Honored with the Jean-Marius Gelas Memorial Award at the 2019 Jack B. Riffle Senior Varsity Athlete Celebration. The Gelas Awards are presented annually to a male and female senior student-athlete who has displayed outstanding development in sportsmanship, leadership, character and athletic ability during their college years.
2018: Served as a captain during his senior year... Played in all nine games... Had 11 tackles (5 solo) in a 33-29 win at Wesleyan on Sept. 29... Tallied a season-high 12 tackles (9 solo), including two sacks for a loss of 21 yards at Colby on Oct. 20... Had 11 tackles (6 solo) against Middlebury on Nov. 3... Led the defense with 69 tackles (41 solo)... Accumulated 6.5 tackles (2 sacks) for a loss of 31 yards and forced two fumbles.
2017: Started all nine games as a junior... Tallied a career-high 11 solo tackles including a sack at Tufts on Sept. 16... Recorded a career-high 16 tackles against Wesleyan on Sept. 30... Had a sack for a loss of four yards at Williams on Oct. 28... Finished the season with 78 tackles (45 solo), two sacks and broke up one pass... Ranked fifth in the NESCAC with 8.7 tackles per game.
2016: Played in all eight games as a sophomore... Twice tallied a season-high 10 tackles in back-to-back games against Wesleyan and Trinity... Recorded five solo tackles at Colby on Oct. 22... Forced a fumble on Oct. 29 in route to a 16-6 win over Williams... Broke up a pass in a 24-7 win at Bates on Nov. 12... Compiled 55 tackles for the season, including four tackles for loss.
2015: Played in seven of eight games as a first year... Recorded his first solo tackle in his first collegiate game against Tufts on Sept. 26... Had two kickoff returns for an average of 11.5 yards... Finished the season with four tackles.
Personal: Undeclared major... Cole attended C.W. Baker High School... He is the son of Joe and Michele Burchill.
