Andrew Kotait (‘25) - Tenor/Baritone, President

Political Science

South Windsor, CT

Andrew is a Junior, Political Science major who is a self-proclaimed meme connoisseur. He looks forward to sharing this gift with the Conn-Men. In addition to music, some of Andrew’s other passions include, swimming and anime. He is incredibly proud to sing alongside such a fine group of gentlemen and cannot wait for the journey ahead.

Dariy Tereshchenko (‘24) - Tenor/Baritone, Vice President

Psychology, Pre-Dental

Storrs, CT

Although Dariy spent his Freshman year at the University of Nebraska, GO CORNHUSKERS, he has returned to his beautiful home state of Connecticut and has accepted his true fate as a member of the UConn Conn-Men. Dariy has been singing in school and in church choirs throughout his life. In his younger years, his choir directors and fellow singers dubbed him “baby angel”. Dariy now sings an array of voice parts for the Conn-Men: tenor, baritone, and bass. His versatility makes him an asset. Dariy is looking forward to his first performances as a member of the Conn-Men. He is excited for his first upcoming performances and is is prepared to have the time of his life!

William Ofori (‘25) - Bass, Treasurer

Sociology

Newington, CT

After thinking he failed his audition, William wandered back to his apartment; the darkness of the night surrounding him. He was in for quite a shock when the Conn-Men contacted him at around 3 o’clock in the morning. William is now a member of the Conn-Men in his first year at UConn. He sings baritone/bass and is currently undecided in his major, however, he possesses an inclination towards studying in UConn’s liberal arts and sciences program.

Jacob Hernandez (’25) - Tenor/Baritone, Secretary

Allied Health Sciences

Norwalk, CT

Once a transfer student, now a Husky. Jacob has been through it all musical theatre, choral groups, ensembles, he even played the cello for 9 years! However the only thing that has kept him on his toes are the Conn-Men. Singing alongside an amazing group of guys he finds his inner peace. You can either hear him belting the tenor notes or singing the baritone, or even conversing with the baritone section in Spanish and French. He cannot wait for what’s to come!

Vic White (’26) - Bass, Music Director

Music Education

Columbia, CT

Tomas Gascon (‘25) - Tenor/Baritone, Assistant Music Director

Political Science

Willington, CT

John Durham (‘24) - Baritone/Bass

Political Science

East Lyme, CT

John is a Senior Political Science major with plans to complete a 5 year undergrad + masters. He plans to do ROTC, and possibly minor in international relations or philosophy. Although John is new to Conn-Men this year, he has sung with the Connecticut College CoCo Beaux and the Vineyard Sound. Outside of singing and school John is a member of the Army National Guard and a motorcycle enthusiast.

Shawn Ignacio (‘25) - Tenor

Business

Norwalk, CT

Ben Keilty (‘24) - Tenor

Music

Newington, CT

Samin Wahed (‘27) - Bass

Computer Science

South Windsor, CT

Samin started his vocal journey in his freshman year of high school. He has a long list of song recommendation but never fails to list R&B and Rap as his top. He even wrote a 10-paged essay about rap, some may say rap is his muse. If he isn’t at the music building, you will find him at the rec center working on his PR. His favorite food overall is cereal, and he always makes sure to put cereal first!