Trinity Bantams men's squash
| Trinity Bantams Men's Squash | |
|---|---|
| University | Trinity College |
| First season | 1941–42 |
| Head coach | Moustafa Hamada (3rd season) |
| League | College Squash Association |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Location | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Venue | Kovas Squash Center |
| Rivalries | Harvard, Yale |
| All-time record | 831–317 (.724) |
| All-Americans | 64 |
| Nickname | Bantams |
| Colors | Blue and yellow[1] |
| National champions | |
| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2026 | |
| National runner-up | |
| 2012, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| Website | bantamsports |
The Trinity Bantams Men's Squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Trinity College located in Hartford, Connecticut. The team competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference within the College Squash Association. The college first fielded a team in 1941, making it one of the oldest college squash teams in the United States. Moustafa Hamada is the current head coach. [2]
History
The Trinity Bantams men's squash team holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in any intercollegiate sport in the nation's history. On January 18, 2012, Trinity's 252-game unbeaten streak ended in a 5–4 loss to the Yale Bulldogs. The Bantams won 13 consecutive national titles from 1999, when they first took home the Potter Trophy, through 2011.
More recently, they are the 2017 and 2018 national champions.[3]
The Bantams entered the 2023 championships seeded 6th, they went on to upset #3 Princeton and #2 Penn Before falling to Harvard in the final 5-4. For the second time in four Years, the Bantams made it to the National Championships Final under Coach Paul Assaiante.
The program has also garnered attention and praise from major media outlets such as ESPN, Sports Illustrated and USA Today, among others. They were recently ranked by ESPN as one of the top ten sports dynasties of all time.[4]
Year-by-year results
Updated February 2026.[5]
| Year | Wins | Losses | NESCAC | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | 20 | 0 | 1st | 1st |
| 2011–2012 | 18 | 2 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2012–2013 | 19 | 0 | 1st | 1st |
| 2013–2014 | 18 | 2 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2014–2015 | 20 | 1 | 1st | 1st |
| 2015–2016 | 21 | 2 | 1st | 3rd |
| 2016–2017 | 19 | 1 | 1st | 1st |
| 2017–2018 | 20 | 0 | 1st | 1st |
| 2018–2019 | 16 | 3 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2019–2020 | 19 | 2 | 1st | 3rd |
| (Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | ||||
| 2021–2022 | 16 | 3 | 1st | 5th |
| 2022–2023 | 17 | 5 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2023–2024 | 19 | 1 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2024–2025 | 13 | 4 | 1st | 3rd |
| 2025–2026 | 12 | 0 | 1st | 1st |
Players
Current roster
Updated February 2026.[6]
| No. | Nat | Player | Class | Started | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrik Lim Kai Shan | Jr. | 2023 | Melaka, Malaysia | ||
| 1 | Joachim Chuah Han Wen | Sr. | 2022 | Shah Alam, Malaysia | |
| Zain Amjad | Fr. | 2025 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | ||
| 2 | Muhammad Ashab Irfan | Fr. | 2025 | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| Ruiqi Wang | Fr. | 2025 | Hangzhou, China | ||
| 9 | Eyad Awad | Fr. | 2025 | Cairo, Egypt | |
| 5 | Huzaifa Ibrahim | So. | 2024 | Karachi, Pakistan | |
| 4 | Wa-Sern Low | So. | 2024 | Ipoh, Malaysia | |
| 6 | Segundo Portabales | Fr. | 2025 | Mar Del Plata, Argentina | |
| 7 | Dmytro Shcherbakov | Jr. | 2023 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Oliver Scott | So. | 2024 | New York, New York | ||
| 10 | Javier Romo Lopez | So. | 2024 | Quito, Ecuador | |
| Bo Page | Jr. | 2023 | Wayne, Pennsylvania | ||
| 3 | Benedek Takacs | Sr. | 2022 | Szatymaz, Hungary | |
| 8 | Daniel Simon | Sr. | 2022 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Lucas Alvarez | So. | 2024 | New Canaan, Connecticut |
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
- Basit Ashfaq '10 Former world #61, 3x 1st team All-American, 58-2 career record, 2008 and 2009 Individual Champion, 4x National Team Champion
- Mohamed Sharaf '24 2x 1st team All-American, 2nd team All-American, 2023 Individual Champion, 3x NESCAC Player of the Year
- Christopher Binnie
- Vikram Malhotra
- Juan Camilo Vargas
- Kush Kumar
- Thoboki Mohohlo
- Miko Aijanen
References
- ^ "Trinity Logo Standards and Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Trinity College Hires Hamada as Head Coach of Men's Squash". Archived from the original on 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "Trinity" (PDF). Trinity. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Trinity". Trinity. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/msquash/2016-17/files/mqalltimeschedule17.pdf
- ^ "Roster".