11/15
Student Athletes
Mark of a champion
Mark of a champion
Swimmer Mark Andrew wins fourth straight Ivy title in 400-yard individual medley.
Courtside with Princess Aghayere
Courtside with Princess Aghayere
The senior forward discusses growing to love basketball, how her game has improved, and moving from sixth woman into the starting five.
Running into the history books
Running into the history books
On Sunday at the Ivy Heps, Calvary Rogers became the first sprinter in conference history to win the indoor 200m dash three years in a row.
Sedky takes home College Squash Association’s top honor
Sedky takes home College Squash Association’s top honor
The senior has been conferred the 2019 Betty Richey Award.
Back to back
Back to back
The women’s track and field team has won the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heptagonal Championships for the second straight season.
Big 5 big-ups Brodeur
Big 5 big-ups Brodeur
The junior forward has been named Big 5 Co-Player of the Week.
Men’s tennis team serves up ECAC title
Men’s tennis team serves up ECAC title
Over the weekend in Philadelphia, the Quakers won their first ECAC Championship in 12 years.
Rogers races to school record in 200m
Rogers races to school record in 200m
The senior sprinter ran a 21.05 at the Texas Tech Shootout over the weekend.
Triple threat
Triple threat
Freshman Bryce Washington earns his third consecutive Ivy League Rookie of the Week award.
Quakers blow out Brown, prevail over Yale
Quakers blow out Brown, prevail over Yale
The women’s basketball team improved to 15-3 by defeating Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday.
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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