Min Jie Teh finished her decorated women's squash career at Trinity College with several prestigious awards in 2020-21 despite spending the year studying remotely.
With the cancelation of the competitive sports season this winter, Teh was unable to compete for the Bantams for a final year, but still managed to be named a co-captain this season, was a finalist for the College Squash Association (CSA) Betty Richey Award, and be honored at the end of the spring semester as Trinity's top senior female athlete. The Betty Richey Award is the most prestigious award given out annually to a current women's squash student-athlete and the Trinity Club of Hartford Senior Female Athlete Award is selected for her diligence and conscientiousness in drill and training, discipline and dependability in practice, courtesy, self-control, uprightness, and honor.
Teh, who came to Trinity from Malaysia, burst on the national college squash scene with a stunning 35-6 record over her first two seasons and excelled in the clutch moments with four wins in her first six career matches in CSA National Championship (Howe Cup) play. As a junior in 2019-20, Teh emerged as Trinity's No. 1 player and posted a 12-5 mark against the country's best opponents on her way to receiving 2020 NESCAC Player of the Year honors. Teh collected countless accolades for her play on the court, beginning with NESCAC Rookie of the Year, All-NESCAC, and CSA All-American recognition as a first-year in 2017-18. She added All-NESCAC honors two more times, was an All-American again in 2018-19, while also earning NESCAC All-Academic three times and CSA National Scholar-Athlete status in 2020 and 2021 for her academic prowess.
Teh also made a name for herself in Hartford through the school's studio art program. Teh has loved to draw since she was very young and credits her mother, currently a teacher in Malaysia, with sparking her interest in visual arts, particularly sculpture. She appreciated the flexibility that her liberal arts education at Trinity gave her compared to the schooling experience she had in Malaysia, as she was able to pursue her artistic and athletic interests while also earning her bachelor's degree in computer science and a 3.60 GPA. She designed posters and t-shirts for the Bantam women's squash team and created her own pieces, including an intaglio print where grooves are filled with ink to reveal a distinct image.
Teh was able to return to Trinity and receive her degree with her classmates in May and will continue her American squash experience as a coach with the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
