CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Wesleyan football junior quarterback Matt Fitzsimons '27 was honored by the New England Football Writers Association (NEFA) with the Week 6 Gold Helmet Award. The Gold Helmet is presented weekly to the top student-athlete playing in New England at the Division II/Division III level.

• WEEK 6 GOLD HELMET RELEASE

This marks the first time that Fitzsimons earns the honor, joining a select group of former Cardinals to win the award including multiple time winners Chase Wilson '25 and David Estevez '22 as well as Niko Candido '25 and Nick Helbig '23.
 
Fitzsimons, hailing from Somers, New York, tore up the Hamilton defense all afternoon long, as the Cardinal signal caller completed 20-of-23 passes for 365 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-14 home win over the Continentals. Fitzsimons completed 13 straight passes during the game while six different Cardinals caught at least one pass. The five passing touchdowns represents the most by a Cardinal quarterback since 2016 while the 365 yards represented his first career 300-yard passing game in what was just his third career start for Wesleyan.
 
The Cardinals (3-1) are back in action on the road on Saturday with a trip to Colby (2-2) on the docket.