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CAREER
 
Played in 20 career games as a defensive back and on special teams … Concluded career with three tackles.
 
2021
 
Saw action in 10 games as a defensive back and on special teams … Listed on as a backup cornerback on the depth chart … Finished year with three tackles (one solo) … Made one tackle vs. Harvard (Nov. 6), vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25), and vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
 
2020
 
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
2019
 
Saw action in four games as a sophomore defensive back … Played extensively on special teams … Saw action in each of the last three games (Harvard, Brown and at Cornell) and in the season opener at Saint Francis, Pa.
 
2018
 
Saw action in six games on year as a first-year defensive back and on special teams … Blocked PAT attempt in fourth quarter at Harvard (Nov. 3) … Played in contests against Cornell (Nov. 17), at Brown (Nov. 10), at Harvard (Nov. 3), Dartmouth (Oct. 20), at Penn (Oct. 13) and at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2018 graduate of Junipero Serra High School, where he played two years of varsity football for Head Coach Patrick Walsh … Named the West Catholic Athletic League Utility Player of the Year … Earned First Team All-League honors … Transferred to Serra for his junior year … Played wide receiver, cornerback, free/strong safety and returned kicks and punts for the Padres … Caught 26 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns as a senior … Made four receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown vs. Archbishop Mitty … Scored touchdowns on a 68-yard and 69-yard receptions and intercepted a pass vs. St. Francis … Led the Padres to a 13-2 record, WCAL championship, Central Coast Sectional title Northern California Regional championship and CIF Class 2A state title as a senior … Guided the Padres to a 10-5 overall, WCAL championship with a 6-1 conference record, Central Coast Section title, Northern California Regional title and Class 2A state championship game as a junior in 2016 … Helped the Padres overcome a 14-point deficit in the state title game before losing 42-40 to Sierra Canyon … Named team Most Valuable Player as a freshman … President’s List student … Named to the Honor Roll … Took a variety of AP/honors courses … Volunteered at the San Carlos Elms Senior Home.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Christopher Park on March 9, 2000 in Phoenixville, Pa. … Son of Sun Jun and Patricia Park … Father attended Brown University … Nickname is Breezy … Hobbies and interests include art and cutting hair … Role model and favorite sports figure is Larry Fitzgerald … One word that describes him: humble … Notable individuals who have attended his high school: Tom Brady, Barry Bonds, Lynn Swann … Favorite sports memory was winning the 2017 CIF state championship after losing it in 2016 … Committed to Columbia on August 2, 2017 … Chose Columbia because he fell in love with the campus, the family atmosphere of the football program and the top-notch academics … Chose Columbia over Yale and several other options … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Psychology.