As the Holy Cross men's rowing team prepares for the 2015 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship held on May 29-31, on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., lets take a closer look at senior captain Connor May (Wakefield, Mass.).
Nickname: Cmay
Favorite Musician: Ed Sheeran
Favorite Book: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Favorite Song: One Week – Barenaked Ladies
Favorite Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite Movie: Remember The Titans
Favorite TV Show: South Park
Favorite Magazine: Sky Mall
Favorite Sport other than rowing: Basketball
Favorite Sports Figure: Pete Frates
Favorite Spot on Campus: Hart Center hill
Favorite Way to Relax: Gazing up at the stars
Favorite Class at Holy Cross: Creation and Evolution tutorial with Fr. Reiser
Before I Came to Holy Cross, I'd Never Heard of: Chaminade High School
Pre-Game Routine: Dancing in the locker room to anything Kiss 108 is playing
Favorite Road Trip: Going to Buffalo the summer of 2013 with three of my BFFL's visiting one of their grandmothers
Most Memorable Sports Moment: Winning the Healy Cup this past spring
One Team I would Like to Add to the Schedule: Boston College
Nobody Knows How Much I Like: Banilla Yogurt and Almond Butter
Title of My Autobiography: Well, That's One Way To Do It
Craziest Ambition: Make Raphael's "School Of Athens" a reality
Dream Job: Teaching and coaching rowing
Favorite Web Site: GoHolyCross.com
Person I Admire Most: St. Anthony of Padua
Most Influential Person in My Life: My grandfather, William Shannon
Best Word to Describe Me: Ponderer
Thing I am Most Thankful for: God
Favorite Quote: "The maxim of 'illusory religion' is as follows: fear not; trust in God and he will see that none of the things you fear will happen to you. 'Real religion' has a different maxim: fear not; the things that you are afraid of are quite likely to happen to you, but they are nothing to be afraid of." (John Macmurray)
One Person from History I Would Like to Have Dinner with: Cleopatra
Most Famous Person I've Met: George Kaftan
Advice to Young Athletes: If you are going to commit the amount of time required of you as a college athlete, commit 100%. You spend too much time in the weight room, on the erg, rigging boats and traveling to not be willing to put everything you have into the training. If you are going to commit, commit to being the best. If not, you are wasting your time. What's 100% mean? Don't just show up on time; be one of the first people there. Don't just hit your coach's expected splits, always beat them. Desire to prove your worth to your teammates every day. Spend time with your teammates. Fast teams row for each other, not for themselves.
