Soccer

While playing against Princeton, Penn's Alex Touche kicks the ball up the field.

Senior Alex Touche signs professional contract with New Mexico United

The 2019 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and Philadelphia Soccer Six Player of the Year will play in the United Soccer League.

Penn Today Staff ・ January 13, 2021

Wearing a Penn scarf, Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun stands a conference room in front of a long table with chairs.

AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic

The director of athletics and recreation discusses COVID-19’s impact on college sports, her work with the NCAA, changing eligibility and compensation guidelines, and why the college basketball season may end with May Madness instead of March Madness.

Greg Johnson ・ December 9, 2020

At Franklin Field, a student from West Philadelphia runs with a baton during a track & field practice.

Quakers of all ages

Every year since 2013, the Penn track and field teams have joined forces with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships in a program called Young Quakers Community Athletics (YQCA).

Penn Today Staff ・ October 12, 2020

Volleyball on the ground on top of a collapsed net on a gym floor.

Coaching from off the field, off the sidelines, off the campus

With Ivy League sports on hold, two new head coaches—women’s volleyball and women’s soccer—are trying to navigate an unusual situation.

The Pennsylvania Gazette ・ September 11, 2020

Standing in the Palestra on the floor, AD Grace Calhoun poses with her arms folded.

Grace Calhoun named ‘Game Changer’ by Sports Business Journal

Penn’s director of athletics and recreation is leading the NCAA Division I Council through the coronavirus pandemic and other complex issues.

Penn Today Staff ・ August 28, 2020

Casey Brown on far left points towards the field while members of the soccer team stand beside her on the sidelines

Casey Brown appointed new women’s soccer coach

The Natick, Massachusetts, native comes to Penn from Holy Cross, where she led the team to its best season in nearly two decades.

Penn Today Staff ・ March 23, 2020

Breukelen Woodard of the women's soccer team poses sitting down near a Penn shield at Rhodes Field.

Bend it like Breukelen

Breukelen Woodard of the women’s soccer team talks transferring to Penn, adjusting to the Ivy League, the job of an attacking midfielder, and her fondness for classic rock.

Greg Johnson ・ October 31, 2019