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Pat Cosquer

Pat Cosquer '97

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    Head Coach

Pat Cosquer '97 spent 11 years as the head coach of Bates men's and women's squash teams. In his time in Lewiston, Maine, he guided the Bates squash teams to a combined record of 309-200. Cosquer mentored eight All-Americans, a two-time College Squash Association Individual Champion, five NESCAC Players of the Year, three NESCAC Rookies of the Year, and 51 All-NESCAC performers. He was named the NESCAC's men's coach of the year twice (2010 and 2016) and the women's coach of the year once (2010). At the CSA Team National Championships, Cosquer guided the Bates men's team to a championship in the Summers Cup (C Division) in 2016 and the women's team to championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019 in the Walker Cup (C Division).
 
Prior to his time at Bates, Cosquer served as the Director of Squash Programs and Community Service at StreetSquash. StreetSquash is an after-school enrichment program in Harlem, N.Y., which combines academic tutoring, community service and mentoring and college preparation with squash instruction.  Over his four years with StreetSquash, Cosquer coached the four-time Girls Under 17/19 National Urban Team Champions, the three-time Boys Under 17/19 National Urban Individual Champion, the 2008 Boys Under 17/19 National Urban Team Champion and several nationally ranked juniors while helping to increase his teams' academic average by 10 points. He also served as an assistant squash professional at The Chatham Club and was a clinic director at Montclair YMCA.
 
In addition, Cosquer has spent time at Portsmouth Abbey School as an assistant coach and with Newport Squash Club as an assistant professional. During the 1998-99 season, he served as the head coach for Northwestern University. Cosquer guided the Wildcats to the Chaffee Trophy (E Division) Championship.
 
Cosquer graduated from Bates in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He was a four-year member of the squash team. Cosquer amassed a 60-22 individual record and was team captain and team MVP as a senior. He was also a member of the baseball team.