Connor Bender

Naval Academy Athletics

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Class Sophomore
Position Flanker
Height 6-0
Weight 200
Hometown Avon Lake, Ohio
High School Saint Ignatius

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High School
A 2025 graduate of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio … Earned four varsity letters in rugby … Helped Saint Ignatius to two National High School Championships in 2022 and 2025 … Awarded the Nelson College Scholarship from the U.S. Rugby Foundation to play rugby in New Zealand for three months.

Personal
Son of Teresa and Thomas Bender.