Greg Johnson

Managing Editor

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.

Playing for Israel against Portugal, Alyssa Baron hangs in the air and prepares to lay the ball in the net.

Alumna Alyssa Baron lifts Israel to FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2021

The 2014 graduate came up big in the qualifying round against Switzerland and was one of the top scorers in the women’s category.

Greg Johnson ・ July 8, 2021

From left, Reggie Jagers, Mason Finley, and Sam Mattis make up to the U.S. men’s discus team. They are holding flowers an American flags and have their medals around their necks.

Alumnus Sam Mattis punches ticket to Tokyo

The 2016 grad earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team by finishing third in the discus at the Olympic Trials over the weekend.

Greg Johnson ・ June 28, 2021

Wearing her blue Penn jersey, Leah Allen pumps her fist while running around the bases.

Going yard with Leah Allen

The 2017 alumna, the softball team’s all-time home run leader, discusses her record-setting career in the Red & Blue.

Greg Johnson ・ June 24, 2021

Wearing a red and blue Penn tank top, Sam Mattis throws the discus during his Penn undergraduate days.

Penn in the Track & Field U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Past and present track & field athletes are vying for a chance to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.

Greg Johnson ・ June 23, 2021

Making his major league debut, Jake Cousins prepares to throw the ball from the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers. The final 1-5 scored is listed vertically to the right.

Jake Cousins is Penn’s first big league pitcher in 30 years

The 2017 alumnus made his MLB debut for the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Greg Johnson ・ June 22, 2021

Shaul Gordon in fencing regalia holds his hand up while clutching a fencing sabre in the other.

Former fencing standout Shaul Gordon to compete in Olympics for Canada

The 2016 alumnus and British Columbia native will participate in the men’s sabre event at the Tokyo Olympics.

Greg Johnson ・ June 21, 2021

Nikola Kovacikova holds a basketball while wearing her Slovakia women's basketball team uniform, against a black background.

Kovacikova competing for Slovakia at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket

The rising senior, a shooting guard on the women’s basketball team, is a member of the Slovakia women’s national team.

Greg Johnson ・ June 16, 2021

An exterior view of the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, with the parking garage to the left.

An update on the reopening of Penn Rec facilities

Scott Ward, chief operations officer at the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics, discusses the reopening of the Pottruck Center and when the campus fitness centers will return to normal operations.

Greg Johnson ・ June 14, 2021

At right, Regina Salmons sits in a boat holding an oar while wearing sunglasses and a blue uniform.

Alumna Regina Salmons selected to USRowing Olympic team

The 2018 graduate will compete in the women’s eight at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in late July.

Greg Johnson ・ June 7, 2021

Avatars of seniors sit around a seminar table in virtual reality in an International Relations course taught by Farah Jan.

Teaching in virtual reality transforms learning experience

Farah Jan of the International Relations Program taught a course in virtual reality during the spring semester, which students say broke up the monotony of Zoom meetings and aided in their learning.