Harvard Crimson men's squash

Harvard Crimson men's squash
Harvard Crimson men's squash
University	Harvard University
First season	1924-25
Head coach	Mike Way (14th season)
League	College Squash Association
Conference	Ivy League
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Venue	Murr Center
Rivalries	Yale, Trinity
All-time record	983–210 (.824)
All-Americans	63
Nickname	Crimson
Colors	Crimson, white, and black;
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, 2023
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, 2023
Website	www.gocrimson.com/sports/msquash/index

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.

History

2014, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 National Champion^[3]

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

Updated February 2024.^[4]

Year	Wins	Losses	Ivy League	Overall
2010–2011	9	6	4th	5th
2011–2012	16	4	3rd	3rd
2012–2013	17	3	1st (Tie)	2nd
2013–2014	18	0	1st	1st
2014–2015	10	4	1st	3rd
2015–2016	6	7	2nd (Tie)	6th
2016–2017	13	2	1st	2nd
2017–2018	13	3	2nd	2nd
2018–2019	16	0	1st	1st
2019–2020	17	0	1st	1st
2020–2021	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022	15	1	2nd	1st
2022–2023	17	0	1st	1st
2023–2024	12	4	3rd	5th

Players

Current roster

Updated February 2024.^[5]


No.	Player	S/G	Acquired	Birthplace
2	Ido Burstein	Sr.	2020	Herzliya, Israel
9	Conner Stoltz	Jr.	2020	Bronxville, New York
1	David Costales	So.	2022	Quito, Ecuador
3	Tate Harms	Jr.	2021	Wollerau, Switzerland
4	Denis Gilevskiy	So.	2022	Bray, Ireland
7	Neel Joshi	Jr.	2021	Mumbai, India
8	Ishant Shah	So.	2022	Penang, Malaysia
6	Jacob Lin	Fr.	2023	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Louis Murray	Fr.	2023	Falmouth, England
	Marcus Lee	Fr.	2023	New York, New York
	Omar Azzam	Fr.	2023	New Cairo, Egypt
	Zach Baskir	Jr.	2021	Cape Town, South Africa
5	Liam Rotzoll	Jr.	2019	Bethesda, Maryland

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Siddharth Suchde '07, Highest world ranking of 39, 4× All-American and 4× All-Ivy, 2007 Individual National Champion
Ali Farag '14, Current world no. 1, 22 PSA titles, 3× All-American and 3× 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, 3× 1st team All-American and 3× 1st team All-Ivy, 2019 and 2022 Individual National Champion, Skillman Award winner, degree in economics

References

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

External links

Official website

[1] "Color Scheme" (PDF). Harvard Athletics Brand Identity Guide. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[2] ttp://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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