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Montgomery named Co-Player of the Year as softball lands five All-Ivy selections

Montgomery named Co-Player of the Year as softball lands five All-Ivy selections

In Penn women’s softball, Jade Montgomery earned Co-Ivy League Player of the Year, as well as First Team All-Ivy status alongside Gigi Ganje. Delaney Smith earned Second Team All-Ivy, and Kelly Zybura and Alexis Youngren were recognized with All-Ivy Honorable Mentions.

What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA
Indianapolis - Circa March 2018: National Collegiate Athletic Association Headquarters. The NCAA regulates athletic programs of many colleges and universities II

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

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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.
Christie Novatin named new head softball coach
While coaching at UConn, Christie Novatin speaks with one of her players in the dugout.

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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.

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New podcast series features captivating conversations with Penn alumnae
Alanna Shanahan, director of Penn Athletics, at Franklin Field

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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.

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Giving initiative powers next generation of women athletes at Penn
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.

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

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