Columbia Lions men's squash
The Columbia Lions men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Columbia University located in New York City, New York. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. The university first fielded a varsity team in 2010, under the leadership of head coach Jacques Swanepoel.[2]
| Columbia Lions men's squash | |
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| University | Columbia University |
| First season | 2010–11 |
| Head coach | Jacques Swanepoel (10th season) |
| League | College Squash Association |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Venue | SL Green StreetSquash |
| Rivalries | Cornell |
| All-time record | 103–66 (.609) |
| All-Americans | 6 |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Colors | Columbia Blue and White[1] |
| Conference champions | |
| 2018 | |
| Website | www |
History
The Lions beat Harvard in the 2017–2018 regular season for the first time in program history with a nail-biting 5–4 victory, with the deciding match won by Osama Khalifa. They went on undefeated in Ivy League play in the regular season, earning them their very first Ivy League title.
- 2018 Ivy League Champion [3]
Year-by-year results
Men's Squash
Updated March 2020.[4]
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ivy League | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | 13 | 5 | 8th | 21st |
| 2011–2012 | 7 | 11 | 7th | 10th |
| 2012–2013 | 8 | 10 | 6th | 12th |
| 2013–2014 | 8 | 7 | 6th | 10th |
| 2014–2015 | 13 | 4 | 2nd | 4th |
| 2015–2016 | 7 | 8 | 2nd (Tie) | 8th |
| 2016–2017 | 12 | 4 | 2nd | 4th |
| 2017–2018 | 16 | 2 | 1st | 3rd |
| 2018–2019 | 9 | 7 | 3rd (Tie) | 6th |
| 2019–2020 | 10 | 8 | 3rd (Tie) | 9th |
Players
Current roster
Updated March 2020.[5]
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  |
Robin Mann | Sr. | 2016 | New Delhi, India | ||
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Rahul Sehrawat | Jr. | 2016 | New York, New York | ||
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Zain Athar | Jr. | 2017 | Hamburg, Germany | |||
| 4 | |
Krish Kapur | Jr. | 2017 | Kolkata, India | ||
| 2 |  |
Callan Hall | So. | 2018 | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| 8 |  |
Aditya Kankariya | So. | 2018 | Cupertino, California | ||
| 10 | |
Vishan Patel | So. | 2018 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| 1 |  |
James Wyatt | So. | 2018 | London, England | ||
| 7 | |
Justin Ghaeli | So. | 2019 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | ||
| 5 | |
Chaitanya Shah | Fr. | 2019 | Mumbai, India | ||
| 9 | |
Hugh Camiener | Fr. | 2019 | Birmingham, Michigan | ||
| 11 |  |
Andrew Jung | Fr. | 2019 | Seoul, South Korea | ||
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Nico Hughes | Fr. | 2019 | London, England |
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
- Ramit Tandon '15, Current world no. 56, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 4 PSA titles
- Osama Khalifa '18, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 2017 College Individual National Champion, Winner of Skillman Award for best 4-year career in college squash
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References
- Columbia University Brand Guide (PDF). December 1, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- "Men's Squash – Coaches – Columbia University Lions".
- "No. 2 Columbia Clinches Share of First-Ever Ivy League Crown".
- http://ivyleaguesports.com/index.aspx?path=msquash#s-standings
- "Roster".
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