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Harvard Crimson men's squash

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Harvard Crimson men's squash
UniversityHarvard University
First season1924-25
Head coachMike Way (15th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
VenueMurr Center
RivalriesYale, Trinity
All-time record983210 (.824)
All-Americans63
NicknameCrimson
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, 2026
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
Websitewww.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. 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.

History

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  • 2014, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 National Champion[2]

Year-by-year results

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Men's Squash

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Updated February 2026.[3]

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
2024–20251074th6th
2025–202673t2nd2nd

Players

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Current roster

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Updated February 2026.[4]

No. Nat Player Class Started Birthplace
4 United States Christian Capella Fr. 2025 Tuxedo Park, New York
8 Israel Segev Rome So. 2024 Raanana, Israel
2 Ecuador David Costales Sr. 2022 Quito, Ecuador
5 United States Maddox Moxham Fr. 2025 Darien, Connecticut
1 Republic of Ireland Denis Gilevskiy Sr. 2022 Bray, Ireland
6 England Alexander Broadridge Fr. 2025 Fareham, England
9 Malaysia Ishant Shah Sr. 2022 Penang, Malaysia
7 Canada Jacob Lin Jr. 2023 Vancouver, British Columbia
England Louis Murray Jr. 2023 Falmouth, England
10 United States Marcus Lee Jr. 2023 New York, New York
3 Egypt Omar Azzam Jr. 2023 New Cairo, Egypt
United States Andrew Chun Fr. 2025 Rye, New York

Notable former players

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Notable alumni include:

  • Victor Niederhoffer, '64, U.S. Squash Champion 5× in singles and 2× in doubles, U.S. National Junior Champion, 3× 1st team All-American (freshmen did not play in that era), North American Open champion, U.S. Squash Hall of Fame, College Squash Hall of Fame, Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame, Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy
  • Siddharth Suchde '07, Highest world ranking of 39, 4× All-American and 4× All-Ivy, 2007 Individual National Champion
  • Ali Farag '14, Former world no. 1, 22 PSA titles, 3× All-American and 3× All-Ivy, 2012 and 2014 Individual National Champion, 2018 World Champion, degree in mechanical engineering[5]
  • Victor Crouin '22, Highest world ranking of 7, 3 PSA titles, 3× 1st team All-American and 3× 1st team All-Ivy, 2019 and 2022 Individual National Champion, Skillman Award winner, degree in economics

References

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  1. "Color Scheme" (PDF). Harvard Athletics Brand Identity Guide. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. "Harvard Men's Squash Championships" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "Men's Squash".
  4. "Roster". Archived from the original on 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. "Squash Info | Ali Farag | Squash".
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