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2014 Football Roster

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Jim Krecek
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Mick Neal
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Frank Poulin

46 Connor Young

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Burnt Hills, NY
  • Highschool Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

Biography

2014: Played in all 11 games … Two interceptions … 40 total tackles with 21 unassisted … One pass breakup … First career interception came in Rensselaer's  41-13 win over Castleton (9/20) ... George Bode Coaches Award ...

2013: Played six games ... Had 23 tackles, including 15 unassisted ... Broke up team-high eight passes ... Recovered one fumble ... Blocked one kick ... 

2012: Played five games ... Five tackles, one unassisted ... One pass breakup ... Blocked one kick ... Team Special Teams Player of the Week once (9/22) ...

2011: Played on junior varsity ... 

High School: Two-year football starter (defensive back and wide receiver) ... All-Section First Team defensive back ... Team's Spartan Award ... Team won back-to-back Section 2 Class A Championships (2009, 2010) ... Played in 2009 New York State Finals and 2010 Semifinals ... One year of track and field (ran) ... One year lacrosse starter (midfield) ... 2011 lacrosse team won Section 2 Class B Championship ... National Honor Society ... Math and Science Honor Society ... Academic High Honors ... Presidential Award for Academic High Honors ...

Personal: Biomedical Engineering major ... Son of Margaret de Koning and David Young ... Sister, Jacqueline, played golf at Ithaca ... Trane Co. Sales Engineer ... Related to Stephen Myers '75, who played football at Rensselaer.

On attending Rensselaer: "Athletics & proximity to home, allowing family to see me play."

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "Great mix of athletes and students, strong support network between students going through stressful times together."

Senior Reflection: "First and foremost I would like to acknowledge Bob Conway. From day one of freshman year, he made sure we had access to all of the necessary resources to succeed. In addition to the hours he spent guiding us, he also wrote a letter of recommendation for my application to a summer research program. Although I ended up taking an internship elsewhere, it goes to show how willing Mr. Conway is to help Rensselaer student-athletes.

 

On a daily basis, Chris Thompson does anything and everything asked of him. He was a constant source of help throughout my tenure at RPI, doing everything from daily taping to treating a wide range of injuries. I would like to personally like to thank CT for his contributions during my surgery/rehab last October, as well as the one coming up in the near future." - March 2015

Statistics

Season:
2014

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2011Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'4" 180 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2012Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'4" 186 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2013Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'4" 186 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2014Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'4" 185 lbs
    46