2009: Sophomore Brian Cady (Rye, N.Y.) and rookie Valentin Quan (La Libertad, El Salvador) represented the Middlebury men at the individual nationals hosted by Williams. Middlebury set a school record with 15 wins and finished seventeenth at nationals. The ’09 team also finished eighth out of eleven teams at the NESCAC conference tournament.
2008: The Middlebury Men’s Varsity Squash team is established. In their first year as a Varsity squad, the Men finished with an overall record of 11-13. They participated in the NESCAC Tournament and went 1-2.
2007: Men’s squash turns varsity in 2007 with help from the new coach that year, John Illig.
2006: Although a club team, the men’s squash team still participated in matches and held practices. There were about 30 players but only 12 players were officially on the club team. They competed in 11 intercollegiate matches, 3 of which were scrimmages, and ended with a 4-7 record. In addition, the team competed in the C division at team nationals, ending the season with a national ranking of 24. Back in the fall of 2001, although the club team technically existed, David Schwarz (DIII Tennis Coach of the Year) reinvented the men’s squash club team. He stated that this was the “best freshman class ever”.
2002: David Schwarz reinvents the men’s club team. Schwarz, at the time, was also the Men’s tennis coach and asked his players for interest in playing squash. This was the first season that the men’s team had formalized practices and a coach.
Next Decade: Men’s Squash 2010s