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

Wearing men's squash champions t-shirts, members of the men's squash team pose with the championship trophy.

Men’s squash wins first outright Ivy title in 53 years

Penn defeated Cornell on Sunday to complete an undefeated regular season and claim their second outright league title in school history.

At left, Jordan Dingle dribbles the ball up the court against Yale. At right, Clark Slajchert dribbles the ball ups the court.

Dingle, Slajchert pick up weekly Ivy honors

The sophomore guards have been named Ivy League Player of the Week and Ivy League Rookie of the Week, respectively.

Natalie Yang performs on the balance beam; sophomore Sara Kenefick performs on the floor.

Fantastic gymnastic duo awarded weekly GEC honors

Senior co-captain Natalie Yang picked up Gymnastics East Conference Performance of the Week and sophomore Sara Kenefick was selected GEC Gymnast of the Week.

Standing on Franklin Field wearing a Penn football shirt, Brian O'Neill holds a football with both hands. A Penn football helmet sits at right.

Manning the middle with Brian O’Neill

As the college football season comes to a close, the fifth-year senior discusses his career as a Quaker, takeaways from Penn’s season, his plans for the future, and his pick for Monday's national championship game.

At Franklin Field, Alanna Shanahan stands in the bleachers with her hand on the top railing.

Q&A

AD Shanahan on her return to Penn and the changing world of college sports

The director of recreation and intercollegiate athletics discusses her journey from intern to AD, navigating sports during the pandemic, her goals as athletic director, and the everchanging world of college athletics.

Haley Rizek runs around an indoor track with a baton in her hand, passing by a runner from Harvard.

Penn track stars soar at Seahawk Shootout

At the Seahawk Shootout on Friday in Staten Island, New York, the opening meet of Penn’s indoor track & field season, the Quakers stockpiled 14 first-place finishes.

Playing in a glass court at the Penn Squash Center, Yash Bhargava prepares to swing at the ball.

Men’s squash stays perfect with romp over Rochester

The Quakers defeated the Yellowjackets 8-1 on Saturday in upstate New York to improve to 9-0 on the season.

Standing near the goalpost in the endzone at Franklin Field, Laquan McKever holds a football and wears a Penn jacket.

Q&A

Breaking tackles with Laquan McKever

The senior running back discusses his sprint football career, how the pandemic reignited his passion for the game, adjusting to the speed of the sport, how he became a Colts fan living in North Jersey, and his plans for the future.

Wearing their white Penn jerseys, five members of the women's basketball team stand at center court.

Penn eats up UC San Diego, loses heartbreaker to Memphis

At play in Los Angeles over the Thanksgiving break, the women’s basketball team upended UC San Diego 58-51 on Friday and fell to Memphis 73-68 in overtime on Saturday.

From left to right, Gracyn Banks holds a field hockey stick on her left shoulder while leaning against a goal at Vagelos Field; Jordan Obi goes up for the shot against King's College at the Palestra.

Three cheers for two Quakers

Gracyn Banks of the field hockey team and Jordan Obi of the women’s basketball team have been honored, in turn, by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and Ivy League.