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2013 Men’s College Squash Award Nominations

Michael T. Bello
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College Squash Association

Northampton, MA — Each season, the Men’s College Squash Association presents awards at the National Team Championships. This season, nominations for the awards are being conducted online.

Below is a summary of each award. A nomination form has been e-mailed to coaches and team contacts.

Award Summary

Skillman Award (Senior Sportsmanship): The Skillman Award is given annually to a senior men’s squash player who has demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship during his entire college career. The candidate shall be evaluated in the following areas: on-court poise and demeanor; skill level and ability in the game of squash; team play; contributions to intercollegiate squash; leadership; and cooperation with players, coaches, and tournament officials.

Each coach is invited to nominate a player. The Executive Administrator solicits nominations by emailing the selection criteria to each coach. Coaches should respond to the email with nominations and any supporting material, which should not exceed three paragraphs in length. Each season, the nominations close by February 1st and the Award Chair and the Executive Committee then selects no more than three candidates for the award.

Notification of these candidates and a summary of each nominee’s accomplishments are posted on the CSA website. The Award Chair and the Executive Committee select the winner.

Last season, Rochester’s Benjamin Fischer was presented with the Skillman Award.

Barnaby Award (Most Improved Team): The Barnaby Award is given annually to the men’s team showing the most improvement from the previous season’s record. Any coach can nominate a team for this award, and coaches can also nominate their own teams. Nominations are due by February 10th.

Last season, Columbia was presented with the Barnaby Award.

Sloane Award (Team Sportsmanship): The Sloane Award is given annually to the team that, as judged by their peers, best exemplified the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the season. Nominations are due by February 10th.

Last season, Princeton was presented with the Sloane Award.

Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Fame

For Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Fame Nominations, please e-mail the Executive Administrator.

Lifetime Achievement Award: This award recognizes those rare individuals who have contributed throughout their career to college squash as a whole and who have dedicated a career to the sport. This award is not presented annually, but rather only when it is truly merited. Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award must be submitted by February 1st.

Hall of Fame: Induction into the College Squash Hall of Fame is an honor reserved for the top players and coaches at the collegiate level.

  • Players: Hall of Fame awards are given for overall excellence exhibited during an individual’s college career, usually (but not necessarily) including at least one win of the collegiate individual championships. Inductees also usually have continuing presence in and commitment to squash following their college career. Players must be ten years beyond graduation to be considered.
  • Coaches: Hall of Fame awards are given to coaches who have left a signature imprint on the college game and who usually coached at least ten years. The award is typically given after individuals retire from coaching.
  • Friends of College Squash: Hall of Fame awards are given to individuals who have made a significant impact on the college game as promoters, sponsors, or in other roles.

Nominations for the Hall of Fame must be submitted by February 1st.

2013 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, 2013.

Last season, Smith College’s Clair Oblamski was presented with the Wetzel Award.

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.

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 racket 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, 2013.

Club Team Registration for National Team Championships (1/7/2013)

Michael T. Bello
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On Monday, the e-mail below was sent to CSA club team coaches and team contacts:

Dear College Club Team Coaches and Organizers,

Club Teams must confirm their intent to participate in the 2013 CSA Men’s and Women’s Team Championships by January 15th, 2013.

All club teams planning on attending this year’s end of season CSA Team Championships should fill out the below form in order to confirm their registration. Teams not completing the form may not be eligible to compete. As noted on the form, if you represent both the Men’s and Women’s Teams at your institution, please fill out the form once independently for each team.

2013 CSA Team Championships Registration Form [link in e-mail]

As a reminder, by CSA rule all club teams must meet the following requirements in order to be eligible to compete in the team championships:

“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.”

Teams must have also paid their CSA membership dues and tournament entry fees in order to attend the event.

Event Dates:

2013 CSA Women’s Team Championships (Howe Cup)
February 15th-17th
New Haven, CT

2013 CSA Men’s Team Championships
February 22nd-24th
New Haven, CT

Thank you for your time, and we hope to see you at this year’s events!

Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (1/6/2013)

Michael T. Bello
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College Squash AssociationNorthampton, MA — As schools return from the holiday break, there were a few college squash matches to open the second semester this weekend.

Williams College hosted four teams this weekend: Bowdoin, Colby, Middlebury, and Yale.

In women’s action on Saturday, Yale went undefeated on the weekend. The Bulldogs shutout both Colby and Williams. Williams captured a 9-0 victory over NESCAC rival Colby. Despite the score, there several great individual matches, including the match at the #1 position, which the Ephs captured in five games with a 14-12 victory in the final game. Middlebury defeated Bowdoin, 8-1, and Colby, 8-1. On Sunday, Williams defeated Bowdoin, 9-0.

For the men on Saturday, Middlebury recorded a pair of victories. The Panthers defeated Bowdoin, 6-3, and Colby, 9-0.  Yale also earned two victories. The Bulldogs opened with a 9-0 victory against Colby. Yale faced a tougher challenge against Williams. The Ephs captured the individual matches at positions 3, 5, 8, and 9, and fell just short of an upset. Yale escaped with a 5-4 victory.  On Sunday, Williams defeated Bowdoin, 8-1.

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

2012 – 2013 CSA Scholar Athlete Award and Academic Recognition Award Nominations

Michael T. Bello
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College Squash AssociationNorthampton, MA — The College Squash Association is proud of the academic success of its players. The CSA recognizes its top varsity and club student athletes with awards.

In general, there is a time commitment difference (practices, matches, travel, etc.) between varsity and club teams. Therefore, the CSA has two versions of this award: Scholar Athletes (varsity players) and Academic Recognition (club players).

Coaches and/or Team Contacts should determine if their players are eligible for the Scholar Athlete or Academic Recognition Awards. If so, coaches and/or team contacts need to submit the Academic Achievement form, which includes certification from the coach/team contact and the school’s registrar, to the Executive Administrator by February 10, 2013. Please note that late submissions will be ineligible for the award.

Student athletes must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the awards:

  • For varsity teams, two-time varsity letter winner at the school he/she is currently attending
  • For club teams, two appearances at the National Team Championships
  • Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above (please note: GPAs of 3.49 or lower cannot be rounded up to 3.5 for these awards)
  • Junior or senior
  • Enrolled at his/her present school for one full year prior to the present term
  • Played in the majority of scheduled CSA sanctioned matches during the season

More information about the CSA Scholar Athlete and Academic Recognition Awards may be found at Women’s Award Criteria and Men’s Awards Criteria.

Below are links to the men’s and women’s CSA Academic Achievement forms:

2012-2013 Dunlop Women’s College Squash DI Team Rankings (12/2/2012)

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 11 women’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. Harvard University (1)
  2. Yale University (2)
  3. Princeton University (4)
  4. Pennsylvania, University of (Penn) (5)
  5. Cornell University (6)
  6. Stanford University (7)
  7. Dartmouth College (8)
  8. Brown University (9)
  9. George Washington University (12)
  10. Columbia University (14)
  11. Drexel University (23)

2012-2013 Dunlop Men’s College Squash DI Team Rankings (12/2/2012)

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 12 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. Here are the Division I rankings:

  1. Princeton University (1)
  2. Harvard University (3)
  3. Cornell University (4)
  4. Yale University (6)
  5. Dartmouth College (8)
  6. Columbia University (9)
  7. Pennsylvania, University of (Penn) (13)
  8. George Washington University (15)
  9. Naval Academy (16)
  10. Brown University (18)
  11. Drexel University (22)
  12. Fordham University (47)

College Squash Rewind (December 2012)

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA —  As the first semester of the college squash season ended, let’s take a look back at the stories of the month.

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 2012:

2012 College Squash Coverage – Editors’ Picks

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — The college squash action in 2012 was extremely exciting. The end of the Trinity men’s win streak and the Princeton men’s and Harvard women’s national championships were just a few of the stories that captured our attention in 2012. As the list of the most viewed articles of 2012 shows, moments like these were some of the biggest stories of the year. Before 2013 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 2012.

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: Yale Men Defeat Trinity Squash, Ending Record-Breaking Streak (January Rewind)

February: Back on Top: Harvard Wins 2012 Women’s College Squash Association National Team Title and Princeton Wins 2012 College Squash Association Men’s National Team Championship (February Rewind)

March: Harvard’s Farag Wins 2012 Men’s College Squash Individual Title and Harvard’s Sobhy Wins 2012 Women’s College Squash Individual Title (March Rewind)

April: College Squash Expanding in the Southern United States: UVA Court Construction (April Rewind)

May: Rochester’s Fischer Wins 2012 Men’s College Squash Skillman Award and Princeton’s Giovinazzo Wins 2012 Richey Award(May Rewind)

June: College Squash Players Recognized in Celebration of 40 Years of Title IX (June Rewind)

July: Smith’s Oblamski Wins 2012 Wetzel Award (July Rewind)

August: Photos from the 2012 Men’s College Squash Team Championships: Columbia and Williams #9s (August Rewind)

September: Yik Inducted into Men’s College Squash Hall of Fame, College Squash Association Rule Updates (September 2012), and Remembering G. Diehl Mateer Jr. (1928-2012), Member of the College Squash Hall of Fame (September Rewind)

October: Longtime Rochester Coach and College Squash Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Passes Away  (October Rewind)

November: 42nd Price-Bullington Invitational Squash Tournament and Princeton Squash Visits South Africa (November Rewind)

December: Drexel Visits Middlebury (December 2, 2012)

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