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Sports
True grit: On the block with Kennedy Suttle
True grit: On the block with Kennedy Suttle
The senior forward on the women’s basketball team chats about playing basketball at age 3, working out with Dwight Howard, why she likes playing defense, her favorite memory from her Penn career, and her plans for the future.
Dingle, Padilla, pick up First-Team All-Ivy honors
Dingle, Padilla, pick up First-Team All-Ivy honors
The sophomore on the men’s basketball team and junior on the women’s basketball team both led the Ivy League in scoring.
Quakers shooting for spot in Big Dance
Quakers shooting for spot in Big Dance
Penn will compete in the Ivy League Tournament this weekend for a spot in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Quakers take on Yale on Saturday in the semifinals.
Former hooper Bruce Lefkowitz elected to Big 5 Hall of Fame
Former hooper Bruce Lefkowitz elected to Big 5 Hall of Fame
The 1987 alumnus led the Quakers in scoring during his junior and senior seasons, and was the Red & Blue’s top rebounder in each of his four years.
Roger Reina named EIWA Coach of the Year
Roger Reina named EIWA Coach of the Year
The head coach of the wrestling team led the Quakers to a second-place finish at the 118th EIWA Championships over the weekend, their highest spot since 2010.
Record number of Penn swimmers headed to NCAA Championships
Record number of Penn swimmers headed to NCAA Championships
Lia Thomas, Catherine Buroker, and Anna Kalandadze of the women’s swimming & diving team will compete in Atlanta from March 16-19.
Quakers wax Dartmouth on Senior Day
Quakers wax Dartmouth on Senior Day
The women’s basketball team defeated the Big Green 79-54 on Saturday at the Palestra. Sophomore guard Jordan Obi led all scorers with 16 points.
Slajchert’s superb play secures Ivy Rookie of the Week status
Slajchert’s superb play secures Ivy Rookie of the Week status
The sophomore guard scored 18 points against Yale on Friday and 16 points against Brown on Saturday, including the game-winning bucket.
Thomas takes home four first-place finishes at Ivy Championships
Thomas takes home four first-place finishes at Ivy Championships
The senior put up record-breaking times in three individual events and one relay event, which helped the Quakers achieve their highest finish ever at the conference Championships.
Gilly Lane named Ivy League Coach of the Year
Gilly Lane named Ivy League Coach of the Year
The head coach of the men’s squash team guided his squad to a pristine 16-0 record and their first outright Ivy League title since 1968-69.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Taylor Jenkins got his start as a Penn student trying to help kids in West Philly. Now he’s one of the NBA’s top coaches
Jenkins, one of just two NBA head coaches who didn’t play college ball. He was an economics major at Penn, coaching in a youth league at Sayre High School in West Philadelphia. Now he’s a finalist for the league’s Coach of the Year Award and his Grizzlies are championship contenders.
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The New York Times
Lia Thomas wins an N.C.A.A. swimming title
With her victory in Atlanta, Thomas became the first openly transgender woman to win an N.C.A.A. swimming championship in the 500-yard freestyle.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Fran McCaffery, returning to the NCAA Tournament with Iowa, was nicknamed ‘White Magic’ in his Sonny Hill League days
McCaffery, who played at La Salle College High and Penn and whose game revolved around slick hand balling, earned the nickname playing alongside Gene Banks and Lewis "Black Magic" Lloyd in the famous Sonny Hill League. He will be taking the Hawkeyes into the NCAA Tournament this week for the sixth time in his 12 seasons.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s Steve Donahue reflects on going from a 3-10 start to the Ivy tournament
Penn finished the regular season with a 9-5 record, good for third place in the standings, and 12-15 overall, after an injury-wracked season for key players.
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Sports Illustrated
‘I am Lia’: The trans swimmer dividing America tells her story
In her first year swimming for the Penn women’s team after three seasons competing against men, Penn senior Lia Thomas throttled her competition. She set records en route to becoming the nation’s most powerful female collegiate swimmer. “I just want to show trans kids and younger trans athletes that they’re not alone,” she says. “They don’t have to choose between who they are and the sport they love.”
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