Kelsey Engman - Assistant Squash Coach - Men's Squash Coaches

Kelsey Engman

Title:
Assistant Squash Coach
Email:
kge25@drexel.edu
Phone:
215-571-3776

Kelsey Engman completed her fourth season in 2016-17 with the Dragons after joining the Drexel squash coaching staff prior to the 2013-14 season. She came to Drexel after a year as the squash professional at the Germantown Cricket Club. She also had five years of prior experience coaching at the collegiate level, including three years as the head coach of the Columbia women's squash team.

In her fourth season with the program in 2016-17, she helped lead the men to a No. 5 ranking, finishing the season at No. 6 after their first appearance in the ‘A’ Division Potter Cup. Th men earned first-time Ivy League wins over Dartmouth, Penn and Yale on the year as well. Omar El Atmas and Bransten Ming were both named Second Team All-Americans. The women made their fourth-straight ‘B’ Division Kurtz Cup, before falling to Dartmouth for the second year in a row in the finals.

In her third season as an assistant in 2015-16, Engman helped lead the teams to their highest national rankings at No. 8 for the men and No. 9 for the women. Engman helped guide Omar El Atmas and Hayley Hughes to become the first ever All-Americans for the men’s and women’s programs. The men broke their previous mark for wins in a season with 15 in 2015-16 while the women tied their program-best 11 from the 2013-14 campaign. A total of 10 men and women made Individuals Nationals with her assistance.

In 2014-15, Engman helped coach both teams to their highest national rankings in the program's four-year history. The men's squad finished the year ranked No. 12 in the country, while the women ended the season ranked No. 13 nationally. Under her direction, Atticus Kelly, Luke Willemse and Hayley Hughes each qualified for the A flight at Individual Championships, which marked the first time in either squad's history that a Dragon had the opportunity to compete for All-American status.

In her first year with the team, Engman helped guide both Dragon squads to program-records with 11 wins each. The men's team was named the Collegiate Squash Association's most improved team, finishing ranked No. 16 in the nation. The women were ranked No. 14, winning eight of their last 10 matches.

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 a year before coming to Drexel, 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 went on to earn a master's degree at the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College.