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Track & Field
Quakers make history at 128th running of Penn Relays
Quakers make history at 128th running of Penn Relays
Penn athletes had several noteworthy performances on the track and in the field at the Relays at Franklin Field.
Rhoads breaks 31-year-old school record in pole vault
Rhoads breaks 31-year-old school record in pole vault
James Rhoads, a third-year student on the men’s track and field team, broke the school record in the pole vault at the Mt. SAC Relays over the weekend in Walnut, California.
Penn marks National Student-Athlete Day
Penn marks National Student-Athlete Day
Staffers from the Pottruck Center for Student-Athlete Success lauded the University’s nearly 1,000 student-athletes on Monday with goodies and giveaways on Locust Walk.
Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title
Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title
The Quakers produced five first-place and six second-place finishes over the weekend at Harvard.
Fast times at Boston U
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 place first in baker’s dozen of events
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.
Athletes brave rain, power through 127th running of Penn Relays
Athletes brave rain, power through 127th running of Penn Relays
The showcase, the oldest and largest track competition in the United States, was held Thursday through Saturday at Franklin Field.
Penn Athletics launches formalized internship program
Penn Athletics launches formalized internship program
In the first year of the formalized program in 2022-23, Penn Athletics has doubled its internship pool from 25 to 50.
Red & Blue finish first in four events in Miami
Red & Blue finish first in four events in Miami
On Saturday at the Hurricane Invitational, Penn track and fielders took the top spot in the women’s 100m, women’s 4x100m, men’s 4x400m, and the pole vault.
Two Quakers take home Ivy Heps titles
Two Quakers take home Ivy Heps titles
First-year sprinter Moforehan Abinusawa won the 60m and second-year distance runner Bronwyn Patterson was victorious in the 800m.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s newly built Ott Center serves as a ‘local community track’ for athletes
Penn alumni and former cross-country runners Jane and David Ott have helped reinvigorate track and field in Philadelphia with the newly built Ott Center, a $69.3 million, 73,000-square foot indoor track facility.
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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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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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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn grad Nia Akins is about to release her first album. But first: Compete in the 800 meters at the Olympics
Penn graduate Nia Akins is running the 800 meters at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, with remarks from Penn coach Steve Dolan.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s Isabella Whittaker and sister Juliette are living out a childhood dream of being Olympians
Recent Penn graduate Isabella Whitaker and her sister Juliette are running for the U.S. track and field team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Runner’s World
They shared a bedroom growing up. Now, the Whittaker sisters are Olympic Village roommates
Recent Penn grad Isabella Whittaker and her sister Juliette are supporting each other as runners at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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