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 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.

Guard Jonah Charles, while being guarded by a defender, makes a move to the basketball with the ball against Old Dominion.

Dingle, Charles pilot Penn to wire-to-wire win

The sophomore guard and junior guard scored 16 points apiece in the men’s basketball team’s 71-63 victory over Old Dominion on Sunday.

rigSophomore forward Jordan Obi goes up for the shot against King's College at the Palestra; junior center Max Lorca-Lloyd dunks the ball against Lafayette at the Palestra.

Penn’s hoop teams victorious in home openers

On Tuesday at the Palestra, the women’s basketball team conquered King’s College 91-55 and the men’s basketball team lassoed Lafayette 85-57.

Autumn Leak, holding a blue and white volleyball, sits on a bench outside of the Palestra. She is wearing a blue Penn volleyball shirt.

Q&A

Killing time with Autumn Leak

The junior co-captain on the volleyball team chats about her role as an outside hitter, the art of the volleyball kill, overcoming anxiety, competing against her sister, and her plans for the offseason.

At the Palestra, Kayla Padilla, wearing her blue Penn jersey, plays defense with her arms stretched out to the side. A teammate stands behind her.

Padilla named Big 5 Player of the Week

The do-it-all guard had 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and one steal in the women’s basketball team’s season-opening win against Hartford on Sunday.

At the Penn Squash Center, Aly Abou Eleinen, left, and Andrew Douglas, right prepare to hit the ball with their racquets.

Squash teams squish Dickinson, F&M

The top-ranked men’s team and eighth-ranked women’s team both swept Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall on Sunday at the Penn Squash Center.

In the foreground, a Penn player dribbles the ball toward the goal with her stick during a home game at Vagelos Field.

Field hockey team ends season on high note

Penn defeated Dartmouth 2-1 on Saturday, wrapping up their season with a three-game winning streak and third-place finish in the Ivy League.

Looking north across Franklin Field, the Penn football team battles Cornell in 1912.

Penn versus Cornell used to serve up Thanksgiving specials

Penn and Cornell face off for the 127th time on Saturday at Franklin Field. Forty-three of the first 45 meetings were held on Thanksgiving Day.

Wearing her blue Penn jersey, Gracyn Banks leads against a field hockey goal post at Vagelos Field.

Guarding the goal with Gracyn Banks

The senior captain discusses her role as a center back, the field hockey team’s brutal schedule, playing for USA Field hockey, her work as a field hockey coach and referee, and her plans for next year.