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Student Athletes
Football team to play in China in 2019
Football team to play in China in 2019
In March, the Quakers will hold their first spring practices of the 2019 season, as well as clinics for youths and young adults, and sightsee, before the Penn-China Global Ambassadors Bowl.
Field hockey team quiets Owls in city showdown
Field hockey team quiets Owls in city showdown
On Sunday at Ellen Vagelos Field, the Penn field hockey team bested the Temple Owls 3-0.
Women’s soccer gives the Big Red the blues
Women’s soccer gives the Big Red the blues
The Quakers move to 7-1-1 with a victory over Cornell on Saturday, their best start in school history.
Field hockey comes thisclose to knocking off No. 12 Syracuse
Field hockey comes thisclose to knocking off No. 12 Syracuse
The Quakers played even with the Orange all game before falling after a penalty shootout.
Football rumbles to 30-10 win over Lehigh
Football rumbles to 30-10 win over Lehigh
Junior running back Karekin Brooks had 16 carries for 163 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Great Scott! Forbes named Philly Soccer Six Defensive Player of the Week
Great Scott! Forbes named Philly Soccer Six Defensive Player of the Week
The senior goalkeeper had six saves in a 0-0 double overtime draw at Lehigh.
Good foot garners Soslow Ivy Special Teams Player of the Week
Good foot garners Soslow Ivy Special Teams Player of the Week
The senior placekicker connected on two long field goals in Penn’s season-opening victory over Bucknell.
Sprint football flies past Mansfield 54-21
Sprint football flies past Mansfield 54-21
Junior quarterback Eddie Jenkins led the Quakers with six total touchdowns.
Penn football opens season against Bucknell
Penn football opens season against Bucknell
The Quakers begin their quest for their 19th Ivy League championship on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Franklin Field.
Fierce play earns Sasha Stephens Ivy Player of the Week
Fierce play earns Sasha Stephens Ivy Player of the Week
The senior forward scored a goal in each of Penn’s two wins in the Navy Women’s Soccer Classic.
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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