Digital Drive: Team USA Earns Historic Pan American Junior Championships Medal Haul

Team USA Earns Historic Pan American Junior Championships Medal Haul

Team USA recorded the best performance in program history at the 2025 Pan American Junior Championships, earning three main draw gold medals for the first time in both team competitions and women’s doubles to top the overall medal table with ten, June 29-July 5, in Santiago, Chile.

The 2025 Pan American Junior Championships marked a decade since the U.S. first sent a competitive delegation in recent history, and established a new competitive benchmark.

“Despite all the challenges and adversity, Team USA players competed with passion, heart and showed class throughout the whole trip,” said Karim Ibrahim, US Squash Director of Junior National Teams. “A special thanks to the U.S. embassy in Santiago and Ambassador Rick Yeneoka for hosting us and for supporting the team on a daily basis. Thank you to the Pan American Squash Federation and the Chilean Squash Federation for the wonderful hospitality.”

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Members of the National Squash League Philadelphia Lightning team celebrate their league title.