4/22
Sports
Quakers come back against Cornell, clinch season-ending win
The women’s soccer team defeated Cornell 2-1 on Saturday at Penn Park.
Milestone Penn versus Brown matchup marks 50 years
The 1973 Penn vs. Brown football game at Franklin Field was the first in Ivy League history to feature two African American starting quarterbacks.
Velaga captures ITA Northeast Super Regional singles crown
The first-year on the women’s tennis team defeated her older sister in the final on Sunday in West Point, New York.
Richardson’s 17-catch day earns Player of the Week honors
The second-year wide receiver recorded 17 catches on Saturday in Penn’s victory over Yale. First-year running back Malachi Hosley also picked up Rookie of the Week recognition.
Quakers handle Harvard at Penn Park
The men’s soccer team beat Harvard 2-1 on Sunday, their first win over the Crimson since 2019.
Underclasswomen show up and out in Penn’s win over Columbia
The volleyball team beat the Lions 3-1 on Saturday at the Palestra.
Red & Blue top Big Red
The men’s soccer team beat Cornell 1-0 on Saturday at Penn Park.
Clutch kick nets Jang Player of the Week honors
The third-year punter/kicker, who nailed a 51-yard field goal on Saturday against Dartmouth, has been selected Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week.
Quakers two-up Columbia
The field hockey team beat Columbia 2-0 on Friday in New York, their third straight win over the Lions.
Dominant defensive effort fortifies Penn victory
The sprint football team defeated Cornell 21-9 on Friday. The Quaker defense held the Big Red offense to 120 yards.
In the News
After a back injury, this Penn senior’s record-breaking track success is ‘a long time coming’
Penn fourth-year Isabella Whittaker has set multiple program and Ivy League records this season and has Olympic hopes.
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For Penn’s wrestling team, an ‘innovative’ succession plan from one program legend to another
Matt Valenti will take over the Penn wrestling program in 2025-26, when longtime coach Roger Reina will move into an emeritus role for one season before retiring from coaching.
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The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.
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With one jump, Scott Toney set a Penn pole vault record, and topped his late brother’s mark in a fitting tribute
Scott Toney, a Wharton School fourth-year and pole vaulter from Mountainview, California, recently broke the Penn program record in a tribute to Marc Toney, his late brother and fellow pole vaulter.
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Meet the Masterman junior who just represented Brazil in the Youth Olympics
Masterman junior and Youth Olympics speedskater Lucas Koo, the son of Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine, hopes to attend the Wharton School after graduation.
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