HADLEY, Mass. – Trinity rookie Miko Aijanen has been selected as the 2020 NESCAC Player of the Year and the NESCAC Rookie of the Year by the conference coaches. Aijanen is the second first-year player to earn both awards in conference history, joining Ahmed Abdel Khalek of Bates who achieved the same feat in 2013. Aijanen is the No. 1 player for the Bantams and owns a record of 16-1. This year marks the sixth time a Bantam has won the Player of the Year honor and the fifth time a Trinity player has earned Rookie of the Year. Trinity, which won its 14th straight NESCAC title this season, begins play in the CSA Men’s Collegiate National Team Championships as the No. 2 seed in the Potter Cup.
First-year Bowdoin head coach Theo Woodward was selected as the 2020 NESCAC Coach of the Year by his peers. He is the first Bowdoin coach to garner the honor in the history of the award. Woodward led the Polar Bears to a 3-1 record at the NESCAC Championship and fifth place, the highest finish for the team since 2010. Bowdoin owns a record of 10-8 and will be the seventh seed in the Summers Cup (C Division) of the CSA Nationals.
Men's Squash All-NESCAC Teams
Player of the Year & Rookie of the Year: Miko Aijanen, Trinity
Coach of the Year: Theo Woodward, Bowdoin
All-NESCAC First Team
| Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown |
Past Awards |
| Miko Aijanen |
Trinity |
Fy. |
Jarvenpaa, Finland |
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| Jacob Bassil |
Williams |
So. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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| Nick Bermingham |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Denver, Colo. |
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| Graham Bonnell |
Bates |
Sr. |
Southport, Conn |
2019 1st Team |
| William Cembalest |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
2018 1st Team, 2019 2nd Team |
| Deven Kanwal |
Bowdoin |
Fy. |
Boston, Mass. |
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| Wyatt Khosrowshahi |
Williams |
Jr. |
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. |
2019 2nd Team |
| Kush Kumar |
Trinity |
Sr. |
New Delhi, India |
2018 1st Team, 20191st Team |
| Thoboki Mohohlo |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
2017 ROY, 2017 1st Team, 2018 1st Team |
| Tate Suratt |
Hamilton |
Fy. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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| Dylan Tymkiw |
Colby |
Fy. |
Chaco, Argentina |
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All-NESCAC Second Team
| Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown |
Past Awards |
| Robinson Armour |
Amherst |
So. |
New Haven, Conn. |
|
| Sean Choi |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Jung-gu, Seoul |
2018 ROY, 2018 1st Team, 2019 1st Team |
| Jacob Ellen |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
New York, N.Y. |
2017 2nd Team, 2018 2nd Team, 2019 1st Team |
| Ali El Toukhy |
Trinity |
Fy |
Cairo, Egypt |
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| Jack Kagan |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
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| Andrew Lee |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia |
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| Will Means |
Williams |
Sr. |
Bryn Mawr, Pa. |
2018 2nd Team |
| Jesper Phillips |
Bates |
So. |
Moss, Norway |
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| Carl Shuck |
Williams |
Sr. |
Rye, N.Y. |
2018 1st Team, 2019 2nd Team |
| Kunal Valia |
Tufts |
Fy. |
Redwood City, Calif. |
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ROY = Rookie of the Year |
