{"id":6570,"date":"2021-06-02T17:03:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/?page_id=6570"},"modified":"2021-06-02T17:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:03:24","slug":"assaiante-named-to-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring2021\/along-the-walk\/assaiante-named-to-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Assaiante named to hall of fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Trinity College Head Men\u2019s Squash Coach Paul Assaiante recently was named to the College Squash Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The College Squash Association (CSA) paid tribute to Assaiante and fellow inductee David Slosburg, an avid squash supporter, during the livestreamed College Squash Awards show on March 25.<\/p>\n

During his 27 seasons at Trinity, Assaiante guided the Bantams to 17 CSA national titles, including 13 consecutive crowns from 1999 to 2011, and 252 wins in a row, giving Trinity ownership of the longest-known winning streak in the history of intercollegiate varsity sports. Assaiante, the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009, and 2013, holds a 438\u201316 all-time record as the Bantam head coach, including 14 consecutive conference titles. Inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame in 2016, Assaiante twice was named the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year and was hailed in 2000 by The Hartford Courant<\/em> as one of Connecticut\u2019s top sports coaches of the 20th century. From 1999\u20132003 and again from 2010 to the present, Assaiante has coached the U.S. Squash Team and the USA Men\u2019s Team. He also coached the Trinity men\u2019s tennis squad for 19 seasons, notching a 188\u201397 career record with the Bantams. <\/p>\n

Assaiante, Paul D. Assaiante Professor of Physical Education and associate director of the athletic endowment, was the recipient in 2002 of Trinity\u2019s Arthur H. Hughes Award for Achievement in Teaching, which recognizes excellence in teaching by a junior member of the faculty. He also is the co-author of two books, including 2012\u2019s Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trinity College Head Men\u2019s Squash Coach Paul Assaiante recently was named to the College Squash Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The College Squash Association (CSA) paid tribute to Assaiante and fellow inductee David Slosburg, an avid squash supporter, during the livestreamed College Squash Awards show on March 25. During his 27 seasons at Trinity, Assaiante guided the Bantams … <\/p>\n

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