Harvard Crimson men's squash

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Harvard Crimson men's squash
Harvard Crimson logo.svg
University Harvard University
First season1924-25
Head coachMike Way (14th season)
League College Squash Association
Conference Ivy League
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
VenueMurr Center
Rivalries Yale, Trinity
All-time record983210 (.824)
All-Americans63
Nickname Crimson
ColorsCrimson, white, and black [1]
     
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.

Contents

History

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

Updated February 2024. [4]

YearWinsLossesIvy LeagueOverall
2010–2011964th5th
2011–20121643rd3rd
2012–20131731st (Tie)2nd
2013–20141801st1st
2014–20151041st3rd
2015–2016672nd (Tie)6th
2016–20171321st2nd
2017–20181332nd2nd
2018–20191601st1st
2019–20201701st1st
2020–2021Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–20221512nd1st
2022–20231701st1st
2023–20241243rd5th

Players

Current roster

Updated February 2024. [5]

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

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

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