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Sports
Penn Athletics launches the Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence
Penn Athletics launches the Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence
The centerpiece of the new Campaign is a planned indoor track & field facility, named for Jane and David Ott, Wharton alumni and former track athletes.
Brooks breaks Sacred Heart
Brooks breaks Sacred Heart
Penn defeated Sacred Heart 38-24 on Saturday at Franklin Field. Senior running back Karekin Brooks rushed for 178 yards and scored four touchdowns.
McKever’s big day earns CSFL honors
McKever’s big day earns CSFL honors
The sophomore running back has been named CSFL Offensive Player of the Week.
Woodard named Ivy Player of the Week
Woodard named Ivy Player of the Week
The junior midfielder came up clutch in Penn’s 4-2 win over Cornell on Saturday.
Quakers corral Cornell
Quakers corral Cornell
The women’s soccer team triumphed over Cornell 4-2 on Saturday at Rhodes Field.
The Quaker’s new groove
The Quaker’s new groove
At Friday night’s football game celebrating 125 years of Franklin Field, Penn Athletics unveiled a new Quaker mascot.
Field hockey team collects first wins of season
Field hockey team collects first wins of season
Penn defeated Cornell on Saturday at Ellen Vagelos Field and Temple on Sunday in North Philly.
On defensive guard, Touche honored by Philly Soccer Six
On defensive guard, Touche honored by Philly Soccer Six
Junior Alex Touche has been named Philadelphia Soccer Six Defender of the Week.
Sprint football team puts up 60 on Cornell
Sprint football team puts up 60 on Cornell
In their 100th meeting, the Quakers defeated the Big Red 61-7 in New York.
Quakers apt to resume championship-winning ways
Quakers apt to resume championship-winning ways
The Penn football team opens its 2019 season on Saturday, Sept. 21, at No. 20 Delaware.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s Ryan Betley back for one more year (but just one)
Five minutes into Ryan Betley’s 2018-19 Penn Quakers season, his season was over. Following a torn patellar tendon and surgery that took out his season, and months of recovery, Betley is looking at a fifth season—just not at Penn.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s offense comes alive in 28-24 win over Lafayette
The win had plenty of offensive highlights, with senior quarterback Nick Robinson and sophomore wideout Ryan Cragun, senior tailback Karekin Brooks, and wideout Rory Starkey, and ends a four-game Quakers losing streak dating back to last season and sends them into next week’s Ivy League and home opener with Dartmouth on a winning note.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn star running back Karekin Brooks one of six brothers, the small one
Karekin Brooks’ five brothers are all defensive line-sized guys—in his mind, he’s always the small one. In last Saturday’s opener at Delaware, Brooks, known as KK to teammates and coaches, ran 28 times for 158 yards and added three catches for 20 more, pushing him to 11th all-time in rushing, with 2,002 yards.
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The Pennsylvania Gazette
‘Very little fazes her’
One of only a few female members of a college men’s basketball staff, May alumna Sarah Parks jumps into a new gig as Director of Operations.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn hoops star Princess Aghayere is using her passion for teamwork to save girls’ lives in Liberia
The senior leader of Penn’s 2019 regular season Ivy Champions left Philadelphia after graduation, and traveled 4,600-mile to Liberia. With Penn friends Summer Kollie and Oladunni Alomaja, Aghayere started Rebound Liberia, a youth program whose goal is to use basketball to empower girls in the small West African country.
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