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Student Athletes
Bryzgalova, Curnic earn ITA preseason rankings
The junior and senior are coming off excellent 2019-20 seasons in singles and doubles. They ended last season ranked 39th in doubles nationally.
Senior Alex Touche signs professional contract with New Mexico United
The 2019 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and Philadelphia Soccer Six Player of the Year will play in the United Soccer League.
Are college sports sustainable after the pandemic?
Penn GSE’s Karen Weaver discusses discusses how COVID-19 might reshape the college sports landscape, and how to help college leaders prepare to oversee athletics departments.
2020 alumna Nia Akins receives NCAA’s Today’s Top 10 Award
The Award recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.
Jewel Clark: Where are they now?
The former women’s basketball standout chats about her Hall of Fame career, twice playing in the NCAA Tournament, her flair for getting to the free throw line, and why she’s still putting in work on the hardwood.
AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic
The director of athletics and recreation discusses COVID-19’s impact on college sports, her work with the NCAA, changing eligibility and compensation guidelines, and why the college basketball season may end with May Madness instead of March Madness.
Alum Brandon Copeland named to Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30 Class of 2021’ in Sports
The New England Patriots linebacker has been recognized for his contributions on and off the field.
Alek Torgersen: Where are they now?
The 2017 alumnus discusses his record-setting career as a quarterback for the Quakers, his time in the NFL, and what he’s up to today.
Sprint football team sells face masks to provide meals for frontline workers
As a community-service project, the team sold face masks and coverings to purchase 500 meals for essential workers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ivy League cancels winter sports season
In addition, fall sports will not be played during the spring semester, and spring sports are postponed through at least the end of February 2021.
In the News
NCAA grants blanket waiver to transfer athletes, most of whom can play right away
Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun spoke about the NCAA’s Division I Council’s lenience amid the pandemic. “The Council continued its trend of voting in favor of maximum flexibility for student-athletes during the pandemic,” she said. “Allowing transfer student-athletes to compete immediately will provide additional opportunities to student-athletes during this continued difficult time and perhaps allow games to be played that otherwise might not have been.”
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These Penn basketball players have stories worth telling, even as their season is called off
When the Ivy League canceled their season Thursday night, changing their year and the trajectory of their basketball careers, Kayla Padilla and Mark Jackson knew it was what was best for the team, as team players. Even off the court, they remain worth talking about.
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These Penn basketball players have stories worth telling, even as their season is called off
Student athletes Mark Jackson, a Wharton senior, and Kayla Padilla, a Wharton sophomore, were profiled for their basketball careers at Penn.
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College athletes have Tuesday off to vote. College football coaches are not happy
Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun spoke about the NCAA’s decision to make Election Day an official day off. “We know it represented the voice of student-athletes across the country who continue to express a desire to increase their civic engagement at local, state, and federal levels,” she said.
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Taking worries about sports to heart
Rajat Deo of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about cardiology health issues in student athletes. “Forget about COVID,” he said. “If you have an elite college athlete or even if you have a high school athlete on the JV swimming team with some degree of cardiac involvement, are you going to let that person compete?”
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NCAA council recommends eligibility relief for athletes who lose seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic
M. Grace Calhoun, Athletics director and NCAA Division I council chair, said the NCCA is working to create flexibility for student athletes whose seasons were negatively affected by the pandemic. “Every day things are changing in college sport, and we want to be as responsive as possible,” she said.
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