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

At the NCAA Championships, sophomore CJ Composto wrestles with an opponent while standing, with his arms wrapped around his opponent's waist.

Composto attains EIWA Freshman of the Year acclaim

The 141-pounder went undefeated during the regular season against Ivy League and EIWA opponents, and earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships.

In the pitcher's circle, Bella Fiorentino prepares to throw the ball, while wearing her white Penn jersey.

Bella pitches beauty, blanks Brown

Junior Bella Fiorentino pitched a two-hit shutout in the softball team’s 3-0 defeat of Brown on Sunday in Rhode Island.

At the Penn Squash Center, Andrew Douglas (top), Nathan Kueh (bottom) and Aly Abou Eleinen (right) swing their racquets during a match.

Tenacious men’s squash triumvirate awarded All-American honors

Seniors Andrew Douglas and Aly Abou Eleinen are First-Team selections and freshman Nathan Kueh is a Second-Team honoree.

Top: Sophomore goalkeeper Krissy Kowalski of the women’s lacrosse team; bottom: freshman catcher Asa Wilson of the baseball team; right: junior catcher Sarah Schneider of the softball team. (Images: Penn Athletics)

Ivy League gives props to three Quakers

Sarah Schneider of the softball team, Asa Wilson of the baseball team, and Krissy Kowalski of the women’s lacrosse team have earned weekly conference recognition.

Penn gymnasts pose with the GEC Championship banner and their championship trophies.

Quakers crowned inaugural GEC champions

Penn Gymnastics bested seven other teams on Saturday to win the first-ever GEC Championship and set a new team score record in the process.

From left, Mike Schnur, head coach of the swimming and diving team, junior Anna Kalandadze, senior Lia Thomas, junior Catherine Buroker, and AD Alanna Shanahan.

Thomas concludes spectacular season with national title

The senior won gold in the 500 freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Championships, making her the first female swimmer in school history to win an individual national title.

Sydney Kraez performs a back flip on the beam during a meet at the Palestra.

Penn Gymnastics vaults into GEC Championships as No. 1 seed

The Quakers, the regular season champions of the GEC, will vie for the inaugural GEC Championship on March 19 against seven other schools.

Wearing her Blue Penn jersey, Kennedy Suttle sits in the bleachers at the Palestra with her arms draped across the seats.

True grit: On the block with Kennedy Suttle

The senior forward on the women’s basketball team chats about playing basketball at age 3, working out with Dwight Howard, why she likes playing defense, her favorite memory from her Penn career, and her plans for the future.

Jordan Dingle, left, dribbles to the basketball against Yale during the Ivy League Tournament in Connecticut. Kayla Padilla, right, dribbles to the basket against Duke at the Palestra.

Dingle, Padilla, pick up First-Team All-Ivy honors

The sophomore on the men’s basketball team and junior on the women’s basketball team both led the Ivy League in scoring.

Sophomore guard Jordan Dingle goes up for the shot near the basketball against Yale at the Palestra, maneuvering out of the way of an opponent in midair.

Quakers shooting for spot in Big Dance

Penn will compete in the Ivy League Tournament this weekend for a spot in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Quakers take on Yale on Saturday in the semifinals.