Women's US National Champions (squash)

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The Women's National Champions are the National Champions for squash in the United States. These winners are the officially recognized champions by US Squash, the national governing body. From 1907 until 1994, the national championship was contested through hardball squash. When the national governing body began recognizing international softball as the official game in the United States, the national championship also switched to softball. The first softball Women's National Championship was conducted in 1994 and was won by Demer Holleran. The softball Women's National Championship, unlike the previous hardball championship, is limited to U.S. citizens only. The National Hardball Championship would continue past this date, but was no longer recognized as the official Women's National Championship.

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Women's National Champions [1]

NameYear
Eleonora Sears 1928
Margaret Howe 1929
Hazel H. Wightman 1930
Ruth Banks 1931
Margaret Howe 1932
Susan Noel 1933
Margaret Howe 1934
Margot Lumb 1935
Ann Page 1936
Ann Page 1937
Cecile Bowes 1938
Ann Page 1939
Cecile Bowes 1940
Cecile Bowes 1941
Ann Page 1947
Cecile Bowes 1948
Janet R. M. Morgan 1949
Betty Howe Constable 1950
Jane Austin 1951
Peggy Howe 1952
Peggy Howe 1953
Lois Dilks 1954
Janet R. M. Morgan 1955
Betty Howe Constable 1956
Betty Howe Constable 1957
Betty Howe Constable 1958
Betty Howe Constable 1959
Margaret Varner 1960
Margaret Varner 1961
NameYear
Margaret Varner 1962
Margaret Varner 1963
Ann Wetzel 1964
Joyce V. Davenport 1965
Betty Meade 1966
Betty Meade 1967
Betty Meade 1968
Joyce V. Davenport 1969
Nina Moyer 1970
Carol Thesieres 1971
Nina Moyer 1972
Gretchen V. Spruance 1973
Gretchen V. Spruance 1974
Virginia Akabane 1975
Gretchen V. Spruance 1976
Gretchen V. Spruance 1977
Gretchen V. Spruance 1978
Heather McKay 1979
Barbara Maltby 1980
Barbara Maltby 1981
Alicia McConnell 1982
Alicia McConnell 1983
Alicia McConnell 1984
Alicia McConnell 1985
Alicia McConnell 1986
Alicia McConnell 1987
Alicia McConnell 1988
Demer Holleran 1989
Demer Holleran 1990
NameYear
Demer Holleran 1991
Demer Holleran 1992
Demer Holleran 1993
Demer Holleran 1994
Ellie Pierce 1995
Demer Holleran 1996
Demer Holleran 1997
Latasha Khan 1998
Demer Holleran 1999
Latasha Khan 2000
Shabana Khan 2001
Latasha Khan 2002
Latasha Khan 2003
Latasha Khan 2004
Latasha Khan 2005
Latasha Khan 2006
Natalie Grainger 2007
Natalie Grainger 2008
Natalie Grainger 2009
Natalie Grainger 2010
Natalie Grainger 2011
Amanda Sobhy 2012
Natalie Grainger 2013
Sabrina Sobhy 2014
Amanda Sobhy 2015
Amanda Sobhy 2016
Olivia Blatchford 2017
Amanda Sobhy 2018
Olivia Blatchford 2019
NameYear
Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic2020
Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic2021
Amanda Sobhy 2022
Amanda Sobhy 2023
Olivia Fiechter 2024

The championship was not held in 1942-1946 due to World War II, or in 2020 and 2021 to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Records

Most Overall Titles

NameTitles
Demer Holleran 9
Latasha Khan 7
Alicia McConnell 7
Natalie Grainger 6
Amanda Sobhy 6
Gretchen Spruance 5
Betty Howe Constable 5
Cecile Bowes 4
Ann Page 4
Margaret Varner 4
Margaret Howe 3
Betty Meade 3
Olivia Blatchford 2
Nina Moyer 2
Barbara Maltby 2
Joyce Davenport 2

Most University Alumni Titles

NameTitles
University of Pennsylvania 13
Princeton University 10
University of Washington 8
Harvard University 8
University of Southern California 4
Texas Woman's University 4
University of California-Berkeley 1
Trinity College (Connecticut) 1
Ursinus College 1

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References

  1. "Champions | US Squash".