4/22
Sports
Legends of the fall
Legends of the fall
In their fall finale, the women’s golf team triumphed in the Lady Blue Hen Invitational over the weekend by putting up record-breaking numbers.
Penn Athletics launches the Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence
Penn Athletics launches the Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence
The centerpiece of the new Campaign is a planned indoor track & field facility, named for Jane and David Ott, Wharton alumni and former track athletes.
Digging deep with Parker Jones
Digging deep with Parker Jones
The junior on the volleyball team chats about her responsibilities as an outside hitter, her interest in Penn, the joy of beach volleyball, and coaching the freshman team while she was in high school.
Maddy the magnificent
Maddy the magnificent
Sophomore forward Maddy Fagan of the field hockey team has been named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week.
Brooks breaks Sacred Heart
Brooks breaks Sacred Heart
Penn defeated Sacred Heart 38-24 on Saturday at Franklin Field. Senior running back Karekin Brooks rushed for 178 yards and scored four touchdowns.
McKever’s big day earns CSFL honors
McKever’s big day earns CSFL honors
The sophomore running back has been named CSFL Offensive Player of the Week.
Woodard named Ivy Player of the Week
Woodard named Ivy Player of the Week
The junior midfielder came up clutch in Penn’s 4-2 win over Cornell on Saturday.
Quakers corral Cornell
Quakers corral Cornell
The women’s soccer team triumphed over Cornell 4-2 on Saturday at Rhodes Field.
The Quaker’s new groove
The Quaker’s new groove
At Friday night’s football game celebrating 125 years of Franklin Field, Penn Athletics unveiled a new Quaker mascot.
Field hockey team collects first wins of season
Field hockey team collects first wins of season
Penn defeated Cornell on Saturday at Ellen Vagelos Field and Temple on Sunday in North Philly.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
These Penn Relays will have more prestige in the track world, and more prize money for stars
This year’s Penn Relays again will have a set of races with big international stars on Saturday, and though exact numbers weren’t provided, the increase in prize money more than doubles what it was before.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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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Philadelphia Inquirer
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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Marketplace (NPR)
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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Philadelphia Inquirer
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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