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Sports
Penn sports teams win the weekend in places near and far
Quaker athletes were victorious across the winter sports spectrum, kicked off by the men’s tennis team’s triumph over Navy on Friday.
Quakers crush Crimson
The men’s basketball team beat Harvard 83-68 on Saturday at the Palestra. Four Quakers scored in double figures.
Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years
On Jan. 20, the Penn community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the David S. Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. To much fanfare, the facility officially opened on Jan. 17, 2003.
Alumna Jessica DiMauro elected to College Squash Hall of Fame
DiMauro will become the sixth Quaker inducted into the CSA Hall of Fame, and the first woman since Karen Kelso’s induction 23 years ago.
Quakers place first in six events at Wesley A. Brown Invitational
Penn took the top spot in the 60m hurdles (men’s and women’s), 500m, 4x400 relay, high jump, and pole vault.
Thinking soccer with Sizzy Lawton
The fourth-year forward discusses playing the beautiful game, how to develop a soccer IQ, the importance of knowing your teammates, changing coaches, and her plans for the future.
Double trouble: Dingle, Padilla pick up weekly awards
Jordan Dingle of the men’s basketball team has been named Ivy League and Big 5 Player of the Week and Kayla Padilla of the women’s basketball team has been selected Ivy League Player of the Week.
Quakers clip Columbia, extend winning streak to nine
The women’s basketball team defeated Columbia 71-67 on Saturday at the Palestra, notching their ninth straight win, tied for the second-longest streak in school history.
Gift from 1992 alum John Di Paolo creates women’s basketball assistant coach endowment
This gift marks the first assistant coach endowment to be made since the public launch of Power the Next 100.
Big 5 big-ups Padilla with Player of the Week award
The fourth-year guard averaged 21 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in Penn’s wins over Bucknell, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Temple.
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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