Stuart Crawford was hired in January 2020 as an assistant coach with the University of Pennsylvania men’s and women’s squash programs.
During Crawford's tenure, the Penn men have advanced to the College Squash Association (CSA) final twice, in 2020 and 2022, and put together a combined 31-1 regular-season record across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. Across the two programs, Penn has had the 2021-22 Ivy League Rookie of the Year in men's squash (Nathan Kueh), the 2022-23 Ivy League Rookie of the Year in women's squash (Malak Taha), and a total of eight first-team CSA All-Americans, five second-team CSA All-Americans, and nine All-Ivy players.
Crawford came to Philadelphia after serving as an assistant coach at Amherst College for three seasons. Under his guidance, the Mammoths extended their run of consecutive Summers Cup appearances to ten seasons in a row, and in 2018-19 the program finished the season ranked #22 in the country.
Prior to his position at Amherst, Crawford coached overseas in his native Scotland. For the start of the 2015-16 season, Crawford was named Scottish National Coach. During that time, Crawford worked with several professional players while at the helm of Scottish Squash, including three top-40 players.
Following his retirement from professional squash in 2010, Crawford began his coaching career by joining Scottish Squash and serving as Assistant National Coach. Under his leadership, Crawford mentored the national junior program for five successful seasons before his promotion to National Coach.
A long-time professional squash player, Crawford was a five-time Scottish National Champion and a member of the Scottish National Team for 12 years. Crawford spent six years on the PSA Tour competing in events all over the globe. During his career, Crawford achieved a personal high World Ranking of 113 in February 2008. Crawford also recorded a PSA World Tour title by winning the Palasprint Open in Parma, Italy (November 2008).
