Dylan Cunningham enters his second season as a full-time assistant coach with the Quakers in 2019-20 and third overall.
The 2018-19 season proved to be one of the most successful in program history, Under Lane's watch, the program earned the No. 1 ranking in the CSA for the first time in program history. The Quakers defeated Princeton and Yale in the same season and started 4-0 in Ivy League play for the first since 1973-74. Lane also led the Quakers to a win at Yale for the first time since his senior season.
Penn went on to win 14 matches - the most in program history in a single season - and would go on to place third in the Potter Cup, its best finish in the national tournament in program history.
Cunningham came to Penn from Franklin & Marshall where he graduated in three years Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Government and played squash from 2012-2015. A team built on a platform of lateral leadership, Cunningham helped the Diplomats to their best three season stretch in the program's history. He contributed to the team's top-4 finish in the nation in 2014 and two top-8 results in 2013 and 2015.
In 2015 he was awarded the Ron Epps Men's Squash Award which recognizes the team's most improved player.
On top of his collegiate success, Cunningham has worked his way to a #93 world ranking on the professional squash level and has been a three-time quarterfinalist at the U.S. National Championships.
Upon receiving the promotion Cunningham said, "As a volunteer coach this past year I got to see how Jack and Gilly have created an exceptional culture that mentors, educates and motivates hard working student-athletes. Moving into a full-time assistant position, I'm excited to be a part of this culture each day. I hope to learn from Gilly, Jack and the team and to play my part by greatly contributing to Penn's Squash pursuit of excellence."
Prior to being a volunteer assistant last season at Penn, the Ohio native coached and mentored elite level juniors to compete for national titles at the Germantown Cricket Club. He started his coaching career at the Cleveland Racquet Club running private lessons and clinics.
