PHILADELPHIA - The College Squash Association (CSA) has announced its 2019 Hall of Fame class and this year's group includes includes the University of Pennsylvania's Palmer Page '72. Page is one of five players being inducted and will be joined by Harvard's Daniel Ezra and Jordanna Fraiberg, Trinity's Amina Helal, and Yale's Michelle Quibell. Coaches Wendy Bartlett from Trinity and David Talbott from Yale will also join them.

Page will be honored prior to the semifinal matches at the CSA Men's National Team Championships on Saturday, February 16. He joins Ned Edwards as the only two players from the Penn men's program in the CSA Hall of Fame. 

A "force of nature" according to Penn's Director of Squash, Jack Wyant, Page won the Pool Trophy in 1971 as a junior, becoming just the third individual national champion in program history. He was a key member of the Penn team that won the Six-Man Team Trophy that same year, halting Harvard's streak of five consecutive titles. A three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, Page captained the Penn squash team during his senior year and amassed a 15-3 record over his final two seasons, including an undefeated record in Ivy League play.

Page's impact on the game of squash has extended beyond his performance in college. Notably, he has served on the US Squash Board several times and later became US Squash's first Chief Executive Officer in 2003. Page continues to be a steward for the college game, especially at his alma mater. In taking a leadership role in Penn's Squash Board, he helped plan the 125th anniversary celebration for Penn Squash, a gathering which energized the effort to raise funding for and renovate Penn's squash facility, scheduled to open in 2019.

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