2023-24 Men's Rowing Roster
Biography
BEFORE RIT:
- 2019 Dual County League All-Star in track and field at Newton South High School
- 2020 Dual County League All-Star in hockey
- 2020 Class DIII North All-Conference in hockey
PERSONAL:
- Full name: Michael Anthony Leger DeFranco.
- Son of Chris DeFranco and Jocelyne Leger.
- Brother of Isabelle "Izzi" DeFranco.
- Born in Boston.
- Was a track and hockey athlete before starting rowing at RIT on the suggestion of his roommate, rower Tommy Moore.
- Favorite athletic moment: Being on the ice when his team scored an overtime goal to advance in the state hockey tournament his senior year.
- Best advice ever received: “Don’t take praises/successes too highly and don’t take criticism/failures too low.”
- Credits his parents as having the most influence on his athletic career.
- Favorite team: Boston Bruins.
- Hobbies include playing hockey, skateboarding, cooking, and photography.
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