Olivia Fiechter Named A Finalist For Prestigious Richey Award

Senior co-captain Olivia Fiechter, who is in the middle of the best season of her already-historic career, can add another level of recognition to her Princeton résumé, as we was just named a finalist for the prestigious Richey Award by the College Squash Association (CSA). The Richey Award is given to the women's college squash player who best exemplifies the ideals of squash in her love of and devotion to the game, her strong sense of fairness, and her excellence of play and leadership.

The winner of the award is determined by a vote of both coaches and players—each varsity team may cast one coach vote and one team vote. The Richey awardee will be announced on the Sunday of the women's team nationals, February 18, 2018.

Fiechter joins Laila Samy (Wesleyan) and Raneem Sharaf (Trinity) as the 2018 finalists.

Fiechter, who dealt with significant injuries over the last two seasons, enters the upcoming Howe Cup weekend with a 13-1 record, including a 6-1 mark in the Ivy League. Among her biggest victories on the season was a 3-1 win over Sharaf in Princeton's 5-4 comeback win over Trinity, which helped the Tigers reach the #1 ranking for the first time since the 2013 season. Princeton would eventually relinquish that spot to Harvard, though Fiechter shined again that day with a five-game thriller over Sabrina Sobhy.

First introduced in 1984, Princeton has had x recipients of the Richey Award: Demer Holleran (1989), Hope MacKay (1992), Julia Beaver (2001), and Katie Giovinazzo (2012).

Check back tomorrow for a full preview of the 2018 Howe Cup.

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