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Sports
On defensive guard, Touche honored by Philly Soccer Six
Junior Alex Touche has been named Philadelphia Soccer Six Defender of the Week.
Sprint football team puts up 60 on Cornell
In their 100th meeting, the Quakers defeated the Big Red 61-7 in New York.
Quakers apt to resume championship-winning ways
The Penn football team opens its 2019 season on Saturday, Sept. 21, at No. 20 Delaware.
Penn serves up tourney title at Palestra
The women’s volleyball team won the Valley Forge Sports Invitational this past weekend at the Palestra.
Quakers outfox Red Foxes
The men’s soccer team beat the Marist Red Foxes 1-0 on Monday evening at Rhodes Field.
Woodard wills Quakers to weekend win and draw
The Quakers battled Fairfield to a draw on Friday and defeated Mount St. Mary’s on Sunday. Both games were held at Rhodes Field.
Penn takes down Towson
The women’s soccer team defeated the Towson Tigers 2-0 on Monday evening at Rhodes Field.
Quakers set grander heights for new season
The women’s soccer team, the defending co-champions of the Ivy League, open their season on Friday, Aug. 30, against No. 3-ranked Stanford.
Dragon boating, on the world stage
Computer and information science doctoral student Barry Slaff trains six days a week for dragon boating on the Schuylkill River, and is headed to Thailand to compete in the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships.
Douglas helps Team USA make history at Pan American Games
The junior guided Team USA to its first team gold medal in men’s squash.
In the News
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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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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