Columbia University Athletics

2022

NFF Hampshire Society Inductee … Second Team All-Ivy League … Made all 10 starts at center … Closed career starting final 28 games of his career … 
 
2021

As a junior offensive lineman, started all 10 games on the offensive line at left guard … Helped the offense hold opponents to a school-record low 12 sacks and 65 sacks yards on the year … Key contributor on the offensive line that held opponents to zero sacks in five games (Marist, Georgetown, Penn, Brown, at Cornell).
 
2020

Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
2019

Saw action in nine games with eight starts as a first-year offensive lineman … Emerged as the starter at right guard and started the season’s final eight games … Started eight consecutive games … Made first career start at right guard at Princeton (Oct. 5) … Earned varsity letter.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A 2019 graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Ga., where he played three years of varsity football for head coach Bill Stewart … Named to the Class 6-7A All-Region team as a senior in 2018 … Selected as an All-Gwinnett County Scholar-Athlete in 2018 … Two-year starter as an interior offensive lineman (center and guard) … Named an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Lottery Scholar-Athlete … Helped lead North Gwinnett to a 24-4 record as a starter, two Region 6-7A championships in 2017 and 2018 … Led the Bulldogs to the Region 6-7A title, a 10-3 overall record, perfect 6-0 league record and state playoff appearance as a senior … Also helped guide the Bulldogs to 15 consecutive wins … Named the WSB-TV Scholar-Athlete of the Week … Led the Bulldogs to the 2017 Class 7A Georgia state championship, the program’s first in school history, the Region 6-7A title an undefeated 14-0 record and conference championship as a junior … Tied the power clean record at North Gwinnett (345 pounds) and tied for the second-highest total in the Liftathon (1,185 points with a 345 power clean, 340 bench and 500 squat) … As a sophomore, broke his thumb after being tackled while returning a kickoff against Milton and had to play the rest of the season with a club … Took nine AP classes in high school … Four-year Scholar-Athlete, AP Scholar With Distinction and four-year Principal’s Honor Roll selection … National Honor Society, Beta Club, Freshman Mentoring and Peer Tutoring member … Involved in volunteer activities including working with Happy Feet, an organization for special needs children and adults … Also was a referee for youth flag football games.
 
PERSONAL

Born William Branam Hamilton on October 8, 2000 in Lawrenceville, Ga. … Son of Todd and Stephanie Hamilton … Has an older sister Lindsay … Both of his parents graduated from the University of Georgia … Father is his role model because of his determination to give him the best life he can have … Favorite sports memory was winning the state title on a last-second field goal … Favorite home-cooked meal is barbecue: pulled pork, grilled chicken with Alabama white sauce, hash brown casserole and coleslaw … Favorite class and subject is calculus … Favorite sports figure is Quenton Nelson … Person in history he would most like to meet: Archimedes … Worked at Ace Hardware and as a tutor … Hobbies and interests include music and movies … Became interested in Columbia after participating in a summer camp … Committed to Columbia on July 30, 2018 … Chose Columbia to challenge himself academically, athletically and socially … Also chose Columbia for its diversity from location, alumni network and the opportunities that it provides … Chose Columbia over offers from Cornell, Brown and interest from Harvard and Rice … Enrolled in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science … Majors in Mechanical Engineering … His future plans include becoming an aerospace engineer.