Franklin & Marshall College named John White Director of
Squash and Head Men's and Women's Squash Coach on September 5,
2007. Formerly the top-ranked player in the world, White remains a
top-ten player in the Dunlop / Professional Squash Association
(PSA) World Rankings.
A native of Queensland, Australia and a Scottish national, White
has 12 PSA tour titles to his credit since becoming a full-time
professional in 1991. He broke into the top 20 in the world
rankings in 1998, and climbed his way to the top of the tour,
reaching number one in the world in March of 2004.
White has remained one of squash's most consistent players over
the past decade. He has been ranked in the world's top ten for 72
months of his professional career, including a 46 month string from
March of 2001 through December of 2004. He has been ranked in top
20 in each of the past 99 months, and 106 of the past 107
months.
He picked up his first professional tournament win on the Italian
Circuit in May of 1997, and has claimed victories in several
high-profile events including the 2003 PSA Masters in Qatar, where
he defeated sixth-ranked, Thierry Lincou, 3-0. He followed that
victory with a win in the Prince English Open in August 2003,
knocking off Canada's Jonathan Power 3-1 in the championship final.
In December 1998, White won the Scottish National Championship and
went on to represent his country in the 1999 European
Championships, the World Cup, and World Team Championships. He was
the runner-up in the British and World Open in 2002, and returned
to the British Open finals earlier this year.
White moved to the United States in 2005. He has since reached the
finals of seven PSA Tour events, winning four tournaments in 2006:
The Dayton Open, The Virginia Pro Championship, The Motor City Open
and Baltimore City Open.
In addition to his myriad accomplishments, White is regarded as
squash's hardest hitter. That was confirmed when one of White's
shots was clocked at 172 miles per hour, which remains a world
record.
For head coach Ron Epps, squash is a family affair. Epps served
as a long-time assistant to former head coach and current Director
of Athletics and recreation, Patty Epps, before being appointed
head coach in the fall of 2001. This past summer, he moved into the
role of associate coach.
