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Boys Squash

  • Our boys squash team are ranked 12th nationally (12th Place in D1) and are the 8th ranked boarding school team in the nation.

  • During the 2024-2025 season, the boys claimed, for the third straight year, the Mid-Atlantic Squash Organization tournament championship, won the Flanagan Squash Invitational, and finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship.

  • We are a member of the Mid-Atlantic Squash Organization.

  • In the past 10 years, the boys program has produced five All-Americans.

  • We offer multiple seasons, allowing our players to specialize in squash.

  • In the fall and spring, most of our competition is individual-based, while in the winter, it's focused on higher school-based competition.

  • Our squash program is based in the Davenport Squash Center, which features 10 ASB courts. 

Santiago Medina Carrillo ’24 at Mercersburg Academy
Santiago Medina Carrillo ’24

4x Mexican National Champion, #1 Mexican Junior, 1x All-American, National Team Representative of Mexico, U23 Pan American Championship Qualifier, currently attending Tufts University

Huzaifa Ibrahim ’24 playing squash for Mercersburg Academy
Huzaifa Ibrahim ’24

U.S. Junior Open Champion, #1 Asian Junior, #1 in U.S., World Junior Open participant for Pakistan, 2x All-American, currently attending Trinity University.

Brendan McClintick '12
Brendan McClintick ’12

Brendan joined Bowdoin as the assistant coach for men's and women's squash in the fall of 2021 and was elevated in 2024 to head coach for the men’s and women’s squash teams. A graduate of Connecticut College, Brendan played squash for four years and captained the team his junior and senior seasons. More recently, Brendan was the squash director at Capitol Squash, a SEA member program run at Trinity College in Hartford.

Christopher McClintick '08
Christopher McClintick ’08

Chris joined U.S. Squash in January 2013 and coordinates online and offline communications. Prior to working at U.S. Squash, he interned at World Football Daily, a daily soccer radio show, and was a freelance correspondent for the German Bundesliga. Chris got his start in squash playing all four years at Mercersburg and continues to play recreationally.

Mark Talbott ’78 playing a student at Mercersburg Academy boarding school
Mark Talbott ’78

Mark thrust Mercersburg’s squash program into national prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. After a stellar career under founding coach Bo Burbank, Talbott became one of the game’s most dominant players and was named the World Professional Squash Association’s Player of the Year eight times between 1983 and 1992. He was inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame in 2000.

Squash Spotlight

Mercersburg alumni have competed on the varsity teams at Boston University, Chatham University, Colby College, Connecticut College, Cornell University, Drexel University, Franklin and Marshall College, Hamilton College, Haverford College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Middlebury College, Trinity College, Tufts University, and the U.S. Naval Academy. Recently, three current student athletes were selected to represent at the Pan American and South American Championships.

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Ryan Wilde '06

The fact that it is a one-player sport made it so that weekly we played either the player ranked higher or lower to fight for our position. It built grit and confidence to be solely responsible for the outcome—be it win or lose, we could only attribute that to ourselves. The team at the time was relatively inexperienced so was very top-heavy in skill and very imbalanced throughout the ladder. This also taught us all, as we would sometimes play schools that had a much wider breadth and depth to their team, and consequently that sometimes people are just better but to give it your all no matter what.
Ryan Wilde '06

Lee Banta '06

I played squash at Amherst and was the co-captain of the team my senior year. I then was an assistant coach for the varsity team at Woodberry Forest, where I worked for three years after graduating from college. I then continued playing while going to law school at the University of Houston Law Center and volunteered as a coach for Mission Squash, Houston's urban squash and academic mentoring program.
Lee Banta '06

Luke Griffin '08

I still play several times a week in Washington, D.C. I often play with clients and have been lucky enough to develop and foster a new community of friends in D.C. as a result of playing squash. Additionally, because of the demands of work, squash is my primary source of exercise and fitness presently. The sport was and remains a huge part of my life. My introduction to squash while at Mercersburg was one of the greatest gifts the school gave me.
Luke Griffin '08

Daniel Zhong '23

Squash taught me how to lead with enthusiasm. I strived to be myself at practice, matches, and in the van on road trips, even when going through tough matches or practice. I also learned how to support my teammates. We watched each other in matches and would give advice, but I found that the motivation and words of encouragement were more impactful to my teammates.
Daniel Zhong '23

The Davenport Squash Center

The Davenport Squash Center features 10 state-of-the-art ASB courts and expansive viewing areas. The numerous courts accommodate the strong student interest in the sport at Mercersburg and provide seasoned squash players with a facility that is considered one of the best high school squash centers on the East Coast.

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