2019-20 Men's Rowing - Heavyweight Roster
Biography
• IRA All-Academic Team (2019)
• IRA All-Academic Team (2017)
As a senior (2019-20)
• A staple of the Big Red's varsity eight over the past three seasons.
• Rowed from the stroke on the Big Red’s men’s championship eight boat at the Head of the Charles Regatta, helping Cornell post a time of 14:54.47.
• Guided the Cornell A 4+ boat to a fourth place finish in Flight 1 at the Cornell Autumn Classic, as the boat was the top Big Red finisher of the event in 12:24.59.
• Rowed on the Cornell A 8+ boat in Flight 2 at the Cornell Autumn Classic, helping the group place fourth among 22 boats and post the fastest Big Red heavyweight time (11:13.67) of the day.
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19.
As a junior (2018-19)
• Rowed in eight regattas on the varsity eight during his junior campaign, including the 2019 EARC Sprints and 2019 IRA National Championships.
• Assisted Cornell to a second place finish in the Petite Finals at the 2019 EARC Sprints, placing eighth overall and fifth among Ivy schools.
• Rowed the varsity eight to a sixth place showing in the Petite Finals and a 12th place overall finish at the 2019 IRA National Championships.
• Helped the varsity eight to victories over Georgetown and No. 12 Penn, as the team crossed the finish line first in 5:30.80 to win the Madeira Cup and lead Cornell to the James Wray Memorial Trophy.
As a sophomore (2017-18)
• Rowed in both the varsity eight and the second varsity eight during the 2017-18 season.
• Helped the second varsity eight to a sixth place finish in the Petite Final at the 2018 IRA National Championships, placing 12th overall.
• Led the second varsity eight to a third-place finish in the Petite Final at the 2018 EARC Sprints to take ninth place finish overall.
• Rowed in the varsity eight against Harvard and in the Madeira Cup.
As a freshman (2016-17)
• Consistent member of the second varsity eight throughout his rookie season.
• Helped the crew take the Big Red’s best finish at the 2017 EARC Sprints, placing fifth in the Grand Final.
• Part of the second varsity eight that also took Cornell’s best finish at the 2017 IRA National Championships, placing fourth in the Petite Final and tenth overall.
• Rowed the crew to a victory over Penn.
Prior to Cornell
• Rowed for two years at Belmont Hill School.
• While serving as team captain during his senior season, he helped Belmont Hill win the 2016 NEIRA Team Trophy and rowed in the varsity coxed four that won silver at the USRowing Youth Nationals.
• Won a gold medal in the second varsity coxed four at the 2015 NEIRA Championships.
• Won the 2016 Phillip Stewart Burbank Crew Trophy for the greatest contribution to the team.
• A member of Belmont Hill’s swim team, Wilkins was the team captain and was a three-time Dual County League All-Star.
Personal
• Christopher William Wilkins is the son of Gregory ’86 and Marcella Wilkins and he has two brothers.
• In addition to his father, his grandfather also attended Cornell and served as a professor at the University.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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