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Squash (Men's/Women's)
Head Coach Jane Parker Email x7474
Assistant Coach Phil Wilkins Email x7474

Head Coach Jane Parker

Jane Parker, who has coached and played internationally, guided Vassar to a No. 21 ranking and a fifth place showing at the Marsh Team Tournament Summers Division Championship in her first year.

Before coming to Vassar in 2000-01, Parker spent the past five years as the director of squash for the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association. During her tenure, she guided the men's under-19 squad to its highest finish at the 1998 World Championships.

In her native England, Parker coached several boys' and girls' national teams. She enjoyed tremendous success with the under-19 and under-16 teams. The former won the 1998 European championships and the latter took three Home International event titles.

Parker also served as coach and Regional Development Officer with the English Squash Rackets Association. Besides her coaching responsibilities, she introduced mini-squash to attract novices to the sport.

As a player, she finished her career as the No. 16 player in England and No. 34 in the world while becoming the Kent County champion.

She also coaches the women's squash team.

Assistant Coach Phil Wilkins

Wilkins is a 2005 graduate of the University of Manchester in England with a BA in Sports Studies. He is a qualified Level 3-Advanced Squash coach and a County Level Referee. Wilkins' playing background includes Junior International team representation for Wales and both University and High School team representation in National competition. Wilkins has competed in overseas tournaments in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and the United States.