4/22
Sports
Athletes brave rain, power through 127th running of Penn Relays
The showcase, the oldest and largest track competition in the United States, was held Thursday through Saturday at Franklin Field.
Mark Anderson named Ivy League Coach of the Year
The longtime coach guided the women’s golf team to their first conference championship since 2010.
Superb play scores women’s golf team Ivy title
The Red & Blue are the conference champs for the first time since 2010.
Triple play: Three Quakers secure Ivy weekly awards
Bella Fiorentino of the softball team and Wyatt Henseler and Ryan Dromboski of the baseball team have been recognized for their dominance on the diamond.
Seniors come up big in Senior Day win over Cornell
The 17th-ranked women’s lacrosse team beat the Big Red 15-12 on Saturday at Franklin Field. Fourth-year players accounted for more than half of Penn’s goals.
Big 5 adds Drexel, unveils new triple-header series
The Big 5 has officially welcomed Drexel and revealed details of the new Big 5 Classic at the New Wells Fargo Center.
Penn twosome collects weekly conference acclaim
Ryan Dromboski of the baseball team has been named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week and Izzy Rohr of the women’s lacrosse team has been selected conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Penn Athletics launches formalized internship program
In the first year of the formalized program in 2022-23, Penn Athletics has doubled its internship pool from 25 to 50.
Quaker quartet picks up Big 5 awards
Jordan Dingle, Nick Spinoso, Kayla Padilla, and Jordan Obi have each been recognized for the exceptional play this past season.
In battle of Top 20 teams, Penn knocks off Yale
The 19th-ranked men’s lacrosse team defeated 20th-ranked Yale 17-16 on Saturday at Franklin Field.
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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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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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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