Thomas Vels
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- Height:
- 6'0"
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Hometown:
- Thousand Oaks, CA
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- Position:
- Def.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Westlake
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- gp
- 22
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- p
- 25
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- g
- 14
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- a
- 11
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 22 | 7 |
| Points | 25 | 9 |
| Goals | 14 | 5 |
| Assists | 11 | 4 |
| Shots | 29 | 10 |
| Shooting percentage | 48.3 | 50.0 |
| Steals | 21 | 12 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 11 |
| Blocks | 8 | 0 |
| Exclusions Drawn | 13 | 9 |
| Exclusions | 8 | 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | p | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. Riverside | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 25 | vs. Diablo Valley | W, 15-12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | at Merced | W, 15-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. UC Merced | L, 17-14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | VC Alumni | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 8 | vs. Saddleback | L, 21-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Orange Coast | L, 25-4 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Golden West | L, 20-2 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | vs. American River | L, 15-2 | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Grossmont | L, 19-15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Cuesta | L, 19-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Fullerton | W, 19-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at Cerritos | L, 14-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | LA Valley | L, 18-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Cypress | L, 19-12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. El Camino | W, 13-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Citrus | L, 11-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. El Camino | W, 13-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Palomar | L, 10-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Santa Monica | W, 16-7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Palomar | W, 13-12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at Southwestern | W, 21-19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. San Diego Miramar | W, 21-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Grossmont | W, 14-13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Santa Monica | W, 23-9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Cuesta | L, 24-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Citrus | L, 15-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | ex | sh | sh% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 48.3 |
| Conference | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 50.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 71.4 |
| Away | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Neutral | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 46.2 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 62.5 |
| Losses | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 30.8 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| August | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 133.3 |
| September | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| October | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 50.0 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
News mentions
The 2023 All-Western State Conference men's water polo awards have been released with Pirates Owen Cugnoni and Scott Wagner headlining the first team award winners for Ventura. Meanwhile, Michael Soho and Sebastian Cornejo were named second team All-WSC by the conference coaches and Thomas Vels and Matthew Ogonowski earned honorable mention honors.
The VC men's water polo team's string of October success ran out in November as the Pirates dropped their final two games of the season in the Western State Conference Tournament at Los Angeles Valley Friday and Saturday. Ventura, the no. 4-seed in the draw, fell to No. 1 Cuesta in the semifinals before dropping a decision to No. 3 Citrus in the third-place game. Owen Cugnoni had five goals and three drawn exclusions over the weekend while Scott Wagner scored twice with three assists, two drawn exclusions and three steals.
The Pirates' men's water polo team easily advanced past the quarterfinal round of the Western State Conference Tournament Wednesday with a 23-9 win over Santa Monica at Rio Mesa High School. Owen Cugnoni was on fire with nine goals, three drawn exclusions and two steals and Michael Soho added four scores with two assists. Goalie Stephen McNaughten had seven saves in the cage to anchor the VC defense.
The VC men's water polo team completed at the Día de los Muertos Tournament Saturday with wins over San Diego Miramar and Grossmont. The victories allowed VC to leave San Diego with a perfect 4-0 weekend and stretch their winning streak to five games. Owen Cugnoni scored another 10 goals in the two games while Michael Soho netted six scores. Stephen McNaughten recorded 14 saves in the cage on the day.
The VC men's water polo team came alive Friday at the Día de los Muertos Tournament in Chula Vista with a pair of victories. The Pirates held on to defeat Palomar in the first game of the day before coming back in the fourth quarter to beat host Southwestern, 21-18. Owen Cugnoni had a stellar day with 13 goals and four drawn exclusions while Scott Wagner found the inside of the cage seven times. Michael Soho added five goals in the two games.
The Pirates' men's water polo team honored its sophomore class in style on Wednesday with a 16-7 victory over Santa Monica at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Sophomores Sebastian Cornejo and Thomas Vels scored four and three goals, respectively, and Owen Cugnoni led the way with five scores as VC (6-12, 1-3) clinched the No. 4-seed in next week's Western State Conference Tournament.
The VC men's water polo team kept their game with visiting Los Angeles Valley close for a half before succumbing to the Monarchs 18-8 Wednesday at the Ventura Aquatic Center. The Pirates were tied after one quarter and trailed 8-6 at halftime. Owen Cugnoni scored four goals to lead VC and Scott Wagner had three. Thomas Vels had the other goal for the Pirates.
The VC men's water polo team got back in the win column with a resounding 19-3 victory over Fullerton Friday at the Cerritos Mini Tournament. They followed that up with a hard fought setback against the host Falcons for a split on the day. Owen Cugnoni had eight goals and Michael Soho scored five to lead the Pirates. Kyle Wagner handed out four assists in the two games.
The Ventura College men's water polo team dropped its Western State Conference opener at Cuesta 19-4 Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. Owen Cugnoni had a pair of goals while Scott Wagner and Sebastian Ayala also scored for the Pirates.
The VC men's water polo team had a solid effort against Grossmont Thursday afternoon at the Ventura Aquatic Center, falling to the Griffins 19-15. Owen Cugnoni had five goals and three drawn ejections in the game while Scott Wagner netted four scores with for assists and five drawn ejections. Ryan Webb recorded three goals with a pair of steals defensively.
The Pirates' men's water polo team had a difficult day Friday to open the Golden West Tournament in Huntington Beach. VC dropped their opener to Saddleback 21-6 before falling to Orange Coast 25-4 in the nightcap. Owen Cugnoni scored eight goals on the day for Ventura (2-3) while Scott Wagner and Thomas Vels each netted a score.
The VC men's water polo team split a pair of matches Saturday to close the North vs. South Tournament. The Pirates defeated host Merced College 15-7 in their first game of the day before seeing a comeback fall short at NCAA Division II UC Merced, 17-14. Owen Cugnoni scored 14 goals in the two contests to lead Ventura (2-1). Stephen McNaughten and Shawn Coyner shared time in goal with seven and six saves, respectively.