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Student Athletes
Underclasswomen show up and out in Penn’s win over Columbia
The volleyball team beat the Lions 3-1 on Saturday at the Palestra.
Red & Blue top Big Red
The men’s soccer team beat Cornell 1-0 on Saturday at Penn Park.
Clutch kick nets Jang Player of the Week honors
The third-year punter/kicker, who nailed a 51-yard field goal on Saturday against Dartmouth, has been selected Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week.
Quakers two-up Columbia
The field hockey team beat Columbia 2-0 on Friday in New York, their third straight win over the Lions.
Dominant defensive effort fortifies Penn victory
The sprint football team defeated Cornell 21-9 on Friday. The Quaker defense held the Big Red offense to 120 yards.
Quakers slay NJIT
Boosted by 57 kills, volleyball team beat the Highlanders on Saturday in the Delaware State Tournament.
Quakers on quest for first gridiron title in seven years
The football team kicks off its 147th season on Saturday, Sept. 16, versus Colgate in New York.
Hewes’ heroics hurl Penn past No. 14 Penn State
The men’s soccer team defeated the Nittany Lions 3-0 on Friday in University Park, their first win ever in Happy Valley.
Martz medically retires from men’s basketball team
The fourth-year forward will not play for the Quakers this upcoming season.
Quakers start season 2-0 with two 1-0 victories
The women’s soccer team defeated American on Friday and Delaware on Sunday.
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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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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University of Arizona faces difficult challenge in trimming sports budget
Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education says that cutting sports is one of the most difficult things any college athletic director or president can do because some of the most loyal and dedicated alumni are former student athletes.
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