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2015 Wetzel Award Nominations and Form

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — Each year, the Women’s College Squash Association presents the Wetzel Award to a player who learned to play squash in college. Nominations for the Wetzel Award are due by February 1, 2015.

The Wetzel Award recognizes the best women’s player to have learned to play squash in college. Candidates for the award should show outstanding growth technically as a player (in terms of records and results), a sound understanding of the rules of squash, and positive on-court poise and demeanor.

Last season, Bowdoin’s Michaela Martin was presented with the Wetzel Award.

Varsity and club players are eligible for the award. However, players cannot be eligible if they played any squash before college. Playing before college includes recreational and informal play as well as any sort of formal training. For example, if a player hit for a few minutes in high school or if she took a lesson as a child, she would be ineligible for the Wetzel Award. Essentially, a player should not have picked up a squash raquet before college to be eligible for the award.

The nominating coach or club team captain and the player must submit certification that the player has not played squash prior to starting college. Nominations and the certification form must be submitted to the Executive Administrator by February 1, 2015.

College Squash Reminder (1/4/2015)

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — On Sunday, the e-mail below was sent to coaches and team contacts.

Coaches, Team Contacts, and SIDs:

As the second semester begins, here are a few reminders…

  • Awards: It is time to begin thinking about nominating players/teams for the CSA’s awards.
  • Scholar Athlete/Academic Recognition Nominations: Nominations and forms for Scholar Athlete/Academic Recognition must be submitted to Dent Wilkens (dent.wilkens@ussquash.com) by February 10th. Late submissions will not be accepted. Info about the award and the forms will be published on the website this week. If a school has a January term, do not wait for January grades prior to submitting the forms.
  • MCSA Award Nominations: Nominations for the Skillman Award are due by February 1st, while nominations for the Barnaby and Sloane Awards are due by February 10th.
  • WCSA Award Nominations: Nominations for the Richey and Wetzel Awards are due by February 1st, while nominations for the Most Improved Team and Chaffee Awards are due by February 10th
  • Team Rankings: Team rankings will resume next week (1/11/2015)
  • Training Trips: If any teams have done (or are doing) training trips this season, the CSA would like to publish an article from your captains or players on the experience. Please submit articles to me upon your return. These may be rough and I will clean the articles up.
  • Match Results with “Not on Roster” players: As a reminder, make sure your results include all players who participated in the match. Like last season, we are prepared to remove teams from the rankings if “Not on Roster” players are not entered. Please contact Dent Wilkens (dent.wilkens@ussquash.com) if you need assistance fixing match results with “Not on Roster” players.
    • MCSA Teams Not Ranked due to “Not on Roster” players: Ithaca College
  • Minimum # of Players: For a regular season match to officially count for ranking purposes, each team must have at least seven players. Except for Emerging Teams, matches with less than seven players per team will not count towards the required number of matches for entry into the National Team Championships. If a match was not played, enter it as a “double default.”
  • Instructions for US Squash Scoring System: Here are links to the instructions on how to add/remove players from your rosters and enter match results. If you need to be added as the contact in the US SquashScoring System, please contact Dent Wilkens (dent.wilkens@ussquash.com).
  • Qualifications for Team Nationals:
    • Varsity teams are required to play ten (10) matches against other CSA teams to enter team championships. At minimum, each team should have at least 6 different opponents. Varsity teams should play the majority of their matches against other varsity schools.
    • Club teams are required to play eight (8) matches against other CSA teams to enter team championships in a 9 player division. In addition, club teams must play at least four (4) matches between January 1st and February 10th. At minimum, each team should have at least five (5) different opponents.
    • Unless a petition for an exemption is made to the Tournament Director, teams must submit and bring at least 9 players to Team Championships.

Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (1/4/2015)

Michael T. Bello
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College Squash AssociationNorthampton, MA — A few squads got an early start to the second semester with matches this weekend.

Prior to the semester break, the Princeton women hosted and shutout George Washington. Also, in the final match of the first semester, Amherst visited and defeated Smith College.

This weekend, Bates, George Washington, and the Penn women were in northern California for winter training trips. Stanford hosted the schools.

On Saturday, the 3rd-ranked Penn women shut out host Stanford, the 7th-ranked team in the nation. The 8th-ranked George Washington women proved too much for the 15th-ranked Bates Bobcats. The Colonials prevailed 8-1. The Stanford women also defeated Bates, 8-1.

In men’s action on Saturday, George Washington, the 17th-ranked squad, edged 14th-ranked Bates, 5-4. The Bobcats defeated Stanford, 8-1 to conclude their West Coast trip.

On Sunday, the Penn women defeated George Washington.

Coaches and Team Contacts, please remember to enter your team’s results in the US Squash Scoring System on the day of each match. Each player must be named in the results (“Not on Roster” entries will not be tolerated) or penalties may be applied.

Schools are reminded that to qualify for the National Team Championships, a minimum number of matches must be played at specific periods of the season:

  • Varsity teams are required to play ten (10) matches against other CSA teams to enter team championships. At minimum, each team should have at least 6 different opponents. Varsity teams should play the majority of their matches against other varsity schools.
  • Club teams are required to play eight (8) matches against other CSA teams to enter team championships. In addition, club teams must play at least four (4) matches between January 1st and February 10th. At minimum, each team should have at least five (5) different opponents.

For a regular season match to officially count for ranking purposes, each team must have at least seven players. Except for Emerging Teams, matches with less than seven players per team will not count towards the required number of matches for entry into the National Team Championships.

For complete results from all of this weekend’s action, see Women’s Results and Men’s Results.

2014-2015 Dunlop Men’s College Squash DIII Team Rankings (12/7/2014)

Michael T. Bello
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[rankingimage]Northampton, MA — The College Squash Association is composed of NCAA Division I and Division III schools. Currently, there are 19 men’s NCAA Division III affiliated schools with varsity teams in the CSA.

In order to recognize Division III programs in relation to their peers, here is a breakdown of the most recent team rankings  with only Division III varsity teams listed. In parentheses after each school’s name is their current overall ranking.

  1. St. Lawrence University (1)
  2. Trinity College (2)
  3. Rochester, University of (4)
  4. Franklin and Marshall College (10)
  5. Bates College (14)
  6. Williams College (15)
  7. Middlebury College (19)
  8. Wesleyan University (20)
  9. Amherst College (21)
  10. Bowdoin College (22)
  11. Colby College (23)
  12. Hamilton College (24)
  13. Connecticut College (25)
  14. Hobart College (26)
  15. Tufts University (32)
  16. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (33)
  17. Haverford College (42)
  18. Dickinson College (54)
  19. Vassar College (56)

Recently, the CSA recognized club teams  and DI teams in relation to their peers.

College Squash Rewind (December 2014)

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — As the second semester of the 2014 – 2015 season begins, let’s look back at the college squash articles from December 2014.

Don’t forget to follow the College Squash Association on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube for more great coverage of college squash.

The editorial staff is always looking for story ideas, articles, photos, or videos, and we encourage coaches and players to submit content. Our goal is to provide coverage of all levels of college squash throughout the United States. Please feel free to contact the editorial staff.

Many thanks go to the College Squash Association’s sponsors and partners:

  • Harrow Sports (Official Equipment Supplier) – Harrow provides custom school equipment;
  • Dunlop Sports (Official Ball Supplier) – Dunlop balls are used in all team and individual matches;
  • US Squash (Partner)  – US Squash provides dual match tracking software and organizes the CSA’s three national championships; and
  • mtbello.com (Partner) – mtbello.com provides squash photography to the CSA.

If companies are interested in sponsoring or advertising on the College Squash Association website, please visit the Advertise/Sponsor page.

Here are the articles from December 2014:

2014-2015 Dunlop Women’s College Squash DIII Team Rankings (12/7/2014)

Michael T. Bello
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[rankingimage]Northampton, MA — The College Squash Association is composed of NCAA Division I and Division III schools. Currently, there are 20 women’s NCAA Division III affiliated schools with varsity teams in the CSA.

In order to recognize Division III programs in relation to their peers, here is a breakdown of the most recent team rankings  with only Division III varsity teams listed. In parentheses after each school’s name is their current overall ranking.

  1. Trinity College (2)
  2. Williams College (12)
  3. Franklin and Marshall College (13)
  4. Bates College (15)
  5. Middlebury College (16)
  6. Hamilton College (17)
  7. Amherst College (18)
  8. Bowdoin College (19)
  9. St. Lawrence University (20)
  10. Wesleyan University (21)
  11. Colby College (22)
  12. Wellesley College (24)
  13. William Smith College (25)
  14. Mount Holyoke College (26)
  15. Connecticut College (27)
  16. Tufts University (28)
  17. Vassar College (32)
  18. Haverford College (33)
  19. Dickinson College (34)
  20. Smith College (35)

Recently, the CSA recognized club teams  and DI teams in relation to their peers.

2014 College Squash Coverage – Editors’ Picks

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — Each and every season, college squash has exciting story lines. 2014 was no exception.  The Harvard men won their first national championship since 1998, while the Trinity women upset Harvard for their first national title since 2003. As the list of the most viewed articles of 2014 shows, moments like these were some of the biggest stories of the year. Before 2015 comes and brings with it another round of championships, however, the editors at CollegeSquashAssociation.com would like to pause and highlight some other notable stories of 2014.

Next to each featured article is a link to the monthly rewind article, which lists everything that was published on CollegeSquashAssociation.com during that month.

January: Hobart’s West Coast Squash Training Trip (Rewind)

February: Trinity Wins 2014 Women’s National Team Championship and Harvard Wins 2014 Men’s National Team Championship (Rewind)

March: Bob Callahan’s Induction into the Men’s College Squash Hall of Fame (Rewind)

April: 2013-2014 Scholar Athletes for the Women’s College Squash Association and 2013-2014 Scholar Athletes for the Men’s College Squash Association (Rewind)

May: Dickinson Names Chris Sachvie as Head Squash Coach (Rewind)

June: Bard Names Craig Thorpe-Clark as Head Squash Coach (Rewind)

July: College Squash Offseason: Your Season (Rewind)

August: Remembering John Illig (Rewind)

September: Documentary on the 2012-2013 Trinity College Men’s Squash Team (Rewind)

October: 2014 – 2015 Intercollegiate Doubles Championships Results (Rewind)

November: The College Squash Association Revamps Its Website (Rewind)

December: Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (12/7/2014) (Rewind)

2014 College Squash Coverage – Readers’ Top 20 List

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — During 2014, CollegeSquashAssociation.com published 341 articles.  As the year draws to a close, we wanted to share with our readers their twenty most viewed articles from 2014.

For 2015, the excitement will only continue. Be sure to visit the site regularly to follow all of the matches.  You may also wish to subscribe to the CSA’s Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

Here is the list:

20. Men’s College Squash Individual Championships: 2014 Pool Trophy Final (Video)
19. 2014 – 2015 Intercollegiate Doubles Championships Results
18. 2013-2014 Men’s College Squash All-Americans
17. 2014 Men’s College Squash Award Winners Announced
16. Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (11/23/2014)
15. 2014 Franklin & Marshall at Trinity (MCSA Video)
14. 2014 Women’s Ivy League College Squash Scrimmages: Princeton and Cornell (Video)
13. 2014 Women’s National Team Championships: B, C, D, and E Finals
12. 2014 Women’s College Squash Richey Award Finalists
11. 2014 Men’s College Squash Skillman Award Finalists
10. Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (11/9/2014)
9. Harvard’s Farag Wins 2014 Men’s Individual Championship
8. 2014 – 2015 College Squash Season Previews
7. 2014 Men’s National Team Championships: C, D, F, and G Finals
6. Division III Individual Invitational Squash Tournament
5. The Two Wall Boast: An Underrated and Underplayed Shot in College Squash
4. MIT Names Thierry Lincou as Head Squash Coach
3. Trinity Wins 2014 Women’s National Team Championship
2. Harvard Wins 2014 Men’s National Team Championship
1. Remembering John Illig

2014-2015 Dunlop Men’s College Squash DI Team Rankings (12/7/2014)

Michael T. Bello
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[rankingimage]Northampton, MA — The College Squash Association is composed of NCAA Division I and Division III schools. Currently, there are 13 men’s NCAA Division I affiliated schools with varsity teams in the CSA.

In order to recognize Division I programs in relation to their peers, here is a breakdown of the most recent team rankings  with only Division I varsity teams listed. In parentheses after each school’s name is their current overall ranking.

  1. Yale University (3)
  2. Harvard University (5)
  3. Columbia University (6)
  4. Cornell University (7)
  5. Dartmouth College (8)
  6. Princeton University (9)
  7. Pennsylvania, University of (11)
  8. Naval Academy (12)
  9. Drexel University (13)
  10. Brown University (16)
  11. George Washington University (17)
  12. Western Ontario, University of (18)
  13. Fordham University (48)

Recently, the CSA recognized club teams in relation to their peers, and DIII rankings will be published soon.

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