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Student Athletes
Mahama’s mammoth throw mashes Ivy record
The sophomore set a new conference record in the weight throw at the Princeton Invitational on Sunday.
Women’s lax’s new all-time points leader
Gabby Rosenzweig became the women’s lacrosse team’s all-time leading points scorer on Saturday in Penn’s 15-12 win over Johns Hopkins.
Clash of the titans
In a battle of Ivy League behemoths, 17-5 Penn and 21-1 Princeton face off for the 91st time on Tuesday evening at the Tigers’ Jadwin Gymnasium.
Douglas, Eleinen of men’s squash named First-Team All-Ivy
The junior captain and sophomore were both unanimously selected and repeat honorees.
Gabby and Abby of women’s lax pick up Ivy weekly awards
The senior and junior were named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively.
Quakers baffle Bulldogs
The women’s and men’s basketball teams both defeated Yale on Saturday. The women won 53-51 in Connecticut; the men were victorious 69-61 at the Palestra.
Nia Akins runs second-fastest 800m in NCAA history
The middle-distance runner clocked in at 2:00.71 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.
Freshman fencer wins individual Ivy epee championship
Chloe Daniel finished 12-4 at the Ivy League Championships over the weekend and helped the Quakers knock off Princeton, the No. 1 team in the country.
Quakers best Columbia, Cornell
At the Palestra on Friday and Saturday, the women’s basketball team beat Columbia and Cornell, respectively.
Marr’s high marks net ECAC Rookie of the Week
The freshman placed first on the uneven bars and tied for first on the balance beam against Cornell on Sunday in New York.
In the News
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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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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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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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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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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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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