Drexel Dragons men's squash
UniversityDrexel University
First season2011-2012
Head coachJohn White (11th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceMid-Atlantic Squash Conference
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
VenueKline & Specter Squash Center
RivalriesPenn, Frankin & Marshall
All-time record117–99 (.542)
All-Americans5
NicknameDragons
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
Conference champions
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Websitewww.drexeldragons.com/index.aspx?path=msq

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]

History

Squash is an emerging sport at Drexel University, with the men's and women's varsity squash programs 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 February 2023.[5]

YearWinsLossesMASCOverall
2011–20129102nd29th
2012–201310121st22nd
2013–201411111st16th
2014–201510101st12th
2015–20161541st9th
2016–20171461st6th
2017–20189111st13th
2018–20197101st10th
2019–20201093rd8th
Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–20221282nd7th
2022–20231082nd5th

Players

Current roster

Updated February 2023.[6]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
11 South Africa Michael Berry Jr. 2019 Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Kuwait Hussain Alzaatari Fr. 2022 Hawalli, Kuwait
10 Italy Nicolo Abou Taleb Sr. 2019 Brescia, Italy
5 El Salvador Jose Andres Lopez Sr. 2019 San Salvador, El Salvador
New Zealand Matthew Lucente Sr. 2019 Auckland, New Zealand
3 Sweden Fritiof Jacobsson So. 2021 Gothenburg, Sweden
1 Colombia Matias Knudsen Gr. 2018 Bogota, Colombia
United States Rohan Korn Jr. 2021 Baltimore, Maryland
8 Guyana Shomari Wiltshire Fr. 2022 Eccles, Guyana
7 India Guatam Nagpal Sr. 2019 Delhi, India
9 India Shaan Dalal Gr. 2018 Mumbai, India
8 Canada Noel Heaton Gr. 2018 Calgary, Alberta
7 Sweden Filip Krueger Gr. 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
2 Pakistan Haris Qasim So. 2021 Lahore, Pakistan
4 Colombia Nico Serna So. 2022 Bogota, Colombia
6 Brazil Yuri Pelbart Fr. 2022 Sao Paolo, Brazil

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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