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

Bio
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2025-26 // Freshman Year
Fall Season: Did not see any varsity action.
Spring Season: Did not see any varsity action.

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 … Major in foreign area studies (Middle East).