CAREER
Four-year letterman … Saw action in four career games.
2017
Saw action in one game as a senior defensive lineman … Played in season finale vs. Brown (Nov. 18) … Earned varsity letter.
2016
Saw action three games on the defensive line … Earned varsity letter.
2015
Did not see any game action … Contributed on the defensive line.
2014
Did not see any game action … Contributed on the defensive line.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, Va., where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Steve Monninger … Two-time All-TCIS first team selection for defensive line and second team on offensive line ... Named Second Team All-Tidewater Defensive Lineman ... All-757 Defensive Line Honorable Mention … Played both offensive and defensive line … Finished with 60 tackles as a senior … Four-year starter on the defensive line … Captain of football squad as a senior in 2013 … Led the Bulldogs to a 7-3 overall record, 4-1 conference record and state playoff appearance as a senior … Also played basketball and competed in track & field ... Personal bests in the shot put was a 43-10 ¼ and discus was 95-8.
PERSONAL
Born Ernest Gregory Washington on February 19, 1996 … Son of Ernest and Gilda Washington … Played high school football with Columbia teammate Tyler Holmes … Chose Columbia for its fast-paced New York City atmosphere and the fact that the campus is an escape from that fast-paced environment, along with the Lions’ athletic facilities … Chose Columbia over Harvard, Penn, Cornell, Richmond, William & Mary and Towson … Along with Tyler Holmes, became the first two student-athletes to attend an Ivy League institution from the Hampton Roads area in 10 years … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Sociology and Business Management concentration.
