PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's head men's squash coach, Gilly Lane, has announced the addition of three men who will join the program as members of the class of 2024. Abdelrahman Dweek, Dana Santry and Nicholas Spizzirri will begin play as freshman in the fall of 2020.
 
"We are so excited to welcome this class to the Penn Squash family," said Lane. "Each student-athlete has excelled on the court and in the classroom and will be incredible additions to an already deep lineup. We look for all three of these young men to embrace the Penn student-athlete experience and make their presence known next year."
 
Abdelrahman Dweek
Height: 5'10"
Sir Winston Churchill/Calgary, Alberta
High School: Ranked #1 overall in Canada in Under-19 rankings … Won the 2018 and 2016 Canadian National Championship … Three-time Canadian Junior Open champion … Finished second in the 2019 Canadian Junior Closed Championships, falling in the final to future Penn teammate James Flynn … Finished fourth at the 2018 Under-17 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships and third at the 2017 Under-17 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships … Totaled three championships in 2019 on the Alberta Juniors Circuit, winning the Alberta Junior Closed Provincial Championship, Grant Mortgage Solutions World Health Junior Gold and the Alberta Jesters Junior Open … Co-captain of the junior boys' soccer team at Sir Winston Churchill … Named to the honor roll in 2018 and 2019.
Personal: Son of Ghada Abuzeid and Tamer Dweek … Will enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Dana Santry
Height: 6'4"
Brunswick School/Greenwich, Conn.
High School: Four-year letter winner and captain in 2020 … Helped lead Brunswick to back-to-back national championships in 2018 and 2019 … Helped lead Brunswick to New England championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Earned All-New England Honors in 2018 and 2019, while named Honorable Mention All-New England in 2017 … Finished third at the 2020 Under-19 Connecticut Junior Championships … Finished third at the 2019 Midwest and West Coast Junior Championships … Former #1 ranked played in Under-11, Under-13 and Under 15 rankings … Reached a high of #3 in the country in Under-19.
Personal: Son of Mimi and Peter Santry … Father played lacrosse and ice hockey at Williams College … Brother, Connor, plays lacrosse at Trinity College … High school teammates with fellow Class of 2024 recruit Nicholas Spizzirri … Will enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Nicholas Spizzirri
Height: 6'3"
Brunswick School/Greenwich, Conn.
High School: Four-year letter winner and captain in 2020 … Helped lead Brunswick to back-to-back national championships in 2018 and 2019 … Helped lead Brunswick to New England championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Reached a high of #2 in the country in Under-19 rankings … Won the 2019 Under-19 Connecticut Junior Championship … Finished second in the 2019 Under-19 West Coast Junior Championship and third in the Under-19 Midwest Junior Championship …  Finished fourth in the 2019 Under-19 U.S. Junior Open Championship and fifth in the 2019 Under-19 U.S. Junior Squash Championship … A 2018 and 2019 High School Squash All-American and 2019 High School Squash All-New England … Finished 11th at the World Junior Squash Championships in 2019 and 14th at the British Squash Junior Open in 2020 … Earned academic high honors in 2019, honors in 2018, and made the Headmasters List in 2017.
Personal: Son of Amory Armstrong and Peter Spizzirri … Brother, Eliot, plays tennis at the University of Texas … High school teammates with fellow Class of 2024 recruit Dana Santry … Will enroll in the Wharton School of Business.