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.
President Liz Magill poses with Penn student-athletes.
(Image: Hunter Martin)
New Penn President Liz Magill and Alanna Shanahan, the T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W’69 Director of Athletics and Recreation, welcomed new and returning student-athletes to campus on Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Student-Athlete Kick-Off Picnic on Shoemaker Green.
The jamboree, an annual fete, offers student-athletes the chance to meet and greet classmates competing in other sports, and also converse with University staff, coaches, and administrators.
Cross country’s season begins on Sept. 9 at the Spike Shoe Invitational at Penn State. Women’s golf tees off on Sept. 10 at the Yale Fall Intercollegiate. Sprint football kicks off on Sept. 16 against Alderson Broaddus at Franklin Field, and football follows suit on Sept. 17 against Colgate at Franklin Field.
President Liz Magill greets Jordan Dingle of the men’s basketball team.
(Image: Hunter Martin)
From left, Ray Priore, the head coach of the football team, Athletic Director Alanna Shanahan, President Liz Magill, and Senior Associate AD Rudy Fuller.
(Image: Hunter Martin)
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