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Sports
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.
Undefeated squash teams commence conference play
The men’s and women’s squash teams, both 7-0, open Ivy League play on Friday at the Penn Squash Center.
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
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.
Slackman selected Ivy Defensive Player of the Year
The fourth-year defensive lineman is Penn’s first conference Defensive Player of the Year since 2015.
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.
Fallon first in 200-meter breaststroke
The third-year swimmer continued his dominance in the event over the weekend at the U.S. Open Championships.
Hosley awarded Freshman All-American honors
The first-year running back was the second-leading rusher in the Ivy League and also ranked second in all-purpose yards.
Quakers topple UC San Diego, Monmouth
On Sunday, the women’s basketball team defeated UC San Diego 76-68 and the men’s basketball team beat Monmouth 76-61.
Penn slays Siena
The women’s basketball team beat Siena 85-79 on Saturday in New York. Four Quakers scored in double figures.
In the News
The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.
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With one jump, Scott Toney set a Penn pole vault record, and topped his late brother’s mark in a fitting tribute
Scott Toney, a Wharton School fourth-year and pole vaulter from Mountainview, California, recently broke the Penn program record in a tribute to Marc Toney, his late brother and fellow pole vaulter.
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Meet the Masterman junior who just represented Brazil in the Youth Olympics
Masterman junior and Youth Olympics speedskater Lucas Koo, the son of Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine, hopes to attend the Wharton School after graduation.
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How managing nine younger siblings prepared Mataya Gayle to run Penn’s offense
Gayle is the Quakers’ second-leading scorer and has started every game this season.
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Voices of Penn’s basketball past reflect on the Quakers’ present challenges
The 1979 Final Four team was honored on last month at the Palestra as part of Penn’s annual basketball alumni weekend.
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