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Indianapolis - Circa March 2018: National Collegiate Athletic Association Headquarters. The NCAA regulates athletic programs of many colleges and universities II

What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA

Karen Weaver of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, an expert on college sports and higher education, discusses the NCAA settlement agreement and the effect it will have on student-athletes and college sports overall.

Students and staff celebrate National Student-Athlete Day on Locust Walk.

Penn marks National Student-Athlete Day

Staffers from the Pottruck Center for Student-Athlete Success lauded the University’s nearly 1,000 student-athletes on Monday with goodies and giveaways on Locust Walk.

While coaching at UConn, Christie Novatin speaks with one of her players in the dugout.

Christie Novatin named new head softball coach

Novatin arrives at Penn following four years as the associate head coach at UConn, where she helped lead the Huskies to back-to-back regular season Big East Championships.

Bella Fiorentino, left, prepares to throw a pitch from the circle; Wyatt Henseler, top, high fives with his teammate, Ryan Dromboski, bottom celebrates after an out.

Triple play: Three Quakers secure Ivy weekly awards

Bella Fiorentino of the softball team and Wyatt Henseler and Ryan Dromboski of the baseball team have been recognized for their dominance on the diamond.

Alanna Shanahan, director of Penn Athletics, at Franklin Field

New podcast series features captivating conversations with Penn alumnae

Alanna Shanahan, director of Penn Athletics, is hosting a series of interviews with alumnae in support of “Power the Next 100,” a new fundraising initiative focused on women’s varsity athletics.

A collage showing women athletes playing a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, softball, lacrosse, and volleyball.

Giving initiative powers next generation of women athletes at Penn

“Power the Next 100” will serve as the catalyst to help Penn Athletics fulfill its commitment to holistically developing its women student-athletes over the next 100 years.

Franklin Field, with center city Philadelphia to the right in the background.

Penn Athletics hires Liz Nobis as first-ever mental health professional

Nobis earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Biola University’s Rosemead School of Psychology in 2021 and has been serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Penn’s Counseling Services for the past year.

In the pitcher's circle, Bella Fiorentino prepares to throw the ball, while wearing her white Penn jersey.

Bella pitches beauty, blanks Brown

Junior Bella Fiorentino pitched a two-hit shutout in the softball team’s 3-0 defeat of Brown on Sunday in Rhode Island.

Top: Sophomore goalkeeper Krissy Kowalski of the women’s lacrosse team; bottom: freshman catcher Asa Wilson of the baseball team; right: junior catcher Sarah Schneider of the softball team. (Images: Penn Athletics)

Ivy League gives props to three Quakers

Sarah Schneider of the softball team, Asa Wilson of the baseball team, and Krissy Kowalski of the women’s lacrosse team have earned weekly conference recognition.

Alexis Borden holds the ball in her left hand in the pitcher's circle as she prepares to throw a pitcher at Penn Park, wearing her white Penn jersey.

Alexis Borden’s perfect game

The 2015 alumna, the most decorated pitcher in Penn softball history, threw the first perfect game in school history in May of 2012.

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