2021
Did not see game action as a first-year tight end … Contributed on the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A May 2021 graduate of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he played one year of football for Head Coach George Hegamin … Named his team’s Most Valuable Player … Played tight end for the Ascenders … Helped guide the Ascenders to the 2020 National High School Football championship, a No. 1 national ranking all season, state championship, and undefeated 8-0 record … Three-sport athlete as he played football, basketball, and baseball … Played forward in basketball and first base/outfield in baseball … Led team in batting average and home runs … Played at the Perfect Game Underclass World Championship in Florida … Transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. for his senior year … Attended St. Sebastian’s School during his first three years of high school … Named the Legacy 7v7 Metro West Offensive Player of the Week … National Honor Society student at IMG Academy … Latin Honor Society member … Suffolk Book Award … AP Scholar … High Honors student and Superior Effort Honors … Volunteered in a variety of community service activities including assistance as a San Miguel School counselor and Cradles to Crayon … Also wrote for the school newspaper, performed in the school’s drama club.
PERSONAL
Born Patrick Joseph Wade on March 15, 2002 in Boston, Mass. … Son of Geoffrey and Meg Wade … Has three older siblings: Thayer, Geoff, and Elizabeth … Both parents attended Dartmouth … Father played football and competed in track and field at Dartmouth … Mother played basketball at Dartmouth … Great grandfather Norman Wade attended Columbia, grandfather attended Columbia … Brother Thayer attended Harvard and rowed … Brother Geoff played football at Holy Cross … Sister Elizabeth played softball at Holy Cross … Hobbies and interests include snow skiing, pond hockey, water skiing, boating, and fishing … Favorite sports figure: Tom Brady … Role model is his father who has guided him in life with good morals and values … Was extremely impressed with the football coaches and program at Columbia and grew up hearing stories about Columbia and fell in love with the university … Committed to Columbia on October 6, 2020 … Selected Columbia in order to attend a top academic institution and play football at the NCAA Division I level in the Ivy League … Chose Columbia over offers from Boston College, Stanford, Notre Dame, Dartmouth, Cornell, Holy Cross, and Lafayette … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Political Science … Will also play on Columbia’s baseball team.
ARTICLES
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/PBR/Another-Wade-Ready-To-Tackle-College-Athletics-7934608512
