Player Bio: Chris Hawkins - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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High School Sports: Football, wrestling, lacrosse
High School Awards: Washington lacrosse Academic All-America ... first-team all-state (lacrosse).
Major at Washington: Visual Communications
Husky Rowing Experience: 1999 (Freshman): Rowed in the four seat in the freshman eight ... placed fourth in grand final at IRA Championships ... second at Pac-10s ... won grand finals at the San Diego and the Windermere Cup ... rowed at Pair Camp, summer `99 ... 2000 (Sophomore): Rowed four seat in the JV eight all season ... helped lead Huskies to bronze at IRAs and a second-place finish at Pac-10s ... won Cascade Cup on Opening Day and defeated Cal in the dual ... also led UW to a gold at San Diego ... 2001 (Junior): Rowed four seat in junior varsity eight that won a silver medal at IRA Championships ... three seat in JV eight at Pac-10s and for Windermere Cup and Cal dual ... won gold medal with JV eight at San Diego Crew Classic, also rowing four seat.
Personal: Son of Laurie Hawkins ... National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete ... member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity ... enjoys drawing, painting and athletics ... interested in a career in web design or software graphics.
I chose UW because: Three straight Rose Bowl appearances in the early 1990s.
The best thing about Seattle is: My mom lives here and she bakes a mean batch of cookies.
The best thing about UW is: The tradition.
Favorite class: Any studio art class.
My best race was: Going two-for-two at the San Diego with a win in the JV grand final.
After I graduate, I plan to: Get a job ... I'm currently taking any offers.
If I could tell my incoming teammates one thing, it would be: Don't beat my erg scores, and get a really good alarm clock.
Hawkins says: "The faster you row, the quicker you're done."
