The US College Connection Agency
Kieran Connolly Rowing
United Kingdom
Welcome I started rowing when I was 15. A sport I chose because I was willing to try something new. I had not been given the opportunity to row before moving to England, as previously I lived in Dubai in the Middle East.
by Kieran Connolly
After the first ergo test, I was made aware that I was already better than the rest of my year. This allowed me to push myself to remain the best I could be, allowing me to reach my goal of the 1st 8 by year 11, as well as attending the Team GB potentials camp. At college I have been rowing in the 1st 8 for 2 years, and in the 1st 4 which won a series of events in the winter months. When leaving college and moving to America, my goal will be to reach the top boat of my chosen university, and continue to remain pushing myself harder in order to win more events. - Kieran Connolly
Facebook.com/kieran.connolly.587
Not Applicable
kieranconnolly
Connolly STATS
#SportingElite
NCAA
GPA 3.00
TBC
SAT TBC
R
TBC
M
TBC
W
TBC
“Rower, Kieran Connolly has proven himself to be a remarkable student athlete. With a history of commitment to both his studies and Rowing pursuits, he will be a valuable contributor to an NCAA Division I institution.� - Rob Thomas (Sporting Elite) Kieran Connolly: Sporting Elite - Rowing, 3
High School: Cheltenham College Location: Gloucestershire Rowing Coach: Richard Jones Year of Graduation: 2015 GCSE’s Science - A Biology - B Maths - B Spanish - D A-Level’s (Projected) Design Technology - A Biology - B Psychology - B
Geography - B Design Technology - B English - (Lit) A (Lan) B Drama - C
Sport’s Achievements - One of only two students from Cheltenham college to receive full college colours for Rowing out of 130 students. - Selected to Row at the following events;
Henley Royal Regatta
Marlowe Regatta
Upcoming Event of Interest - Attending the North Country Rowing camp at Dartmouth on the 27th - 31st July 2014 Kieran Connolly: Sporting Elite - Rowing, 5
Reference
RE: Kieran Connolly Kieran has shown excellent leadership qualities and these have recently been evidenced when directing a team for the 'Third Form Challenge' and when carrying out his Prefect duties in his boarding house. Kieran has also been appointed as Head of Lower College in his boarding house and the house representative for the anti-bullying committee. He is a kind sort, and, as such, a good role model for the younger co-habitants in his boarding house. Kieran has not found some aspects of learning easy, yet, to his credit he has persevered. This was particularly evidenced in his Design and Technology coursework, where he was very keen to perfect his work and to achieve the best possibly grade. The high A grade he achieved for this only being possible through excellent time management, organisation and a high level of practical ability and dexterity. This not only gaining him full marks in the making element of his Design and Technology work, but also helping him in Biology when setting up experiments. Kieran is proactive in his approach to learning, taking an active role in the classroom to compound his knowledge. He works and communicates extremely well with his peers; he is equally comfortable working in a team and independently. One example of the former being when studying the ethics and methodology issues of a key psychological piece of research by Milgram and his findings into explanations for obedience, as seen in Nazi Germany. Kieran very much lead his team and his confidence was born from his excellent preparation before and the clarity with which he constructs a persuasive argument. He has demonstrated a great ability to write clearly and effectively, using appropriate language, and has created a variety of written reports in the form of full experimental research write ups, literature background reviews, essays and concise short answers. In completing the essay questions and experiments he has shown he can research and critically evaluate texts, interpret graphs and data and ultimately build an informed argument. Further to this he has shown that he is capable of also looking at the same problem from a wide variety of perspectives and can evaluate the merits and limitations of each one. With a keen interest in the Human Anatomy component of the Biology syllabus as well, Sports Psychology would be an excellent area of study. Graham Cutts Head of Sixth Form
Kieran Connolly: Sporting Elite - Rowing, 7
Ergo Times 2K Rate 33
1:40:0
5K Rate 26
1:46:2
30 Min Rate 20
1:51:0
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91O2BsZ6uTM
Template: Elite - Hockey, 9 - Rowing, 9 KieranSporting Connolly: Sporting Elite
The US College Connection Agency
Company: Sporting Elite USA Directors: Rob Thomas and Ben Smith Web: www.sportingeliteusa.com Email: enquiries@sportingeliteusa.com Phone: +44 20 8337 9737