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Sports
Wrestling with academics
As a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, second-year wrestler Adam Thomson, an international champion, balances athletics with his research on hyperinflation in Brazil.
Men’s squash team wins national championship
The third-ranked Quakers triumphed over top-ranked Trinity on Sunday to win their first Potter Cup in school history.
One-on-one with Jordan Obi
The fourth-year forward discusses her love of basketball, building team chemistry, being a quiet leader, her most memorable game, and her most interesting class.
Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title
The Quakers produced five first-place and six second-place finishes over the weekend at Harvard.
Quakers puff Dragons
In their season opener on Saturday at Franklin Field, the No. 14-ranked women’s lacrosse team defeated Drexel 11-8.
Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year
The veteran coach guided the women’s fencing team to their first conference title in 20 years.
Ogbevire earns Ivy Rookie of the Week honors
The first-year guard scored 16 points off the bench in Penn’s 67-54 loss to No. 25-ranked Princeton on Saturday.
2018 alumnus Justin Watson seeking third Super Bowl ring
Watson is a wide receiver on the Kansas City Chiefs, who will take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
Building muscle with the Penn Barbell Club
Open to beginners, intermediates, and experts, the Club features powerlifting, bodybuilding, and general fitness.
Perkins, Gayle pick up Ivy Rookie of the Week awards
The first-year guards were bright spots in the Red & Blue’s losses to Columbia on Saturday.
In the News
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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How managing nine younger siblings prepared Mataya Gayle to run Penn’s offense
Gayle is the Quakers’ second-leading scorer and has started every game this season.
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Voices of Penn’s basketball past reflect on the Quakers’ present challenges
The 1979 Final Four team was honored on last month at the Palestra as part of Penn’s annual basketball alumni weekend.
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