Varsity Squash
	Coaches: Tote Smith, Will Burchfield   SALISBURY SQUASH : The Varsity Squash Team returns with a young but rapidly maturing squad after an exceptionally strong year in 2010-11.   While we graduated our top seven last June, we benefit from a strong development program in the junior varsity and from the return of a few players who made frequent appearances in the varsity ladder last year, including Michael Edson '13, Darby McGlone '13 and Brooks Oler '12.   The squad has been given a significant lift as well from the arrival on campus of Caldwell Perkins '15, a young and seasoned player from New Hamphsire with plenty of tournament experience, and of Charlie Isen '14 and Alec Horter '13 from Philadelphia who both show excellent promise for the future.    The big unknown at the outset is who from last year's junior varsity will step up their game to compete at the varsity level.   We expect a strong showing from Henry Di Bonaventura '14, Eric Dush '13, Michael Proctor '13, Ford Nolan '13 and Jared Zissu '12.   Newcomers to the sport but not to varsity athletics will be pressuring the ladder as well, including Kyle Freeman '13, and Geoff Grant '13. Returning to the Harris Squash Center to help lead the charge are upperclassmen Lion Creel '12, Cameron Fitch '12, Scott Hosley '12, Eric Jasinski '13, David LeBreton '12 and Walker Nielsen '13, all of whom have represented Salisbury on court in the past.     More than ever, we expect strong pressure from below on a ladder that will evolve rapidly over the season.   We are delighted to announce the arrival on campus of assistant coach Will Burchfield, who will work with the varsity and JV squads throughout the year.   Coach Burchfield graduated from Lawrenceville Academy in 2007 and from Trinity College in 2011, for which he helped earn a combined total of seven national championships.              SALISBURY HOSTS DIVISION "A" NEISA CHAMPIONSHIPS, FEB 25-27, 2011 Over the weekend of February 25-27, 2011, Salisbury School hosted the Boys’ Class A Division Championships of the 58thAnnual New England Interscholastic Squash Association. In total, 112 players from the sixteen top independent schools throughout New England competed as both individuals and teams.    Championship Results: School Points 1.Taft School 107 2.Westminster School 94 3.Brunswick School 91 4.Belmont Hill School 81 5.Groton School 79 6.Phillips Exeter Academy 77 7.Noble and Greenough School 61 8.Salisbury School 56 9.Hotchkiss School 54 10.Milton Academy 51 11.Rye Country Day School 45 12.Choate Rosemary Hall 43 13.Tabor Academy 42 14.Berkshire School 40 15.Loomis Chaffee School 37 16.St. Paul's School 36 History Salisbury School has participated in interscholastic squash since 1987.   The school added 3 international courts in 1999, and then with the success of the program, constructed a state-of-the-art facility with 8 courts as an integral part of the Flood Athletic Center in 2009.  Salisbury hosted the Division B New England Championships in 2010 and hosted the Division A New England Championships in 2011. Since the construction of the new facility, Salisbury Squash has grown to almost 60 boys playing on three different interscholastic teams and a recreational squad, making it one of the largest high school boys’ squash programs in New England.   The Harris Squash Center in the Flood Athletic Center    Varsity Schedule Salisbury boasts one of the most complete annual schedules in the New England Prep School league: ·         16 dual matches (7-man) ·         U.S. High School Team National Championships (Yale University) ·         New England Interscholastic Championships   Members of the team also take part in major individual tournaments in the off-season.   Record Since 2004, the team has a dual match record of 78-32.   Salisbury plays against many of the best teams in New England.  Over these seven years, Salisbury has secured an invitation to the Division A New England Championships six times.   In 2011, Salisbury finished 14th in the High School National Championships.   College Matriculation The following recent alumni have, or will, represent their colleges and universities in squash: Name Class College John Lamont 2011 Trinity Colin Barry 2011 Navy John Hsu 2011 Navy Edgardo Gonzalez 2009 Hobart Jarrett Dillon 2009 F&M Sam Plapinger 2008 Wesleyan Luke Esselen 2007 Hobart Christian Rosstad 2007 Northeastern Robert Pakan 2005 Rochester                         Coaches Christopher “Tote” Smith.   Varsity coach 2004-present.   tsmith@salisburyschool.org Will Burchfield. Assistant Varsity Coach, and Head JV Coach, 2011-present.    Graduate and former varsity squash player, Trinity College.