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 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.

At Franklin field, senior linebacker Jake Heimlicher sacks the quarterback while senior defensive lineman Prince Emili leaps in the air.

Penn haunts Brown, secures first Ivy win

The football team bowled over Brown 45-17 on Saturday at Franklin Field. The Quaker defense had a season-high eight sacks.

A view from the upper deck of the packed stadium at an Alabama football home game.

Q&A

How the recent NLRB memo affects college athletes

Karen Weaver, an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, discusses the recent memo from the NLRB general counsel stating certain ‘student-athletes’ are actually employees.

Wearing her white Penn jersey and white shin guards, Mia Shenk stands with her arms folded and with her right foot on a soccer ball at Rhodes Field.

Making plays with Mia Shenk

The senior on the women’s soccer team chats about what she enjoys about the game, her responsibilities as a forward, her young but talented team, how she has grown as a player, and her plans for the future.

At Franklin Field, Laquan McKever breaks a tackle near the endzone while running with the ball.

McKever puts up Derrick Henry numbers in win over Caldwell

The sprint football team handed Caldwell its first loss of the season on Friday behind a 146-yard, three-touchdown excursion by senior running back Laquan McKever.

Left, Kayla Padilla dribbles the ball to the basketball at an away game at Duke. Right, Jordan Dingle dribbles the ball up the court while guarded by a defender.

Women’s basketball picked 2nd, men 4th, in Ivy preseason poll

Both teams are back in action in November for the first time since March of 2020. Ivy League play for the Quakers begins on Jan. 2 against Brown.

Top, Janae Stewart prepares to kick a ball; bottom, Jake Inserra prepares to make a tackle.

Freshmen fly high, land weekly awards

Janae Stewart of the women’s soccer team has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week and Jake Inserra of the sprint football team has been named CSFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Co-Rookie of the Week.