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From 2003 through 2006, Yasser El Halaby ’06 won four straight men’s squash individual national championships. Though sophomore Todd Harrity will never equal El Halaby’s extended run of dominance, Harrity’s second-year campaign exceeded even the lofty standards set by his predecessor.
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The outer squash courts at Jadwin Gymnasium are decorated with orange banners that provide a crash course in the sport’s history at Princeton. Next year, another name will grace the banner honoring the University’s men’s individual national champions, a list that stretches from William Foulke ’34 to Yasser El Halaby ’06. On Sunday afternoon, sophomore Todd Harrity defeated Cornell’s Nick Sachvie 3-0 in the finals of the College Squash Association individual tournament.
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Playing on its home courts in Jadwin Gymnasium, the women’s squash team believed it could pull some upsets at the Howe Cup, the season-ending team tournament. Though the No. 5 Tigers fell to the eventual champion, top-ranked Yale, they upset a pair of higher-ranked foes, beating No. 4 Penn in the opener and No. 3 Trinity in the third-place match.
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The signs that sprang up around campus advertising the men’s squash match against Trinity ranged from the direct — “We must stop them” — to the outrageous — “Justin Bieber ... will not be at the men’s squash match this weekend.” Whatever you think about the team’s marketing techniques, they proved effective. A standing-room-only crowd gathered in Jadwin Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to watch Princeton take its shot at the nation’s top-ranked team and its record winning streak.
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The outer squash courts at Jadwin Gymnasium are decorated with orange banners that provide a crash course in the sport’s history at Princeton. Next year, another name will grace the banner honoring the University’s men’s individual national champions, a list that stretches from William Foulke ’34 to Yasser El Halaby ’06. On Sunday afternoon, sophomore Todd Harrity defeated Cornell’s Nick Sachvie 3-0 in the finals of the College Squash Association individual tournament.
Playing on its home courts in Jadwin Gymnasium, the women’s squash team believed it could pull some upsets at the Howe Cup, the season-ending team tournament. Though the No. 5 Tigers fell to the eventual champion, top-ranked Yale, they upset a pair of higher-ranked foes, beating No. 4 Penn in the opener and No. 3 Trinity in the third-place match.
The signs that sprang up around campus advertising the men’s squash match against Trinity ranged from the direct — “We must stop them” — to the outrageous — “Justin Bieber ... will not be at the men’s squash match this weekend.” Whatever you think about the team’s marketing techniques, they proved effective. A standing-room-only crowd gathered in Jadwin Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to watch Princeton take its shot at the nation’s top-ranked team and its record winning streak.