Conor Murtagh
Conor Murtagh

An outstanding soccer player and All-American hurdler, Conor Murtagh excelled on the men's soccer and men's track & field teams from 2012 to 2016. In the sport of soccer, Conor tallied 32 goals and ten assists for 74 points in 60 career games as he ranks second all-time in program history in both goals and scoring. He helped lead the Bears to a pair of MASCAC Tournament titles and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2015. The men's soccer team also went 23-4-4 against MASCAC opponents over Murtagh's final three seasons and won the MASCAC regular season title in 2014. Conor garnered MASCAC Player of the Year honors and was selected to the All-MASCAC First team in both his junior and senior Year. He was also a two-time MASCAC Tournament MVP (2013, 2015), was named to the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-New England First Team, and was selected to play in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) Division III Senior All-Star Game. In 2015, Conor set the program record for points in a season with 44 and tied the school single-season mark for goals with 18. In the sport of track & field, Conor was a five-time national qualifier and five-time All-American hurdler. He captured All-American honors in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2015 and 2016, and the 110-meter hurdles at the DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Conor was also a four-time MASCAC and New England Alliance champion in the hurdles (two indoor, two outdoor), and earned MASCAC Track Athlete of the Week honors an impressive 23 times. He also garnered Division III All-New England honors on four separate occasions, and captured both the Division III New England and ECAC titles in the 110 hurdles during the 2016 outdoor campaign. Conor graduated from Bridgewater State in 2017 as he double majored in finance and economics. He also earned a Masters in Finance in 2018 from University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. Conor presently resides in Holbrook, Massachusetts with his wife, Ashley Aldred ’16. He is working in banking and investing in start-up companies.