He will join his new team for mid-October.
