4/22
Student Athletes
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.
Brodeur signs with German pro team
The future Penn Hall of Famer will join MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany’s top-level easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga.
Ivy League outlines intercollegiate athletics plans; no competition in fall semester
A decision on the remaining winter and spring sports competition calendar, and on whether fall sport competition would be feasible in the spring, will be determined at a later date.
Jelani Williams is seizing the moment to protest systemic racism
Penn basketball guard Jelani Williams has been going to protests, making his voice heard on campus, and promoting messages of “love and respect.”
Mahama’s mighty throws gain All-American glory
Shining in the weight throw and shot put, the rising junior has been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Akins caps stupendous career with All-American selection
The May Penn grad and track star was recently honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Bryzgalova selected ITA singles All-American
The sophomore on the women’s tennis team finished the season ranked No. 13 in the country.
AJ Brodeur’s substance over style
Without any flashiness, AJ Brodeur leaves his mark as an all-time Penn basketball great.
Lax player Alex Goldner’s 2020 vision
Senior attacker Adam Goldner writes about his time on the men’s lacrosse team, the decision to cancel the season, and why the memories he made as a student athlete at Penn will last forever.
Hard work by Gabby Rosenzweig leads to historic career
The senior attacker on the women’s lacrosse team finished her Penn career as the top points scorer in school history, and second all-time in assists.
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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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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A curious mind and a bit of meditation have helped Sam Brown start strong at Penn
First-year Brown starred at Lower Merion while his father led the 76ers.
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