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W I L L I A M B R O A D B E N T ’02
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‘Desire, Determination & Discipline’
IT WAS REMINISCENT OF DAVID
the No. 5 position on the ladder. The
AND GOLIATH.
match, however, didn’t prove to be much
ultimately played
of a biblical battle.
seven years on the
William Broadbent ’02 stood on the
Broadbent
squash court in the New England tour-
Broadbent made quick work of his
nament finals. He was in sixth grade at
more muscular adversary and emerged
unanimously as
Brunswick in 1996 — and weighed a
victorious, just as he had in every match
captain for the
whopping 85 pounds (soaking wet and
during his first season on the varsity.
entirety of his
with racket in hand). His opponent on that afternoon was a
He captured the first individual champi-
varsity and served
“ THROUGH ATHLETICS, I DEVELOPED AN INTENSITY AND COMPETITIVE SPIRIT THAT HAS PROVEN INVALUABLE IN TACKLING ALL OF LIFE’S OBSTACLES.”
Upper School
onship in Brunswick squash history — to
career, earning two more New England
behemoth of an athlete (6’4”, 220 lb.) from
go along with the program’s first overall
championships at the No. 1 position for
Phillips Exeter Academy, who would go
team title.
head coach Jim Stephens’ squad.
on to play Division I collegiate lacrosse at Syracuse University.
Since then, the Bruins have won 68
“William put our program on the
individual titles, 16 regional titles, and
map,” Stephens said. “He’s the best player
The two shook hands, one towering
three national championships on their way
we’ve ever had and set the standard for all
above the other, and readied for play —
to becoming one of the most distinguished
the great players who have followed him.”
the winner to be crowned champion at
squash programs in the country.
08 | TIMES
OF BRUNSWICK • FALL 2018