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Sports
Going for gold: Penn athletes in the Paris Olympics
Twelve Penn athletes are participating in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Part 1 of a two-part Penn Today series highlights Quakers competing for international teams.
Two Penn alums selected for the MLB Draft
Jackson Appel has been selected by the Chicago White Sox, and the Phillies take on Eli Trop.
Whittaker punches ticket to Paris Olympics
The 2024 alumna will be a part of the U.S. Olympic Team’s 4x400 relay pool.
What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA
Karen Weaver of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, an expert on college sports and higher education, discusses the NCAA settlement agreement and the effect it will have on student-athletes and college sports overall.
2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics
Akins won the 800 meter final on Monday night. After finishing sixth, May graduate Isabella Whittaker has a good chance of being a part of the 4x400 relay pool.
Fallon clinches spot on U.S. Olympic team
The rising fourth-year swimmer won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
Quaker quadrumvirate earns All-American honors
Four members of the track and field team were awarded All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Quakers and Cavaliers get ready to rumble in NCAA Regional
The baseball team is making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 34 years.
Dolan named Ivy Coach of the Year for 10th time
The veteran coach led the women’s track and field team to both the Indoor and Outdoor Ivy Heps championship this season.
Quakers win second straight Ivy title
Penn beat Cornell on Monday to capture the conference tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
In the News
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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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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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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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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When 3 years of training came down to 2 minutes of running, Nia Akins was ready. Now the Rancho Bernardo High graduate is headed to the Olympics
School of Nursing graduate Nia Akins has become America’s top hope for an Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run.
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