Conor McGuckin '22 Recruiting Profile
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June 2021Personal Statement
Before I found rowing, I grew up playing club hockey, township and club lacrosse and assisted with coaching at the Southeast PA Youth Lacrosse Association. My father is key in helping me develop athletically, as he was a D1 lacrosse player for the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA '93).
I graduated a year early from high school, but will not attend four-year college in the fall. Due to the Pandemic and its restrictions on developing my rowing, I will be taking a gap year to further my skills and have registered at Bucks County Community College as a guest Honors Student for the 2021-2022 academic year. I am also volunteering with the Rolling Harvest Food Rescue, helping at-risk and food-insecure families in my community with harvesting donations of fresh, locally-grown, mostly organic produce as a member of the Community Quick-Response Glean Team.
My plans for college include pursuing a degree in Biology, Environmental Research with secondary interest in Computer Science. I have a second home in the Rangeley, Maine region and bought a used scull this past summer from a neighbor on our lake so that I could learn how to scull. I am enjoying learning to row, as one of my coaches told me after my ErgFest win: I was made for rowing and I finally found my sport.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 1 season
- 2020 Swan Creek Rowing Club
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Tony Gambescia
Events
- Camp/Event
- Head of the Schuylkill
- 10/30/21 to 10/30/21
- Varsity 4+
- Camp/Event
- Head of the Charles
- 10/23/21 to 10/23/21
- Varsity 4+
- Camp/Event
- Navy Day Regatta
- 10/16/21 to 10/16/21
- Varsity 4+
- Camp/Event
- Head of the Christina
- 10/03/21 to 10/03/21
- Varsity 4+
- Camp/Event
- Philadelphia Youth Regatta
- 7/24/21 to 7/24/21
- I will be racing in uncoxed pair, stroke position and 8+ varsity: 3rd place 5:22.72
- Camp/Event
- Independence Day Regatta
- 7/03/21 to 7/03/21
- Varsity 4+a: Stroke position; 8th out of 28
- Camp/Event
- Schuylkill Navy Regatta
- 6/19/21 to 6/19/21
- Uncoxed pair
- Camp/Event
- USRowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships
- 5/08/21 to 5/09/21
- Third seat; Varsity 4+A; 6th finish out of 14; 7th overall in finals
- Camp/Event
- Swan Creek Rowing Club ErgFest
- 3/07/21 to 3/07/21
- Defended title in Youth U19 Heavyweight annual erg 2k competition: first place finish for second year with a score of 6:48.2 and achieved PR.
- Camp/Event
- Head of the Christina
- 10/06/19 to 10/06/19
- Men's Youth Novice 8+
- Camp/Event
- Kings Head XXXIII Regatta
- 9/29/19 to 9/29/19
- High School Men's/Youth Varsity/ Sr 8+
Training
- Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring 2019-2021
- 2 years
- Since Summer 2019, I have been rowing year-round with my Club Team or winter training at local gym with my coaches and teammates; also train at home with Erg and weight system
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. H Biology H Geometry H Literary Analysis Comp I H Modern World Studies H Algebra II H Earth Science H English 10 H US History H American Literature H Chemistry H Modern US History H Physics Calculus I Pre-Calculus/Trig Statistics and Probability French I, 2Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Lit & Comp AP Biology AP Environmental ScienceRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsThree-year High School graduate, Scholars Academy: started high school in 8th grade, National Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society: President, Science National Honor Society, GLOBE International Science Club: Co-Leader, High Honor Roll; Distinguished Honors my last year awarded over 4.0 GPA; Governor's Silver Civic Engagement Award recognized for a second year with Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society in raising awareness and registering 68% of eligible student body to vote in upcoming elections; accepted in Honors@Bucks Program at local community college and will be taking Statistics and Intro to Psychology courses (6 credits) as a guest student in fall 2021 semester.
- ActivitiesPhotography Club: 3-year Co-Leader, Camp Counselor: EcoVenture- Rangeley Maine, Wilderness First Aid certified, CPR trained and certified, Odyssey of the Mind-4 years: Co-Leader; Mu Alpha Theta math tutor; Learn to Row Program volunteer; Volunteer - Rolling Harvest Food Rescue
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