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Sports
Quakers claw back versus Colgate
The football team defeated Colgate 25-14 in their season opener on Saturday at Franklin Field. The Quakers trailed at halftime before scoring 22 unanswered points.
Penn dominates Colgate
Behind a hat trick by sophomore forward Stas Korzeniowski, the men’s soccer team defeated Colgate 4-1 on Sunday in New York.
President Magill’s Phillies debut
Penn’s ninth president threw a ceremonial first pitch at Saturday’s baseball game.
Van Roten, Watson open NFL season with Bills, Chiefs
Two Penn alums will be playing for NFL teams this season: Greg Van Roten of the Buffalo Bills and Justin Watson of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jamboree on Shoemaker Green welcomes Penn student-athletes
The Student-Athlete Kick-Off Picnic was held on Sept. 1 on Shoemaker Green outside of the Palestra and Franklin Field.
Catching up with Justin Watson
The 2018 alumnus, currently in training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs, discusses learning a new offense, playing with Patrick Mahomes, similarities between Mahomes and Tom Brady, and why he is excited for the Penn football season.
NFHCA to bestow Anne Sage with its Lifetime Achievement Award
Sage, who passed away in 2019, was the first coach of the field hockey team and women’s lacrosse team and a pioneer of women’s athletics at Penn.
Clay White named new men’s golf coach
White spent the past 18 years as the head coach at Seton Hall and led the Pirates to the 2022 Big East Championship.
Erz promoted to head athletic trainer
Anthony Erz began his career at Penn in 2015 as an assistant athletic trainer and previously worked as head athletic trainer for the football and men’s lacrosse teams.
Inside the Quaker’s head
Sophia Zehler recently earned her master’s degree from the Fels Institute of Government. The first-generation Cuban American also spent the year as Penn’s mascot, her third mascotting position in five years.
In the News
She graduated from Penn in 2023. Now, she’s the Quakers’ director of football operations
Jordyn Hall is Penn’s director of football operations, a role she’s had since last spring when she was a fourth-year student.
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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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