Hadley, MA — Earlier this spring, the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced its 2013-2014 All-Conference men’s squash team.
Bates sophomore Ahmed Abdel Khalek earned his second consecutive Player of the Year honor. He went undefeated on the season and helped the Bobcats to a season-ending national ranking of 13th.
Abdel Khalek’s teammate, Ahmed Hatata, was honored as the Rookie of the Year. He went 17-3 in his inaugural campaign. At the individual championships, he won the Pool Trophy (A Draw) first round consolation bracket. Hatata was named a Second Team All-American.
Seniors Martin Bawden (Hamilton), Stephan Danyluk (Bowdoin), Parker Hurst (Middlebury), and John Steele (Wesleyan) all concluded their collegiate careers by being named to the All-NESCAC squads. Steele was a four-time NESCAC First Team member and the 2011 NESCAC Rookie of the Year.
Wesleyan head coach Shona Kerr was named the Coach of the Year. She guided the Cardinals to a season-ending national ranking of 19th. Kerr was also named NESCAC coach of the year in 2011.
Player of the Year
- Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Bates)
Rookie of the Year
- Ahmed Hatata (Bates College)
Coach of the Year
- Shona Kerr (Wesleyan University)
First Team All-Conference
- Noah Browne (Amherst College)
- Kevin Chen (Williams College)
- Stephan Danyluk (Bowdoin College)
- Taylor Foehl (Williams College)
- Ahmed Hatata (Bates College)
- Parker Hurst (Middlebury College)
- Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Bates College)
- Karan Malik (Trinity College)
- John Steele (Wesleyan University)
- Miled Zarazua (Trinity College)
Second Team All-Conference
- Aditya Advani (Tufts University)
- Martin Bawden (Hamilton College)
- Darrius Campbell (Bates College)
- Guy Davidson (Wesleyan College)
- Zeyad Elshorafy (Trinity College)
- Andrew Jung (Middlebury College)
- Vrishab Kotian (Trinity College)
- Jamie Ruggiero (Williams College)
- CJ Smith (Colby College)
- Juan Vargas (Trinity College)
