Holy Cross Athletics

Honors & Awards:
Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar (2023)
Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete (2023)

2024-2025 (Senior):

• Competed in all four fall events.
  • Won the Collegiate 8+ with the Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Snake (10/5).
  • Helped team to a third-place finish in the Collegiate 8+ at the Head of the Charles (10/20).
  • Won the Collegiate 8+ with the Varsity 8+ at the Wormtown Chase (10/26).
  • Finished ninth in the Men's 8+ with the Varsity 8+ at the Princeton Chase (11/3).

2023-2024 (Junior):

• Competed in three fall races.
  • Helped the varsity 8+ to a sixth-place finish at the Head of the Charles (10/22).
  • Won the Wormtown Chase (10/28) with the varsity 8+.
  • Finished 11th with the varsity 8+ at the Princeton Chase (11/5).
• Competed in six spring races with the varsity 8+.
  • Defeated MIT at the Alumni Cup (3/30), finished fourth at the Occoquan Invitational (4/14), second with the varsity 8+ in home invitational against no.13 Boston U., no. 22 Temple, Marist, and Hobart (4/20), competed with the varsity 8+ against no. 8 Pennsylvania and no. 14 Cornell (5/3), no. 22 Oregon St. (5/4) and the Eastern Sprints (5/19).
• Helped the varsity 4+ to an 11th-place finish at the IRA National Championships (6/2).

2022-2023 (Sophomore):

• Competed in all four fall races with the varsity eight.
  • Finished first at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/15), third at the Head of the Charles (10/23), second at the Wormtown Chase Regatta (10/29) and 16th at the Princeton Chase Regatta (11/6).
• Competed in seven spring races as a member of the varsity eight.
  • Helped the varsity eight to wins over #23 MIT (Alumni Cup - 4/1), #22 Georgetown and #15 Navy (Occoquan Invitational - 4/10), and #16 Temple (Temple Invitational - 4/17).
  • Raced to a second-place finish at the New England Championship (5/6).
• Named an Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar.
• Named an Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete.

2021-2022 (Freshman):

• Competed in all four fall events.
  • Helped the varsity eight to second at the Snake Regatta (10/17) and 19th at the Princeton Chase Regatta (11/7).
  • Helped the second varsity boat eight to 16th at the Head of the Charles (10/24) and second at the Wormtown Chase Regatta (10/30).
• Competed in all eight spring races as a member of the varsity eight.
  • Helped the varsity eight to a second place finish at the New England Championship (4/30).
  • Was a member of the varsity four team that placed 11th at the IRA National Championship (6/4).

• Three-year varsity rower at Duxbury for head coach Oliver Rosenbladt.
• Named team captain senior year.
• Recognized as Most Improved Rower junior year.
• Two-time State Champion (2018 & 2021).
• Also rowed for the Duxbury Bay Maritime School.
• Member of first Duxbury boat to go to Nationals in school history.
• Was also a four-year varsity swimmer.
• Three-time Patriot League All-Star and Patriot League Champion in swimming.
• 2021 Boston Globe All-Scholastic pick.
• Set the Duxbury High School records for 200m Freestyle and 400m Freestyle Relay at the 2021 State Championship meet.

• Son of Rafael and Kimberly Williamson.
• Has a brother (Noah) and two sisters (Alexa and Anabella).
• Majoring in Biology.