University of Denver Athletics

PLL Draft:
Taken 23rd overall by the Whipsnakes in the 2021 PLL Draft.

Honors and Awards:
USILA Third Team All-America (2021)...Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American (2021)…BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (2021)…BIG EAST First Team (2021)…BIG EAST Second Team (2019)...BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (03/23/21, 04/06/21)

2021:
Played and started in 16 of Denver’s 17 games at close defense for the Pioneers, picking up 34 ground balls and forcing 10 turnovers…Season-high five ground balls at Duke on February 5, against Villanova on April 10 and against Georgetown on April 17…Multiple cause turnovers at Air Force on February 13 and against Villanova on April 10.

2020:
Started the final two games of the season after missing the first four due to injury…Picked up three ground balls and forced a turnover in Denver’s 14-11 win at No. 10 Notre Dame.

2019:
Started all 13 games he played in at close defense, missing the Faceoff Classic due to injury…Picked up 23 ground balls and forced nine turnovers…Had multiple caused turnovers three times, including BIG EAST contests against Villanova and Marquette…Picked up 10 ground balls in his first three games, including a season-high four at North Carolina.

2018:
Played and started in all 17 games at close defense for the third-best scoring defense in the country…Picked up 19 ground balls and added six caused turnovers…Picked up three ground balls in wins at North Carolina (3/5) and vs. Ohio State (3/17)…Secured multiple ground balls in five games.

2017:
Played in 14 games in his rookie season…Picked up nine ground balls and forced two caused turnovers…Picked up two ground balls in Denver’s 16-4 National Quarterfinal win over Notre Dame (5/20).

BEFORE DENVER:
2016 Adrenaline All-America selection…2014 and 2015 First-Team All-Oregon, high school state champion, and a 2015 U.S. Lacrosse All-America pick…2013 Oregon state finalist, first team all-league selection and Honorable Mention All-Oregon pick…Played two years of high school soccer and ran for two years on the high school cross country team.

PERSONAL:
Born June 30, 1998 in West Linn, Ore… Son to Gary and Lynn Squires… Has two brothers, Ryan and James… Chose the University of Denver for its beautiful campus, great reputation and great team environment… Enjoys skiing and wakeboarding in his free time… Member of the National Honor Society.