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Sports
Up in the air with Anna Peyton Malizia
Up in the air with Anna Peyton Malizia
The record-setting senior discusses how to be a successful high jumper, her training schedule, how her ballet training has helped her jumping, and her plans after Commencement.
Penn women repeat as outdoor Ivy champs
Penn women repeat as outdoor Ivy champs
The Quakers earned their second consecutive Outdoor Ivy Heps title on Sunday, their first back-to-back championships since 1985-86.
Barry named Ivy Midfielder of the Year
Barry named Ivy Midfielder of the Year
The junior is one of four Quakers to earn First-Team All-Ivy honors.
Quakers enter postseason ranked No. 3 in the nation
Quakers enter postseason ranked No. 3 in the nation
The Ivy League champion men’s lacrosse team has earned its highest ranking since 1984.
Akins makes history at the Penn Relays
Akins makes history at the Penn Relays
The middle-distance runner became the first Penn athlete to win College Athlete of the Meet.
Three days of Penn Relays, for 125 years
Three days of Penn Relays, for 125 years
For 125 years, the nation’s largest outdoor track and field event has convened on Franklin Field for Penn Relays, come rain or shine.
The world-famous Penn Relays, directed by Dave Johnson
The world-famous Penn Relays, directed by Dave Johnson
On Thursday, April 25, the 125th running of the Penn Relays takes its mark at Franklin Field. Tens of thousands are expected to attend from across the globe.
125 years of Franklin Field
125 years of Franklin Field
The historic stadium, home to the University of Pennsylvania Quakers and the Penn Relays, is celebrating its quasquicentennial. It is the oldest college stadium in the country.
Pitch perfect
Pitch perfect
Junior pitcher Jennifer Brann of the softball team threw a seven-inning perfect game on Sunday against Brown.
Sports talk with M. Grace Calhoun
Sports talk with M. Grace Calhoun
The director of athletics and recreation discusses the Red & Blue’s recent sports successes, making progress toward the department’s strategic goals, the funding of college athletics, and the 125th running of the Penn Relays.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s Ryan Betley back for one more year (but just one)
Five minutes into Ryan Betley’s 2018-19 Penn Quakers season, his season was over. Following a torn patellar tendon and surgery that took out his season, and months of recovery, Betley is looking at a fifth season—just not at Penn.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s offense comes alive in 28-24 win over Lafayette
The win had plenty of offensive highlights, with senior quarterback Nick Robinson and sophomore wideout Ryan Cragun, senior tailback Karekin Brooks, and wideout Rory Starkey, and ends a four-game Quakers losing streak dating back to last season and sends them into next week’s Ivy League and home opener with Dartmouth on a winning note.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn star running back Karekin Brooks one of six brothers, the small one
Karekin Brooks’ five brothers are all defensive line-sized guys—in his mind, he’s always the small one. In last Saturday’s opener at Delaware, Brooks, known as KK to teammates and coaches, ran 28 times for 158 yards and added three catches for 20 more, pushing him to 11th all-time in rushing, with 2,002 yards.
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The Pennsylvania Gazette
‘Very little fazes her’
One of only a few female members of a college men’s basketball staff, May alumna Sarah Parks jumps into a new gig as Director of Operations.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn hoops star Princess Aghayere is using her passion for teamwork to save girls’ lives in Liberia
The senior leader of Penn’s 2019 regular season Ivy Champions left Philadelphia after graduation, and traveled 4,600-mile to Liberia. With Penn friends Summer Kollie and Oladunni Alomaja, Aghayere started Rebound Liberia, a youth program whose goal is to use basketball to empower girls in the small West African country.
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