Princeton Tigers men's squash
Princeton Tigers men's squash | |
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University | Princeton University |
First season | 1930-31 |
Head coach | Sean Wilkinson (7th season) |
League | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Location | Princeton, New Jersey |
Venue | Jadwin Gymnasium |
Rivalries | Penn |
All-time record | 676–223 (.752) |
All-Americans | 52 |
Nickname | Tigers |
Colors | Black and orange[1] |
National champions | |
1942, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2012 | |
Conference champions | |
1957, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
Website | http://goprincetontigers.com/index.aspx?path=msquash |
The Princeton Tigers men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Princeton University located in Princeton, New Jersey. The team competes in the Ivy League within the . The university created a squash team in 1930. The current head coach is Sean Wilkinson. [2]
History[]
John Conroy, who coached for three decades (1940-69), won 180 matches and the program's first Ivy League title in 1957, and he is also an inductee in the College Squash Hall of Fame.
Both a College Hall of Fame and US Squash Hall of Fame inductee, Bob Callahan, who retired following the 2013 Ivy League championship season, won the most matches (316) and Ivy League titles (11) in program history.
Princeton's most historic victory came in 2012 national team championship final over Trinity, in which the Tigers ended a sensational 13-year winning streak for Trinity. Princeton was down 4–2 in the match and rallied to win 5–4.
- 2012 National Champion [3]
Year-by-year results[]
Men's Squash[]
Updated March 2020.[4]
Year | Wins | Losses | Ivy League | Overall |
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2010–2011 | 12 | 3 | 2nd | 3rd |
2011–2012 | 15 | 1 | 1st | 1st |
2012–2013 | 12 | 3 | 1st (Tie) | 3rd |
2013–2014 | 8 | 7 | 5th | 9th |
2014–2015 | 8 | 8 | 5th | 9th |
2015–2016 | 4 | 13 | 7th | 12th |
2016–2017 | 6 | 10 | 6th | 10th |
2017–2018 | 9 | 9 | 4th | 8th |
2018–2019 | 7 | 9 | 3rd (Tie) | 8th |
2019–2020 | 11 | 6 | 3rd (Tie) | 4th |
Players[]
Current roster[]
Updated March 2020.[5]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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Fr. | 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | |||||
6 | Jr. | 2017 | Haverford, Pennsylvania | ||||
1 | Youssef Ibrahim | Sr. | 2017 | Cairo, Egypt | |||
2 | Cole Becker | Sr. | 2017 | San Mateo, California | |||
Jr. | 2018 | Westport, Connecticut | |||||
4 | Jr. | 2018 | New York City, New York | ||||
8 | Sr. | 2018 | Hong Kong | ||||
7 | Jr. | 2019 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||
So. | 2019 | Greenwich, Connecticut | |||||
So. | 2019 | Princeton, New Jersey | |||||
So. | 2019 | Reisterstown, Maryland | |||||
Fr. | 2020 | Cairo, Egypt | |||||
Fr. | 2020 | Gladwyne, Pennsylvania | |||||
Fr. | 2021 | Morgan Hill, California | |||||
Gordon Lam | Fr. | 2021 | Portland, Oregon |
Notable former players[]
Notable alumni include:
- Yasser El Halaby '06, Former world no. 40, 54–6 career record, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 4x individual national champion, widely considered to be the best ever collegiate squash player [6]
- Todd Harrity '13, Current world no. 59, 59–10 career record, 3 PSA titles, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 2011 individual national champion, Skillman Award Winner [7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Logo & Brand Assets | Princeton University Office of Communications". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ http://goprincetontigers.com/coaches.aspx?path=msquash
- ^ http://goprincetontigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=msquash
- ^ http://ivyleaguesports.com/index.aspx?path=msquash#s-standings
- ^ "Roster".
- ^ http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/12/30/204863205.aspx
- ^ http://goprincetontigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1467
External links[]
- Princeton Tigers men's squash
- College men's squash teams in the United States
- Sports clubs established in 1930