Drexel University Athletics
Kelsey Engman Named New Drexel Squash Assistant Coach
8/21/2013 11:46:00 AM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash
PHILADELPHIA – Head coach John White announced on Tuesday that Kelsey Engman will join his staff as the new assistant coach of the Drexel men's and women's squash teams. Engman comes to Drexel after a year as the squash professional at the Germantown Cricket Club. She also has five years of experience coaching at the collegiate level, including three years as the head coach of the Columbia women's squash team.
"Kelsey is going to be great for our program," White remarked. "Her playing experience and coaching knowledge will help the program reach our goals and continue our success."
Engman was the head coach of women's squash at Columbia University from 2009-12. In her first year with the Lions, Engman guided them to an Epps Cup Championship and a No. 25 overall national ranking. The Lions' national ranking steadily improved during her tenure to a peak at No. 13 after the 2011-12 season.
Prior to her time at Columbia, Engman was the assistant coach at Tufts University during the 2007-08 year, and served as the acting women's head coach there during the 2008-09 campaign. Tufts finished that season ranked No. 18 overall.
In addition to her collegiate experience, Engman has worked locally as the squash professional at the Germantown Cricket Club for the past year, and as the assistant squash pro at the Fairmount Athletic Club in 2009. She was also briefly a head coach at the Holleran Squash Camps in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Engman graduated from Bates College in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in art and visual culture with a secondary concentration in religion and art history. As a squash player there, Engman was ranked among the top players in the nation, and was the No. 1 player on Bates' ladder. A team captain, she was nominated for the Collegiate Squash Association's Betty Richie Award as a senior in 2007. She is currently working towards a master's degree at the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College.
Engman replaces Sean Wilkinson, who was named the head coach of Princeton men's squash after two years as White's assistant with the Dragons.