Tennis. Squash. A cappella. Vegan. Human development. Teaching. Coaching.
If Connecticut College ever were to look for its own renaissance man, senior Scott Brown would fit the bill.
After beginning his career at Skidmore College in 2015, the Old Greenwich, Connecticut native transferred to Conn in advance of his sophomore year.
“I was in contact with the [squash] coach [at Conn] since sophomore year of high school. This was the dream school for me for squash – being able to play here.” Brown said. He was able to join the team seamlessly for his sophomore season.
On the tennis court, Brown became the first player to have no prior contact with the tennis team at Conn to show up to tryouts and walk on to the team. After starting for his team in high school, Brown had to adjust to becoming a bench player.
“I took over a role of coaching and mentoring [our players]. My tennis ability wasn’t at the same level as other players, which has kept me motivated to stay on the team,” he said.
As his role on the tennis team changed over his three-year camel career, Brown elected to retire as a player following his senior squash season and in advance of his final spring tennis season. He is currently coaching at the Williams School after he realized that he is more passionate about that facet of the game.
“I wanted to get more experience [coaching] before I moved on to a school where I could coach – to maybe even become a college coach at some point.” He will begin teaching and coaching both tennis and squash at Greenwich Country Day School after he graduates. “That’s something I really want to do,” he added.
His last-ever college athletic match on the squash court has been a ‘camel moment’ of sorts for the senior, as he rallied from down 0-2 in games against Hobart College to win in five on his hometown court in Stamford, CT in this year’s national tournament as his team upset the higher-ranked Hobart.
Off the court, Brown is a human development major and a co-pitch of the ConnArtists a cappella group.
“I love being part of a school environment and being involved with a ton of different activities and really knowing everyone on campus,” he said. “Everyone is involved in these crazy extracurriculars and crazy studies because they have the opportunity to do so. I’ve seen what other people have done and that’s given me motivation to get more involved.”
As he nears the end of his time at Connecticut College, Brown is fixated on staying focused in each aspect of his life at school.
“It’s important to stay focused and keep an eye on the task at hand before going; it’s important to keep that mentality going because once I have a job, I’m not going to be able to take time off with a ‘senior spring’ mentality.”
While he still does not feel as though he’s reached his athletic peak, Brown has reached peace with the fact that he’ll be graduating in May, and he is ready and excited to begin the next chapter of his life as a teacher and coach.
He added, “I’ll figure it out.”
