Yale Bulldogs men's squash | |
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University | Yale University |
First season | 1920-21 |
Head coach | Lynn Leong (3rd season) |
League | College Squash Association |
Conference | Ivy League |
Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
Venue | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
Rivalries | Harvard, Trinity, Virginia |
All-Americans | 46 |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Colors | Yale blue and white [1] |
National champions | |
1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1989, 1990, 2016 | |
National runner-up | |
2011 | |
Conference champions | |
1989, 1990, 2006, 2011, 2016 | |
Website | yalebulldogs |
The Yale Bulldogs men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Yale University located in New Haven, Connecticut. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. It is the oldest squash program in the country, dating back to 1920. Since 1942, Yale has won 13 national titles, only after Harvard and Trinity. [2] Currently at the helm since 2021 is head coach Lynn Leong.
Updated February 2024. [4]
Year | Wins | Losses | Ivy League | Overall |
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2008–2009 | 16 | 3 | 2nd | 5th |
2010–2011 | 15 | 2 | 1st | 2nd |
2011–2012 | 15 | 3 | 2nd | 6th |
2012–2013 | 12 | 5 | 3rd (Tie) | 4th |
2013–2014 | 16 | 3 | 2nd | 3rd |
2014–2015 | 11 | 6 | 3rd | 6th |
2015–2016 | 15 | 2 | 1st | 1st |
2016–2017 | 8 | 9 | 3rd | 8th |
2017–2018 | 10 | 9 | 6th | 10th |
2018–2019 | 12 | 6 | 3rd (Tie) | 5th |
2019-2020 | 10 | 8 | 3rd (Tie) | 7th |
2020-2021 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021-2022 | 10 | 4 | 3rd | 3rd |
2022-2023 | 11 | 4 | 4th | 3rd |
2023-2024 | 10 | 4 | 3rd (Tie) | 4th |
Updated February 2024. [5]
No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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7 | Nikhil Ismail | Jr. | 2020 | Toronto, Ontario | |||
4 | Max Forster | Jr. | 2020 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |||
9 | Brian Leonard | Jr. | 2020 | Harrison, New York | |||
3 | Maxwell Orr | Jr. | 2020 | Haverford, Pennsylvania | |||
Taylor Clayton | Jr. | 2021 | Greenwich, Connecticut | ||||
5 | Tad Carney | So. | 2022 | New Canaan, Connecticut | |||
8 | Merritt Wurts | Jr. | 2021 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
11 | Jack O'Flynn | Fr. | 2023 | Dublin, Ireland | |||
6 | Lachlan Sutton | Fr. | 2023 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | |||
2 | Arav Bhagwati | So. | 2022 | Hillsborough, California | |||
12 | Shreyas Mehta | So. | 2022 | Mumbai, India | |||
Bennett Eun | Fr. | 2023 | New York, New York | ||||
1 | Siow Yee Xian | Sr. | 2019 | Malacca, Malaysia | |||
10 | Jed Burde | Sr. | 2019 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Notable alumni include:
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