Getting the opportunity to sit down and talk with Connor was such a treat.  Although he was reluctant to the idea originally, he was such a great sport during the interview.

As many of you may know, Connor is currently in a PhD program for Doctorate degree in Marine Biology from UMass Boston.  Connor tells us exactly how he started out on this path.  He was influenced very early in his undergraduate college career.  Although he didn't enjoy his original college choice of UConn, he ended up transferring to his home state school of URI where he completed his undergraduate degree.

He informs us of what the focus of his thesis was as well as how that carried over into his dissertation that he currently has in the works.  Get ready to learn a lot about fish that you probably never knew or thought you'd ever know!

Outside of his schooling, Connor engaged to his fiancee at the end of 2017.  They're currently set to get married June 15th (just a month and a half away)!  We do end up talking about how him and Cassie got together, how he proposed, and what their plans are for the future!

Another side of Connor we talk about is how he started with CrossFit.  Interestingly enough, he started out doing CrossFit for a full 3 years before ever stepping foot into an actual CrossFit gym or having a coach watch him. His story was genuinely fascinating considering how great his form is.  He also discusses why he fell in love with the CrossFit community and how he found parallels in teaching with CrossFit and his career path.

If you've had Connor as a coach before, you'll definitely learn something in these 37 minutes that you didn't know about him.  We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did recording it!

Connor, thanks for taking the time to let the good people of Firewall get a glimpse of your past, present and future!  We're so fortunate to have you as one of our coaches.  Keep on letting the good times roll!