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Fast times at Boston U
 Isabella Whittaker races down the track during an indoor meet.

Fourth-year sprinter Isabella Whittaker of the women’s track and field team.

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Fast times at Boston U

Members of the women’s track and field team set new school, Ivy League, and facility records on Saturday at Boston University.
Quakers set for Ivy League play
At left, third-year guard Stina Almqvist lays the ball up while a defender tries to block her shot. At right, first-year guard Tyler Perkins dribbles the ball to the basket.

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Quakers set for Ivy League play

The women’s and men’s basketball teams open their conference schedules on Saturday afternoon. The women are 8-5 and the men are 8-7.
Reading the game with Ginger Fontenot
Ginger Fontenot holds a soccer ball while leaning against a goal post at Penn Park, with the Philly skyline in the background.

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Reading the game with Ginger Fontenot

The fourth-year defender on the women’s soccer team chats about her competitive drive, the charge of a center-back, running five to eight miles per game, playing at home, her favorite memory, and her favorite movie.
Quakers place first in baker’s dozen of events
Shane Gardner leaps over a hurdle during a race in Staten Island.

Second-year Shane Gardner won the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.98.

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Quakers place first in baker’s dozen of events

Penn track & field athletes won 13 events at the Seahawk Invitational over the weekend in Staten Island, New York.