Student Athletes

Wearing her white Penn jersey and white shin guards, Mia Shenk stands with her arms folded and with her right foot on a soccer ball at Rhodes Field.

Making plays with Mia Shenk

The senior on the women’s soccer team chats about what she enjoys about the game, her responsibilities as a forward, her young but talented team, how she has grown as a player, and her plans for the future.

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At Franklin Field, quarterback John Quinnelly throws the ball down field, while being rushed by a defender.

John Quinnelly’s journey to Penn

The senior quarterback on the football team charts his course from Daphne, Alabama, to the Salt Lake Valley, to West Philadelphia. Quinnelly served a two-year Mormon mission in Utah before enrolling at Penn.

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Top, Janae Stewart prepares to kick a ball; bottom, Jake Inserra prepares to make a tackle.

Freshmen fly high, land weekly awards

Janae Stewart of the women’s soccer team has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week and Jake Inserra of the sprint football team has been named CSFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Co-Rookie of the Week.

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Against Lehigh at Franklin Field, running back Trey Flowers breaks and open field tackle.

Quakers run all over Lehigh

Senior running backs Isaiah Malcome and Trey Flowers rushed for 201 yards and 115 yards, respectively, in Penn’s 20-0 shutout of Lehigh on Saturday at Franklin Field.

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In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

After a back injury, this Penn senior’s record-breaking track success is ‘a long time coming’

Penn fourth-year Isabella Whittaker has set multiple program and Ivy League records this season and has Olympic hopes.

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Marketplace (NPR)

The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark

Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

With one jump, Scott Toney set a Penn pole vault record, and topped his late brother’s mark in a fitting tribute

Scott Toney, a Wharton School fourth-year and pole vaulter from Mountainview, California, recently broke the Penn program record in a tribute to Marc Toney, his late brother and fellow pole vaulter.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Meet the Masterman junior who just represented Brazil in the Youth Olympics

Masterman junior and Youth Olympics speedskater Lucas Koo, the son of Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine, hopes to attend the Wharton School after graduation.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

How managing nine younger siblings prepared Mataya Gayle to run Penn’s offense

Gayle is the Quakers’ second-leading scorer and has started every game this season. 

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Philadelphia Inquirer

A curious mind and a bit of meditation have helped Sam Brown start strong at Penn

First-year Brown starred at Lower Merion while his father led the 76ers.

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