Greg Johnson | Penn Today

Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.

Articles from Greg Johnson

Gracyn Banks, wearing her blue Penn jersey, holds her field hockey stuff on her shoulder while leaning against a field hockey net.

Defensive maestra Banks earns First-Team All-Ivy acclaim

Fourth-year defender Gracyn Banks of the field hockey team has been named First-Team All-Ivy for the second year in a row.

Top right: Ben Stitz kicks a soccer ball; bottom right: Livia Loozen and a teammate celebrate; right: Trey Flowers walks with the football.

Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards

Ben Stitz of the men’s soccer team, Livia Loozen of the field hockey team, and Trey Flowers of the football team have secured Ivy League Player of the Week recognition.

Coach Ray Priore and players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Cornell in Ithaca, New York.

Defense, special teams, running game, key in Quakers’ win over Cornell

The football team defeated Cornell 28-21 on Saturday in Ithaca, New York. The Quakers blocked two punts and running back Trey Flowers rushed for 124 yards.

Third-year runner Maeve Stiles (left), fourth-year runner Lizzy Bader (top), and first-year runner Lily Murphy (bottom) run during a cross country race outside in the grass.

Cross country trio earns All-Ivy praise

Third-year runner Maeve Stiles has received First-Team All-Ivy recognition. Fourth-year runner Lizzy Bader and first-year runner Lily Murphy picked up Second-Team honors.

At left, Adrian Montemayor prepares to kick a field goal during a game at Franklin Field. At right, Allison Kuzyk battles for the ball with an opposing player.

Kuzyk, Montemayor pick up player of the week honors

Field hockey’s Allison Kuzyk has been named Offensive Player of the Week and sprint football’s Adrian Montemayor has been named Special Teams Player of the Week.

After a home win over Columbia at Ellen Vagelos Field, the field hockey team poses with a banner celebrating Head Coach Collen Fink's 100th win.

Quakers conquer Columbia, Delaware during milestone weekend

The field hockey team defeated Columbia on Friday and Delaware on Sunday to give Colleen Fink her 100th and 101st victories as head coach of the Quakers.

During the Homecoming game versus Yale at Franklin Field, defensive lineman Joey Slackman grabs the Yale quarterback by the ankles and brings him to the ground.

Slackman named Ivy defensive player of the week

The third-year defensive lineman made a number of big plays in Penn’s 20-13 defeat of Yale on Saturday at Franklin Field.

During the Homecoming game against Yale at Franklin Field, two Penn players jump into each other's arms in celebration.

Clock-eating clutch drive vaults Quakers over Yale

Penn scored a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the game, which clinched a 20-13 Homecoming win over Yale on Saturday at Franklin Field.

At left, field hockey team members celebrate in a circle; at right, members of the men's soccer team stand in a circle.

Men’s soccer and field hockey teams earn top 25 rankings

The men’s soccer team ranked 16th in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll and the field hockey team was recently ranked 24th by the NFHCA.

At right, Kendren Smith falls to the ground after causing a turnover. At right, Allison Kuzyk fights for the ball with her stick.

Kuzyk, Smith earn player of the week awards

Field hockey’s Allison Kuzyk has been named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and football’s Kendren Smith has been selected Ivy and FCS Defensive Player of the Week.