Columbia University Athletics

2021
 
Did not see any game action as a first-year tight end … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A May 2021 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Ill., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Brian Griffin … Played both wide receiver and tight end for the Red Devils … Senior year of football was played in the spring … Led the Red Devils to an unbeaten season with a 6-0 record and 5-0 slate in conference play to claim the West Suburban Silver title as a senior … Caught three passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns in second quarter of his senior season’s opener … Played 7v7 football with Boom … Made the national travel team following the Illinois season … Also played four-years of basketball and was recruited by colleges … Named team captain in basketball … Earned All-Area and All-Conference honors in basketball as a senior … Averaged 19 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots per game during senior season … Top performance was a 33-point, eight-rebound and three block game in the conference tournament in which he scored 25 points in the second half alone … Four-year Principal Honor Roll student … Dean’s List student.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Charles Henry Sessa on August 21, 2002 in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Michael and Kimberly Sessa … Has two brothers—Michael and Will, and one sister Elizabeth … Mother attended Ohio State and father attended Michigan … Mother ran track at Ohio State (400-meter) … Father played football at Michigan as a wide receiver (1982-85) … Older brothers Michael and Will either played or are currently playing football at Michigan … Sister plays volleyball … Grandfather attended Princeton … Hobbies and interests include watching sports and golfing … Worked a summer job on a maintenance crew for his school district … Lists his parents as his role model as they have done an incredible job rising four children … When he was a kid, he pretended to be Michael Jordan … Selected Columbia for a world-class athletic and academic experience, the perfect balance of academics and athletics and its location in one of the best cities in the world … Chose Columbia over offers from Northern Illinois, Colgate, Brown, Yale, Valparaiso, and Bucknell … Enrolled at Columbia College … Plans to major in Economics.
 
ARTICLES
https://www.shawlocal.com/friday-night-drive/news/2021/04/24/charlie-sessa-hinsdale-central-finish-off-unbeaten-season-top-lyons-to-clinch-west-suburban-silver-title/
https://www.achieveorthosports.com/articles/2021/1/4/athlete-spotlight-charlie-sessa/
https://edgytim.rivals.com/news/sessa-showed-out-at-boom-camp