Reeham Sedky to be recognized as 2016 USOC Athlete of the Year

Reeham Sedky (from Seattle and now studying at the University of Pennylvania) and Heights Casino’s Laurent Elriani will be recognized as the 2016 United States Olympic Committee athlete and coach of the year during the U.S. Open presented by Macquarie Investment Management.

Since 1991, the USOC Athlete of the Year has been US Squash’s highest award for achievement in international competition.

Last year Sedky played in her first Women’s World Team Championships and made as fine a debut as any Team USA athlete ever has. She won her first match against Wales, she took Sarah-Jane Perry to five games in a very exciting match against England and then in the last match against Malaysia she clinched a 5th place finish by topping Delia Arnold 11-8 in the fifth.

Sedky will be honored on court Thursday, October 12, following the 6pm match.

Article courtesy of US Squash. See the full article here: https://www.ussquash.com/sedky-and-elriani-named-usoc-athlete-and-coach-of-the-year/