Squash University
Squash University is in session!
As a player, Gilly Lane was a 4 time All-American, and Skillman award winner for the University of Pennsylvania before he went on to become one of the greatest American squash players of all time.
As a coach, he’s led his alma mater to a Sloane Team Sportsmanship Award, 3 Ivy League Championships, and the first 2 National Championships in Penn Squash history.
As a player, Jackson Bragman won Liberty League Rookie of the week once for Denison University (He will not be a 4 time All-American).
As a broadcaster, he’s interviewed a countless amount of the world’s best squash players, coaches, and characters.
Together, they host the world’s number 1 college squash focused podcast: Squash University.
On Squash University, Gilly and Jackson discuss the biggest headlines and results from across college squash, provide interviews with some of college squash’s biggest names, and more.
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Squash University
Connecticut College Head Coach Tim Lasusa + The Squash U Preseason Watchlist
Jackson and Gilly are back with a jam-packed show for the people this week, starting off with the first official update on Jackson’s Squashstache, which he’s growing out all month to raise money for Movember. Please consider donating to this great cause by clicking the link at the bottom of this episode description (1:41).
Next, Gilly recaps his weekend with the Penn team at the Ivy Scrimmages and discusses why the event is outdated and needs a revamp, before Jackson talks about Denison’s first match of the season against Navy (5:17).
The gents then breakdown Jackson’s Squash University Preseason Watchlist, as he tells us the 5 men’s and women’s players in the CSA he’s most looking forward to watching this season (15:12).
Tim Lasusa is the first individual to have played or coached in every conference in college squash. The 30 year old played in the Liberty League for Saint Lawrence, was an assistant coach in the Ivy League for Yale, was a head coach in the MASC for Georgetown, and is now set to embark on his first season as head coach of the Connecticut College Camels in the NESCAC. After first coming on the show back in December of last year, Coach Lasusa returns to Squash University to talk about why the Conn job was the right one for him at this point in his career, the culture he’s hoping to implement at Conn, the school’s plan for a new facility, key players on his men’s and women’s teams everyone should keep an eye out for, his favorite part about coaching squash at the collegiate level, and more (55:59).
Huge thanks to Coach Lasusa for joining us, huge thanks to you for listening along, and, as always, enjoy!
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