Drexel Dragons men's squash

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]

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.

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]

YearWinsLossesMASCOverall
2011–20129102nd29th
2012–201310121st22nd
2013–201411111st16th
2014–201510101st12th
2015–20161541st9th
2016–20171461st6th
2017–20189111st13th
2018–20197101st10th
2019–20201093rd8th

Players

Current roster

Updated March 2020.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
Michael Berry Fr. 2019 Johannesburg, South Africa
11 Nicolo Abou Taleb Fr. 2019 Brescia, Italy
9 Nicko Fehn Fr. 2019 Cleveland, Ohio
8 Gautam Nagpal Fr. 2019 New Delhi, India
7 Jose Andres Lopez Fr. 2019 San Salvador, El Salvador
5 Matthew Lucente Fr. 2019 Auckland, New Zealand
2 Matias Knudsen So. 2018 Bogota, Colombia
Emil Snyman So. 2018 Cape Town, South Africa
10 Shaan Dalal So. 2018 Mumbai, India
6 Noel Heaton So. 2018 Calgary, Alberta
3 Filip Krueger So. 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
Henry Smith Jr. 2019 Haverford, Pennsylvania
Matthew Chan Jr. 2017 Hong Kong
4 Dylan Kachur Jr. 2017 Bethlehem, Connecticut
Nathaniel Chan Sr. 2016 Hong Kong
1 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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