CJ Baldini

Background

• Two-time MVP at Avon Old Farms School, moving up to No. 1 on the ladder his senior season after only losing two matches his junior season playing at No. 2
• Top-10 ranked squash player in every age group in US Squash and is the No. 1 U19 junior in Connecticut
• Member of the 2018 US Junior National Team that competed at the British Junior Open and trained at the US Squash National Camp at Trinity College in 2019
• Earned the US Squash sportsmanship award for the U17 age group, an award given to the best competitor on the court and the most respected sportsman for that age group
• Also played two years of lacrosse at Northwest Catholic before transferring to Old Avon Farms his junior year. Was a starting midfielder both years, earning an all-conference honors as a sophomore

Personal

• Son of Matthew and Laura Baldini
• Has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas
• Mother, Laura, played tennis at Yale
• Father, Matthew, played basketball at Pace
• Brother Michael is a swimmer at Georgetown
• Honor roll student all four years of high school 2017-2021l. Multiple time headmasters list honoree at Avon Old farms school (highest academic honor). National merit semifinalist for scoring 98th percentile on the PSAT 2020/21
• Winner of the Trinity College book award given to an outstanding student in the English field for writing and reading 2020/21.