PRINCETON, N.J. – Cornell’s Veer Chotrani and Penn’s Salman Khalil earned Ivy League men’s squash postseason awards following a vote of the league’s head coaches.
 
Chotrani was voted Player of the Year while Khalil was named the Rookie of the Year. Princeton head coach Sean Wilkinson earned Ivy League Coach of the Year honors. All were unanimous selections.
 
Chotrani boasted a perfect record of 6-0 in league play for the Big Red at the No. 1 position.
 
In his freshman campaign, Khalil posted a mark of 4-2 at No. 1, helping lead the Quakers to a share of the Ivy League title.
 
Wilkinson led the Tigers to a 5-1 record and a share of the Ivy League title, the program’s first since 2013.
 
Five teams were represented on the All-Ivy team. Penn and Princeton led the way with three honorees each. Omar Hafez, Khalil and Nick Spizzirri were the Quakers All-Ivy performers. Karim Elbabary, Hollis Robertson and Thomas Rosini were the Tigers representatives.
 
Harvard had the next most honorees with two: Omar Azzam and David Costales.
 
Cornell (Veer Chotrani) and Yale (Yee Xian Siow) each had representatives on the team.

Additionally, one Ivy League men's squash student-athlete from each institution was recognized for their commitment in the classroom and on the court as members of the 2023-24 Ivy League Men's Squash Academic All-Ivy team. Columbia's Zach Nam, Cornell’s Aaron Liang, Dartmouth’s Mac Aube, Harvard’s Tate Harms, Penn's Nicholas Spizzirri, Princeton’s Alastair Cho and Yale’s Siow Yee Xian were each named to the team.
 
Men’s Squash All-Ivy Team
*Veer Chotrani, Cornell
Omar Azzam, Harvard
*David Costales, Harvard
*Omar Hafez, Penn
Salman Khalil, Penn
*Nick Spizzirri, Penn
Karim Elbarbary, Princeton
*Hollis Robertson, Princeton
Thomas Rosini, Princeton
*Yee Xian Siow, Yale
 
Player of the Year
*Veer Chotrani, Cornell 
 
Rookie of the Year
*Salman Khalil, Penn
 
Coach of the Year
*Sean Wilkinson, Princeton
  
* Unanimous Selection