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Sports
Fallon finishes second in nation at NCAA Championships
Fallon finishes second in nation at NCAA Championships
The third-year swimmer set a new school record in the 200-yard breaststroke and was awarded First-Team All-American honors.
Louie is Penn’s first foil national champ in 27 years
Louie is Penn’s first foil national champ in 27 years
The fourth-year fencer won the NCAA individual title on Sunday in Ohio.
Gymnastics team wins third straight GEC Championship
Gymnastics team wins third straight GEC Championship
The Quakers bested seven other schools on Saturday with a score of 196.275, their highest of the season.
Gayle selected Ivy League Rookie of the Year
Gayle selected Ivy League Rookie of the Year
The first-year guard is averaging 14.1 points per game and leads the team in assists, steals, and three-point field goals.
Wrestling with academics
Wrestling with academics
As a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, second-year wrestler Adam Thomson, an international champion, balances athletics with his research on hyperinflation in Brazil.
Men’s squash team wins national championship
Men’s squash team wins national championship
The third-ranked Quakers triumphed over top-ranked Trinity on Sunday to win their first Potter Cup in school history.
One-on-one with Jordan Obi
One-on-one with Jordan Obi
The fourth-year forward discusses her love of basketball, building team chemistry, being a quiet leader, her most memorable game, and her most interesting class.
Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title
Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title
The Quakers produced five first-place and six second-place finishes over the weekend at Harvard.
Quakers puff Dragons
Quakers puff Dragons
In their season opener on Saturday at Franklin Field, the No. 14-ranked women’s lacrosse team defeated Drexel 11-8.
Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year
Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year
The veteran coach guided the women’s fencing team to their first conference title in 20 years.
In the News
San Diego Union Tribune
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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NBC Philadelphia
Athletes with Philly-area, NJ ties in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials
Penn graduates Nia Akins and Marc Michello have qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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Associated Press
Record-breaking Matthew Fallon leads young contingent on U.S. men’s Olympic swim team
Rising fourth-year Matthew Fallon of Warren, New Jersey, has qualified for the men’s U.S. Olympic swimming team.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
These Penn Relays will have more prestige in the track world, and more prize money for stars
This year’s Penn Relays again will have a set of races with big international stars on Saturday, and though exact numbers weren’t provided, the increase in prize money more than doubles what it was before.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
She graduated from Penn in 2023. Now, she’s the Quakers’ director of football operations
Jordyn Hall is Penn’s director of football operations, a role she’s had since last spring when she was a fourth-year student.
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