Connor Prior

Class:
Junior
Weight:
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Hometown:
Sea Girt, N.J.
High School:
Christian Brothers Academy
Concentration:
Applied Mathematics & Economics

2024-25: Empacher-IRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Raced with the 2V8 for the entire season ... Helped the 2V8 earn a fourth place finish in the Grand Final at the IRA Championship (May 30-Jun. 1) ... Raced with the 2V8 at the Eastern Sprints (May 18) en route to a first place finish ... Rowed with the 2V8 in victories against Boston University (Mar. 22), Northeastern (Apr. 19), and Princeton (May 3) ... Rowed with the 2V8 at the Sarasota Invitational (Mar. 28-29) ... Raced with the 2V8 at the Redwood Shores Challenge (Apr. 18-19) en route to multiple first place finishes.

2023-24: IRCA Scholar-Athlete … Rowed between the Second and Third Varsity crews during the season … Helped the 3V8 finish fourth and the team fifth at the IRA Championship … Helped the 3V8 finish fifth at the Eastern Sprints … Rowed with the 2V8 against Northeastern (Apr. 13) and Princeton (May 4) … Helped the 3V take wins over Boston University (Mar. 23) and Dartmouth (Apr. 20).

2022-23: Raced with the third varsity for the majority of the season ... helped the 3V to wins against BU, Dartmouth and Princeton ... Silver medal with the 3V at Eastern Sprints and advanced to the Grand Final at IRA's ... Helped the 4V win against Northeastern.

2021-22: Rowed between the third and fourth varsity boats during the season … Helped the 3V8 take sixth at the 119th IRA Championship … Helped the third boat take second at the 75th Eastern Sprints … Helped the 3V8 take a win over Northeastern (Apr. 16) … Rowed with the 4V8 in wins over Navy (Mar. 27) and Princeton (Apr. 30).

Before Brown: Captured gold medals at the Royal Canadian Henley in the U17 four and gold … Took gold medals at the Youth Regional Challenge in the U17 four and eight … Gained a silver medal in the youth four at the 2021 USRowing Youth National Championships … Won gold at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in the four … Took sixth place at the Head of the Charles in the youth four … Raced for head coach Scott Belford … Competed on the club level for Monmouth Junior Rowing Club and the Mid-Atlantic Men’s Rowing Team … First Honor Roll and National Honor Society student.

Personal: Connor is the son of Colleen and Gerald Prior; Gerald played tennis at Villanova from 1993-97 … Has two younger siblings, Casey and Ryan … Served as a junior firefighter for the Sea Girt Fire Company #1 … Uncle Mark Prior pitched for the MLB’s Chicago Cubs from 2002-06 … Plans to concentrate in Applied Mathematics-Economics.

Why Brown? “I really liked the sense of community that I felt when I stepped on campus. While walking around both on campus and in the boathouse, I felt a connection to the university that I wanted to be part of.”