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Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

2023 Football Roster

Tim Wilking
Courtesy Tim Wilking
Courtesy Tim Wilking

1 Chaikou Sow

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Position DB
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool Decatur Central
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Awards:

* 5-year varsity letter winner
* 2-time 1st-Team All-HCAC selection in 2022 and 2023
* 2-time Defensive Player of the Week

Records:

Career
* Ranked 14th in school history in career interception return yards with 110

2023:

* Appeared in all 10 games as a senior
* Recorded 48 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 2 pass breakups
* Made a career-high 15 tackles in the loss to Mount St. Joseph on November 11

2022:

* Appeared in 10 games as a senior
* Recorded 68 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, 2 interceptions, and 3 pass breakups

2021:

* Member of the NCAA Division III Tournament team
* Member of the HCAC Championship team
* Played in all 11 games as a junior
* Recorded 50 tackles, 6 tackles-for-loss, and 5 pass breakups
* Recorded 2 interceptions, including a game-sealing interception in the end zone against Hanover and a 68-yard touchdown return against Bluffton
* Finished with 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 sack

2020-21:

* Appeared in 3 games as a sophomore
* Recorded 14 total tackles with 1 fumble recovery
* Recorded career-high 9 tackles versus Hanover, also included a fumble recovery

2019:

* Appeared in all 10 games with 22 tackles and 7 pass breakups as a freshman
* Recorded 2 pass breakups against Anderson and Defiance

At Rose-Hulman:

* Dean's List honoree
* National Society of Black Engineers
* Member of HCAC championship track and field team

High School:

* Three-sport athlete at Decatur Central H.S.
* Earned varsity letters in football, basketball and track and field
* Academic all-state selection in football
* Academic MVP in all three sports
* Solid Gold Defensive Player of the Year
* Finished in the top 10 percent of his graduating class
* 4.2 GPA

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2019Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    31
  • 6

    2020Sophomore

    DB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Junior

    DB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    6
  • 1

    2022Senior

    DB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Fifth Year

    DB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    1