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 (10th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
VenueMurr Center
RivalriesYale, Trinity
All-time record862–185 (.823)
All-Americans60
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
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
For information on all Harvard University sports, see Harvard Crimson.

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

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

Updated February 2020.[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

Players

Current roster

Updated February 2020.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
3 Saadeldin Abouaish Sr. 2016 Cairo, Egypt
6 Timothy Brownell Sr. 2016 Belmont, Massachusetts
5 Sean Hughes Sr. 2016 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
8 Adam Corcoran Jr. 2017 Winchester, United Kingdom
10 Julien Gosset Jr. 2017 Toronto, Ontario
4 Samuel Scherl Jr. 2017 South Orange, New Jersey
John Finley Ong Jr. 2017 London, England
Liam Waterous Jr. 2017 Calgary, Alberta
1 Victor Crouin So. 2018 Marseille, France
2 Marwan Tarek So. 2018 Cairo, Egypt
7 George Crowne So. 2018 Oakville, Ontario
9 Ayush Menon Fr. 2019 Edison, New Jersey
Liam Rotzoll Fr. 2019 Bethesda, Maryland
Channy Hong Jr. 2019 Seoul, South Korea

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. 1, 12 PSA titles, 3x All-American and 3x All-Ivy, 2012 and 2014 Individual National Champion, 2018 World Champion, degree in mechanical engineering[6]

References
  1. "Harvard at a Glance | Harvard University". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. http://collegesquashassociation.com/champions/mens-championships/potter-cup/
  3. "Harvard Men's Squash Championships" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. http://ivyleaguesports.com/index.aspx?path=msquash#s-standings
  5. "Roster".
  6. http://www.squashinfo.com/players/2375-ali-farag
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