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Drexel Dragons men's squash
UniversityDrexel University
First season2011-2012
Head coachJohn White (9th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceMid-Atlantic Squash Conference
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
VenueKline & Specter Squash Center
RivalriesPenn, Frankin & Marshall
All-time record95–83 (.534)
All-Americans4
NicknameDragons
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
Conference champions
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Websitewww.drexeldragons.com/index.aspx?path=msq
For information on all Drexel University sports, see Drexel Dragons.

The Drexel Dragons men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Drexel University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference within the College Squash Association. The university first fielded a varsity team in 2011-2012, taking in former world number 1 squash player John White as the head coach. [2]

History

Squash is an emerging sport at Drexel University, with the men's and women's varsity squash program established in 2011. The men's club team was founded in 2005 by Drs. Evan Cyrkin and Justin Burkholder. On April 25, 2011, the Drexel Athletics Director, Dr. Eric Zillmer, announced the addition of men's and women's squash as varsity programs that will begin competing in the 2011–12 academic year. It was also announced that former world number 1 John White would lead both the men's and women's programs as head coach. [3]

The team has strong ties through volunteer work with Squash Smarts, a Philadelphia Youth Enrichment Program, which combines the sport of squash with academic tutoring and mentoring of under-served urban youth, in order to develop self-esteem and discipline through academic, athletic and personal achievement. [4]

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

Updated March 2020.[5]

Year Wins Losses MASC Overall
2011–2012 9 10 2nd 29th
2012–2013 10 12 1st 22nd
2013–2014 11 11 1st 16th
2014–2015 10 10 1st 12th
2015–2016 15 4 1st 9th
2016–2017 14 6 1st 6th
2017–2018 9 11 1st 13th
2018–2019 7 10 1st 10th
2019–2020 10 9 3rd 8th

Players

Current roster

Updated March 2020.[6]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
South Africa Michael Berry Fr. 2019 Johannesburg, South Africa
11 Italy Nicolo Abou Taleb Fr. 2019 Brescia, Italy
9 United States Nicko Fehn Fr. 2019 Cleveland, Ohio
8 India Gautam Nagpal Fr. 2019 New Delhi, India
7 El Salvador Jose Andres Lopez Fr. 2019 San Salvador, El Salvador
5 New Zealand Matthew Lucente Fr. 2019 Auckland, New Zealand
2 Colombia Matias Knudsen So. 2018 Bogota, Colombia
South Africa Emil Snyman So. 2018 Cape Town, South Africa
10 India Shaan Dalal So. 2018 Mumbai, India
6 Canada Noel Heaton So. 2018 Calgary, Alberta
3 Sweden Filip Krueger So. 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
United States Henry Smith Jr. 2019 Haverford, Pennsylvania
Hong Kong Matthew Chan Jr. 2017 Hong Kong
4 United States Dylan Kachur Jr. 2017 Bethlehem, Connecticut
Hong Kong Nathaniel Chan Sr. 2016 Hong Kong
1 France Lucas Rousselet Sr. 2016 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

  • Bransten Ming '19, 2x All-American, 2nd most wins in team history (54)

References

  1. ^ "Colors for Digital Media - Drexel". Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Drexel Dragons - John White - 2017-18 Men's Squash Coaching Staff - Drexel University". drexeldragons.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Drexel Dragons - John White - 2017-18 Men's Squash Coaching Staff - Drexel University". drexeldragons.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "SquashSmarts". SquashSmarts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Drexel Dragons - Mens Record Book Post 2016 17" (PDF). drexeldragons.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Roster".
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