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Student Athletes
Sawyer, Dingle capture weekly conference awards
Sawyer, Dingle capture weekly conference awards
Sawyer, of the women’s basketball team, has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week, and Dingle, of the men’s basketball team, earned Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row.
Montemayor named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Year
Montemayor named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Year
The second-year kicker from Santa Catarina, Mexico, was a perfect 4-4 on field goals and averaged 35.6 yards per punt.
Flexing Quakers fluster Big 5 foe La Salle
Flexing Quakers fluster Big 5 foe La Salle
The women’s basketball team defeated the Explorers 72-59 on Tuesday at La Salle. The Quakers dished out 23 assists and caused 22 turnovers.
Dingle dazzles, collects Ivy and Big 5 Player of the Week awards
Dingle dazzles, collects Ivy and Big 5 Player of the Week awards
The third-year guard led the Red & Blue to four straight victories and has scored at least 20 points in each of Penn’s last six games, the longest streak by a Quaker in 44 years.
Gridiron septet awarded First-Team All-Ivy honors
Gridiron septet awarded First-Team All-Ivy honors
Seven members of the football team have earned First-Team All-Ivy recognition, tied for most in the conference with Princeton.
Sayin selected Ivy Offensive Player of the Week
Sayin selected Ivy Offensive Player of the Week
The second-year quarterback led a fourth-quarter comeback against No. 22-ranked Princeton on Saturday, Penn’s first victory over a ranked opponent in seven years.
Penn fencers prevail against nation’s top teams
Penn fencers prevail against nation’s top teams
The men’s and women’s fencing teams both played lights out at the Elite Invitational on Saturday at the Tse Center.
Men’s soccer scores awards-season hat trick
Men’s soccer scores awards-season hat trick
Stas Korzeniowski has been named Offensive Player of the Year, Leo Burney has been selected Defensive Player of the Year, and Brian Gill has earned Coach of the Year honors.
Triumphant Quakers clinch undisputed Ivy crown
Triumphant Quakers clinch undisputed Ivy crown
The men’s soccer team shut out Princeton 3-0 on Saturday in New Jersey and clinched its first Ivy League title in nine years.
Defensive maestra Banks earns First-Team All-Ivy acclaim
Defensive maestra Banks earns First-Team All-Ivy acclaim
Fourth-year defender Gracyn Banks of the field hockey team has been named First-Team All-Ivy for the second year in a row.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn wants Philly to be a global track destination. Bringing more pros to town is part of it
Penn Relays director Steve Dolan and Penn athletic director Alanna Shanahan share how the new Grand Slam Track circuit event will help make Penn a global track destination.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn baseball inspired by Yankees’ Jake Cousins, who will be the first Quaker since 1912 to play in a World Series
Alumnus Jake Cousins is pitching in the World Series for the New York Yankees, featuring remarks from Penn baseball coach John Yurkow and other Penn players.
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Philadelphia Magazine
The 150 most influential people in Philly
Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Coach Ray Priore reaches 50-win milestone as Penn outlasts Bucknell
The Penn football team defeated Bucknell on Saturday to mark Ray Priore’s 50th victory as the program’s coach.
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NBC News
The cost of college conference realignment: ‘We are student-athletes, but we’re also human’
Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education has spent her entire life immersed in the world of college athletics and has been working to change its landscape.
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The New York Times
For Nia Akins, U.S. 800-meter Olympian, music was the path to confidence in track
Recent Penn grad and 2024 Paris Olympian Nia Akins is profiled for drawing connections between musical performance and running track and field.
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