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Quakers shooting for spot in Big Dance
Sophomore guard Jordan Dingle goes up for the shot near the basketball against Yale at the Palestra, maneuvering out of the way of an opponent in midair.

Quakers shooting for spot in Big Dance

Penn will compete in the Ivy League Tournament this weekend for a spot in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Quakers take on Yale on Saturday in the semifinals.
Record number of Penn swimmers headed to NCAA Championships
From left, Anna Kalandadze, Catherine Buroker, and Lia Thomas pose with their Ivy League Championship medals.

From left, Anna Kalandadze, Catherine Buroker, and Lia Thomas. (Image: Penn Athletics) 

Record number of Penn swimmers headed to NCAA Championships

Lia Thomas, Catherine Buroker, and Anna Kalandadze of the women’s swimming & diving team will compete in Atlanta from March 16-19.
‘I am Lia’: The trans swimmer dividing America tells her story

‘I am Lia’: The trans swimmer dividing America tells her story

In her first year swimming for the Penn women’s team after three seasons competing against men, Penn senior Lia Thomas throttled her competition. She set records en route to becoming the nation’s most powerful female collegiate swimmer. “I just want to show trans kids and younger trans athletes that they’re not alone,” she says. “They don’t have to choose between who they are and the sport they love.”

Quakers wax Dartmouth on Senior Day
Seniors on the women's basketball team stand at midcourt at the Palestra with posters of them in front. Family and friends are behind them.

Quakers wax Dartmouth on Senior Day

The women’s basketball team defeated the Big Green 79-54 on Saturday at the Palestra. Sophomore guard Jordan Obi led all scorers with 16 points.
Trio of Quakers earn weekly Ivy awards
Jordan Dingle, Kennedy Suttle, and Jordan Obi dribble the ball up the court.

Trio of Quakers earn weekly Ivy awards

The men’s and women’s basketball teams each dispatched Harvard on Saturday—the men at home and the women in Massachusetts—and three Quakers have been honored by the Ivy League for their performances against the Crimson.