Columbia Lions men's squash

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Columbia Lions men's squash
Columbia Lions wordmark.svg
University Columbia University
First season2010–11
Head coachChris Sachvie (2nd season)
League College Squash Association
Conference Ivy League
Location New York City, New York
VenueSL Green StreetSquash
Rivalries Cornell
All-time record10366 (.609)
All-Americans7
Nickname Lions
ColorsColumbia blue and white [1]
   
Conference champions
2018
Website www.gocolumbialions.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&SPID=78095&KEY=

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]

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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.

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

Updated February 2024. [4]

YearWinsLossesIvy LeagueOverall
2010–20111358th21st
2011–20127117th10th
2012–20138106th12th
2013–2014876th10th
2014–20151342nd4th
2015–2016782nd (Tie)8th
2016–20171242nd4th
2017–20181621st3rd
2018–2019973rd (Tie)6th
2019–20201083rd (Tie)9th
2020–2021Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022984th6th
2022–2023786th9th
2023–2024556th7th

Players

Current roster

Updated February 2024. [5]

No. Nat PlayerClassStartedBirthplace
3 Flag of India.svg Shaurya Bawa Fr.2023 New Delhi, India
1 Flag of England.svg Franklyn Smith So.2022 Brighton, England
Flag of South Korea.svg Andrew Jung Jr.2021 Seongnam, South Korea
4 Flag of France.svg Laszlo Godde Fr.2023 La Rochelle, France
Flag of South Africa.svg Adam Morkel So.2022 Cape Town, South Africa
7 Flag of India.svg Paarth Ambani Fr.2023 Mumbai, India
9 Flag of England.svg Adam Goad Jr.2021 Carlisle, England
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Bulbulia Jr.2021 Short Hills, New Jersey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexander Yuzpe So.2022 Toronto, Ontario
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Soltanian Fr.2023 Baltimore, Maryland
Flag of the United States.svg Gonzalo de la Mora Jr.2021 New Haven, Connecticut
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harold Castiaux Sr.2020 Brussels, Belgium
8 Flag of Singapore.svg Rutvik Rau Sr.2020 Singapore, Singapore
6 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Nam Sr.2020 Seoul, South Korea
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Chen Jr.2021 Bedford, New York
Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Saxena Sr.2020 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

References

  1. "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. "Men's Squash – Coaches – Columbia University Lions".
  3. "No. 2 Columbia Clinches Share of First-Ever Ivy League Crown".
  4. "Men's Squash".
  5. "Roster".