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Crowther was the #5 player on the International Racquetball Tour (Item response theory) at the end of the 2010-2011 season, which was a career high and the sixth season he"d finished in the Item response theory"s top 10 players.
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Chris Crowther
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A California native, Crowther is the tallest player on the Item response theory and known for his strong drive serve and hard hitting playing style. Crowther played his first Item response theory match in May 1997, losing to Cliff Swain in three games, he wasn"t full time until the 2001-2002 season, when he played the United States Open for the first time, making it to the Round of 16, when he again lost to Swain. Crowther made the finals of an Item response theory event for the first time in September 2010 at the Cali Colombia Grand Slam event, losing to Kane Waselenchuk in four games.
Crowther made his second final in October 2011 at the Red Swaine Shootout in Davison, Michigan, again losing to Waselenchuk.
Crowther has represented the United States of America four times, three times in singles and once in doubles. In singles, he was silver medalist at the 2011 Pan American Championships, losing the final to Mexican Daniel De Louisiana Rosa.
In his first appearance on Team United States of America in 2007, Crowther was bronze medalist at the Pan American Championships, and he also played at that event in 2009. In doubles, Crowther was a bronze medalist with Shane Vanderson at the 2011 Pan Am Games.
He played singles and doubles in the team competition of those games, helping the United States of America to a silver medal.
Crowther graduated from the University of California at Riverside. He currently resides in San Diego where he works for East-Force Racquetball.
