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Colin Wilcox, second from left, and his team pose with their bronze medals at the U.S. Rowing Summer National Championships. (Photo provided)

Cooperstown Native Makes Good at Rowing Nationals

By WRILEY NELSON
BETHEL, OH

Colin Wilcox didn’t think he would ever return to rowing. The 2016 Cooperstown Central School graduate and Long Island resident competed at the collegiate level at SUNY Geneseo, but he thought his career had ended when the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to his senior season. After more than two years out of practice, he returned to the sport with the New York Athletic Club and put up impressive performances at two national competitions in July.

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