One head coach who’s not new to Penn is Gilly Lane C’07 G’14 LPS’20, who’s been running the Penn men’s squash program for the last decade—and continues to take it to new heights.
In late January in New York, Penn senior Omar Hafez captured a College Squash Association (CSA) individual national championship, defeating Trinity’s Muhammad Ashab Irfan in the title match.
Penn has now won two straight individual national championships, after Salman Khalil beat Hafez in last year’s title match. The Quakers have also captured back-to-back team national championships (and will be aiming for a threepeat after the Gazette goes to press).
“To see what he’s doing as a head coach is just really inspirational,” said Wren, noting she was involved in Lane’s recruitment when he first came to Penn as an undergraduate squash player. “He’s built something really unique. It is a model program in many respects.” —DZ
