Harvard Crimson men's squash

The Harvard Crimson men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Harvard University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. It is the second oldest squash team in the country, only after Yale. The university first fielded a team in 1923, under the leadership of head coach Harry Cowles. Harvard squash is arguably the most prestigious program in the country, with 42 national titles since 1942.[2] The current head coach is Mike Way. The assistant coaches are Luke Hammond and Hameed Ahmed, while the strength and conditioning coach is Beth Zeitlin.

Harvard Crimson men's squash
UniversityHarvard University
First season1924-25
Head coachMike Way (12th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
VenueMurr Center
RivalriesYale, Trinity
All-time record862185 (.823)
All-Americans63
NicknameCrimson
ColorsCrimson, white, and black[1]
     
National champions
1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2022
National runner-up
2013, 2017, 2018
Conference champions
1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Websitewww.gocrimson.com/sports/msquash/index

History

  • 2014, 2019, 2020, 2022 National Champion[3]

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

Updated February 2023.[4]

YearWinsLossesIvy LeagueOverall
2010–2011964th5th
2011–20121643rd3rd
2012–20131731st (Tie)2nd
2013–20141801st1st
2014–20151041st3rd
2015–2016672nd (Tie)6th
2016–20171321st2nd
2017–20181332nd2nd
2018–20191601st1st
2019–20201701st1st
2020–2021Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–20221512nd1st
2022–20231701st1st

Players

Current roster

Updated February 2023.[5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
3 Israel Ido Burstein Jr. 2020 Herzliya, Israel
United States Conner Stoltz So. 2020 Bronxville, New York
6 Ecuador David Costales Fr. 2022 Quito, Ecuador
4 Switzerland Tate Harms So. 2021 Wollerau, Switzerland
United States Bobby Cupps Fr. 2022 Chicago, Illinois
10 United States Ayush Menon So. 2021 Edison, New Jersey
5 Republic of Ireland Denis Gilevskiy Fr. 2022 Bray, Ireland
7 India Neel Joshi So. 2021 Mumbai, India
9 Malaysia Ishant Shah Fr. 2022 Penang, Malaysia
1 Egypt Marwan Tarek Sr. 2018 Cairo, Egypt
2 Canada George Crowne Sr. 2018 Oakville, Ontario
United States Max Menin Fr. 2022 New York, New York
United States Erik Wang So. 2021 Providence, Rhode Island
8 United States Liam Rotzoll Jr. 2019 Bethesda, Maryland

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

  • Siddharth Suchde '07, Highest world ranking of 39, 4x All-American and 4x All-Ivy, 2007 Individual National Champion
  • Ali Farag '14, Current world no. 2, 22 PSA titles, 3x All-American and 3x All-Ivy, 2012 and 2014 Individual National Champion, 2018 World Champion, degree in mechanical engineering[6]
  • Victor Crouin '22, Current world no. 9, 3 PSA titles, 3x 1st team All-American and 3x 1st team All-Ivy, 2019 and 2022 Individual National Champion, Skillman Award winner, degree in economics

References

  1. "Color Scheme" (PDF). Harvard Athletics Brand Identity Guide. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. http://collegesquashassociation.com/champions/mens-championships/potter-cup/
  3. "Harvard Men's Squash Championships" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "Men's Squash".
  5. "Roster".
  6. "Squash Info | Ali Farag | Squash".
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