William T. Ketcham Jr. Most Improved Award

The William T. Ketcham, Jr. Most Improved Award, named after a former US Squash president and legendary leader of the game, and has been presented annually since 2008.

The William T. Ketcham Jr. Award for Most Improved Player recognizes those who have demonstrated complete dedication to the sport by significantly raising the level of their game. The award is presented to the boy and girl in each age group who had the largest improvement in ranking over the course of the season.

To be eligible for the award, players must qualify for and compete in the U.S. Junior Squash Championships or the U.S. Junior Silver Squash Championships.

Past Recipients
2019 (GU19) Erin O’Connor
(BU19) Zach Nam
(GU17) Amanda Cowhey
(BU17) Quintin Campbell
(GU15) Aarohi Kuthari
(BU15) Matthew Kang
(GU13) Cecilia Curran
(BU13) Devon Li
(GU11) Charlotte Sze
(BU11) Aiden Yun
2018 (GU19) Elizabeth Lentz
(BU19) William C. Holey
(GU17) Caroline E. Burt
(BU17) William H. Evans
(GU15) Nathalie Taylor
(BU15) Maxwell L. Menin
(GU13) Sohni Vermani
(BU13) Rishi Srivastava
(GU11) Eleanor Bunn
(BU11) Rishabh Sharma
2017 (GU19) Julie Yeung
(BU19) Charles Culhane
(GU17) Lily Seckendorf
(BU17) Thomas P. Rosini
(GU15) Charlotte E. Bell
(BU15) Alec H. Spiro
(GU13) Mary Kacergis
(BU13) Gabriel M. Thin
(GU11) Alexandra Jaffe and Audrey Gelinas
(BU11) Ryan Kim
2016 (GU19) Sumrin P. Mudgil
(BU19) Jacob Ellen
(GU17) Stephanie Tan
(BU17) William C Holey
(GU15) Emma Supattapone
(BU15) Adam W. Lichtmacher
(GU13) Maya Gambhir
(BU13) Labeeb Ali
(GU11) Rhea Pandit
(BU11) Evan Wen
2015 (GU19) Julia Potter and Veronica Culhane
(BU19) Colin O’Dowd
(GU17) Maeve Obrien
(BU17) Jonathan Lentz
(GU15) Binney Huffman
(BU15) Udai Pal
(GU13) Kristen Weil
(BU13) Shivin Kumar
(GU11) Devon Glaser
(BU11) Nick Agger
2014 (GU19) Isabel Hirshberg
(BU19) Sam Epley
(GU17) Angela Luo
(BU17) Jack Bell
(GU15) Emma Mactaggart
(BU15) Pavan Nagaraj
(GU13) Caroline Pellegrino
(BU13) Thomas Fournaris
(GU11) Christa Kay
(BU11) Varun Kandula
2013 (GU19) Linsey Dewey
(BU19) Hayes Murphy
(GU17) Nicole Friedman
(BU17) Benjamin Francis
(GU15) Angela Luo
(BU15) Osuman Imoro
(GU13) Julia Curran
(BU13) Matthew Lazor
(GU11) Devon Shatzman
(BU11) Tad E. Carney
2012 Reeham Sedky
Pierson Broadwater
2011 Sabrina Sobhy
Danial Saleem
2010 Maria Elena Ubina
Faraz Khan
2009 Stephanie Vogel
Lucas Hedges
2008 Amanda Sobhy
Nicholas Sisodia