College Squash Association Recognizes Navy’s Orr and Kang with Scholar-Athlete Award
Navy's Alexander Orr (Sr / Haverford, Pa.) and Matthew Kang (Jr / Malvern, Pa.) are recipients of the 2025-26 College Squash Association Scholar-Athlete Award it was recently announced by the CSA. The award recognizes a distinguished group of juniors and seniors who have demonstrated excellence both on and off the court.
Navy's
Alexander Orr (Sr / Haverford, Pa.) and
Matthew Kang (Jr / Malvern, Pa.) are recipients of the 2025-26 College Squash Association Scholar-Athlete Award it was recently announced by the CSA. The award recognizes a distinguished group of juniors and seniors who have demonstrated excellence both on and off the court.
The Scholar-Athlete Award is granted to student-athletes who have competed in the majority of their team's matches in a top-10 ladder position, while achieving high academic standing at their respective institution. This recognition reflects the CSA's deep commitment to the core values of college squash: competitive excellence, academic integrity and personal growth. Scholar-athletes represent what is possible when passion for sport is matched by dedication in the classroom. These student-athletes model the discipline, focus and determination that define the best of college athletics.
A four-time MASC All-Academic Team selection and two-time CSA Scholar-Athlete honoree, has been a standout in the classroom since his arrival in the fall of 2022. Orr boasts a 3.81 grade-point average as a member of the honors program in naval architecture and marine engineering. He is ranked among the top 15 percent in his class of 1,088 students in Academic Order of Merit and the top 20 percent in Overall Order of Merit. He's been named to both the Commandant's and Dean's List multiple times. Upon graduation later this month, Orr will be commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy and will serve among the nuclear submarine community.
Kang is a data science major who has put together a 3.97 GPA over five semesters at the Academy. He currently ranks among the top 4 percent in his class of 1,090 students in both Academic and Overall Order of Merit and is also among the top 6 percent in Military Order of Merit. Kang has been honor multiple times as a member of the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists. He has been named to the MASC All-Academic Team three times and is a first-time CSA Scholar-Athlete selection.