2019-20 Men's Squash Roster
Roster
Knudsen, Matias
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
Matias Knudsen
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bogotá, Colombia
- High School:
- Gimnasio Moderno
Bio
2022-23 / Graduate Student
CSA First Team All-American…MASC First Team…competed in 17 matches for the Dragons, all in the number one spot…went 14-3 in team play and 1-1 at the CSA Individual Championships for a 15-4 record overall…went 4-1 against teams ranked in the top three during the year…14 wins at number one are the second most in a single season at Drexel and his 17 career wins in the top spot are fourth…started the season 7-0 with six sweeps… went 3-0 at the Potter Cup as Drexel finished fifth, its highest ever placement.
2021-22 / Senior
CSA First Team All-American…First Team All-MASC…appeared in 17 matches for the Dragons…also competed at the CSA Individual Championships…went 13-4 in team play and 14-5 overall…earned the biggest upset of the CSA Individual event when he downed fourth-seeded Aly Hussein in the opening round of the main draw…went 3-0 for Drexel at No. 1 and 10-4 at No. 2…went 5-1 in his final six matches of the year at No. 2 including wins against Princeton (2/19/22) and Virginia (2/20/22) in the Potter Cup.
2020-21 / Junior
Did not compete due to COVID-19 global pandemic.
2019-20 / Sophomore
Named a second team all-American by the College Squash Association…went undefeated in an injury-shortened campaign, going 8-0 in the No. 2 position…dropped just one game in eight matches…upped his career record to 21-6 in his first two seasons and currently owns the third-best winning percentage in program history…swept two-time first team all-American Aly Abou El Einen of Penn (17-15, 11-3, 12-10) in the second match of the season on Nov. 17…added a victory over fellow second team all-American Nadav Raziel of Yale on Dec. 7…helped the Dragons to a No. 5 ranking in mid-December, matching the highest-ever ranking in program history…swept Robin Singh Mann of Columbia on Nov. 23 as the Dragons picked up their second-ever win over the Lions…topped Rochester’s Matthew Toh in three games on Dec. 8 in Drexel’s first-ever victory over the Yellowjackets…Drexel University School of Education Athlete of the Week on Nov. 17 and Dec. 9.
2018-19 / Freshman
Earned Second Team All-American distinctions after participating in the Pool Division of the CSA Individual Championships…posted a 13-6 record, playing exclusively in the No. 2 position…received Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week honors for the weeks ending Nov. 11 and Feb. 18…began his collegiate career with four-straight wins, two coming in straight games, and won six of his first seven contests…rallied off a five-match winning streak between Jan. 12 and Feb. 2 with four coming via three-game sweeps…pushed the Dragons to a runner-up finish in the Hoehn Cup Finals with victories over Navy and Virginia in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Background
Attended Gimnasio Moderno in Bogota, Columbia...named the U-19 South American Champion and Canadian Jr. Open Champion...U-19 Pan America Runner-Up...ranked No. 1 in Columbian junior rankings...finished ninth at the World Junior Squash Championship in 2018.
Personal
Son of Christian Knudsen and Ana Maria Martin...has a younger sibling…majoring in finance.
CSA First Team All-American…MASC First Team…competed in 17 matches for the Dragons, all in the number one spot…went 14-3 in team play and 1-1 at the CSA Individual Championships for a 15-4 record overall…went 4-1 against teams ranked in the top three during the year…14 wins at number one are the second most in a single season at Drexel and his 17 career wins in the top spot are fourth…started the season 7-0 with six sweeps… went 3-0 at the Potter Cup as Drexel finished fifth, its highest ever placement.
2021-22 / Senior
CSA First Team All-American…First Team All-MASC…appeared in 17 matches for the Dragons…also competed at the CSA Individual Championships…went 13-4 in team play and 14-5 overall…earned the biggest upset of the CSA Individual event when he downed fourth-seeded Aly Hussein in the opening round of the main draw…went 3-0 for Drexel at No. 1 and 10-4 at No. 2…went 5-1 in his final six matches of the year at No. 2 including wins against Princeton (2/19/22) and Virginia (2/20/22) in the Potter Cup.
2020-21 / Junior
Did not compete due to COVID-19 global pandemic.
2019-20 / Sophomore
Named a second team all-American by the College Squash Association…went undefeated in an injury-shortened campaign, going 8-0 in the No. 2 position…dropped just one game in eight matches…upped his career record to 21-6 in his first two seasons and currently owns the third-best winning percentage in program history…swept two-time first team all-American Aly Abou El Einen of Penn (17-15, 11-3, 12-10) in the second match of the season on Nov. 17…added a victory over fellow second team all-American Nadav Raziel of Yale on Dec. 7…helped the Dragons to a No. 5 ranking in mid-December, matching the highest-ever ranking in program history…swept Robin Singh Mann of Columbia on Nov. 23 as the Dragons picked up their second-ever win over the Lions…topped Rochester’s Matthew Toh in three games on Dec. 8 in Drexel’s first-ever victory over the Yellowjackets…Drexel University School of Education Athlete of the Week on Nov. 17 and Dec. 9.
2018-19 / Freshman
Earned Second Team All-American distinctions after participating in the Pool Division of the CSA Individual Championships…posted a 13-6 record, playing exclusively in the No. 2 position…received Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week honors for the weeks ending Nov. 11 and Feb. 18…began his collegiate career with four-straight wins, two coming in straight games, and won six of his first seven contests…rallied off a five-match winning streak between Jan. 12 and Feb. 2 with four coming via three-game sweeps…pushed the Dragons to a runner-up finish in the Hoehn Cup Finals with victories over Navy and Virginia in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Background
Attended Gimnasio Moderno in Bogota, Columbia...named the U-19 South American Champion and Canadian Jr. Open Champion...U-19 Pan America Runner-Up...ranked No. 1 in Columbian junior rankings...finished ninth at the World Junior Squash Championship in 2018.
Personal
Son of Christian Knudsen and Ana Maria Martin...has a younger sibling…majoring in finance.
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