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2025-26 Men's Squash Roster

Christian Capella

  • Class First-Year
  • Hometown Tuxedo Park, N.Y.
  • High School Deerfield Academy

Biography

Before Harvard

  • Qualified for the JP Morgan Tournament of Champions in 2025 at the age of 17
  • US Junior Open Champion 
  • Three-time United States National Champion
  • No. 1 US Squash across four divisions (U11-U19)
  • Achieved a No. 1 US Squash ranking in U19 at the age of 17 beginning 10/24
  • Recorded eight wins on the Junior Championship Tour (JCT) 
  • Became the first American male to receive a medal at the British Junior Open Championship, capturing the bronze in 2018 and 2025. 
  • Competed with Team USA at the British Junior Open five times. 
  • World Junior Squash Championship 2025 – USA Team silver medalist; World Junior Individuals – No. 6
  • Egyptian Open – First American to receive a medal
  • Selected for Team USA Pan American Jr. Championships
  • No. 1 Player on Deerfield Squash team all four years of high school.
  • Named captain of the Deerfield Squash team in his junior and senior years
  • Winner of Mike Silipo Cup 2025 for leadership and sportsmanship 
  • Winner of Deerfield Bayne Bowl Senior Award 2024 (received as junior) – exemplifies championship qualities of natural talent, sportsmanship, and leadership
  • US Squash All-American Awards
  • All NEPSAC Honors
  • US Squash Scholar-Athlete Awards
  • Additional: Awarded Academic High Honors, First trumpet in Honors Jazz and Concert band (performed at Carnegie Hall), varsity tennis and cycling