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Conor McPherson

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter

Conor McPherson is a junior from Kittery, Maine, studying journalism. He is a sports reporter for the 2025–26 school year and is interested in multimedia, sports writing and content creation. In his free time, Conor enjoys the Red Sox, boxing, MMA and 90s grunge rock.

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Once at the top of college basketball, Marquette now finds itself out of the national spotlight, hunting for glory.

Transfer devoid Marquette men’s basketball on the hunt to disprove skeptics, reclaim glory

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
October 28, 2025
Emma Coon, who likes the team-bonding aspect of the annual Alumni Run, (right) competes in the Vic Godfrey Open.

Marquette’s annual Alumni Run builds more than speed

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
October 27, 2025
First-year Dylan Riniker (right) finished his Marquette debut at the Vic Godfrey Open in third place.

Marquette’s ‘young runners’ are raising the bar in coach Jack Hackett’s second year

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
October 14, 2025
Junior Emma Coon has paced the Marquette cross country women's team every race. (Photo courtesy of Marquette athletics)

Emma Coon spearheading Marquette cross country’s rebuild

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
October 7, 2025
Marquette cross country runners line up at the 2024 Vic Godfrey Open.

The 2025 cross country season starts today. Here’s who to keep an eye on this year

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
September 5, 2025
Cross country head coach Jack Hackett is setting the bar "higher and higher" in his second year at the helm.

Cross country head coach Jack Hackett raising the bar ‘higher and higher’ in second year

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
September 2, 2025

Solving the MLB elbow crisis

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2024
Women's basketball head coach Cara Consuegra's introductory press conference took place on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Consuegra’s return is new start for MUWBB

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
April 23, 2024
The Great Lakes Fishery has reported a loss of around 6 million lake whitefish since the 1990s.

JOURNAL: Swimming Upstream

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
April 20, 2024
Kam Jones scored 30 points in March 30 win over Xavier as Kolek was out with an injury. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Lights out: Kam Jones takes the reins

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
April 16, 2024

MUWBB needs to rebuild

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
April 9, 2024

The MLB doesn’t need unnecessary change

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
March 5, 2024

The NBA All-Star Game needs change

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
February 27, 2024

Milwaukee deserves an NHL team

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
February 20, 2024

It was Griffin’s time to go

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2024

NBA should give defense a chance

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
January 30, 2024

Domed stadiums for all

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
January 23, 2024
Jordan King takes a shot during Marquette's game against University of Pennsylvania.

Stellar shooting helps Marquette women soar

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
December 12, 2023

Filling in Coach Bennett’s footsteps

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
December 5, 2023

Keep gambling out of stadiums and uniforms

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
December 5, 2023

Pushing for the “Tush Push”

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
November 14, 2023

Shaka Smart is different from other coaches, and Marquette is better off because of it

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
October 20, 2023

Coach Prime and Buffaloes on road to revolution

Conor McPherson, Sports Reporter
October 3, 2023
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