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Sports
Wharton alum is new coach of NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies
Wharton alum is new coach of NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies
Taylor Jenkins has been hired to lead the Grizzlies, who finished 33-49 this season and currently have the No. 2 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Akins finishes second, Malizia third at NCAA Championships
Akins finishes second, Malizia third at NCAA Championships
Nia Akins placed second in the nation in the 800m. Anna Peyton Malizia finished third in the country in the high jump.
Young Quakers host Urban Youth Lacrosse Jamboree
Young Quakers host Urban Youth Lacrosse Jamboree
From June 1-2, 175 young lacrosse players from Philadelphia, New York, and Boston assembled at Franklin Field for the fifth annual Urban Youth Lacrosse Jamboree.
Record number of Quakers advance to NCAA Championships
Record number of Quakers advance to NCAA Championships
Ten track and fielders have advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the most in school history.
Handley named First-Team All-American
Handley named First-Team All-American
The freshman midfielder on the men’s lacrosse team has been honored by Inside Lacrosse for his fruitful first season.
Serving aces with Iuliia Bryzgalova
Serving aces with Iuliia Bryzgalova
The freshman tennis player has been awarded Ivy League Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors.
Double champs
Double champs
The men’s lacrosse team defeated Yale in the Ivy League Tournament final on Sunday, marking the first time the Quakers have won the conference regular season and tourney championships.
Penn overpowers Army in first-round battle
Penn overpowers Army in first-round battle
On Saturday, the Quakers knocked off the Black Knights 13-8 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
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.
In the News
6ABC.com
Super Bowl ticket surprise for Penn football players who gave gift of life
Sam Philippi and Anthony Lotti are two of the five Quaker football players in the past 12 years who have given the gift of life to total strangers, donating bone marrow after being matched in their yearly drive in conjunction with the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s depth thrills Steve Donahue as Quakers aim for Ivy League rivals
Heading into his fifth season as the Penn men’s basketball head coach, Steve Donahue knows who three of his five starters will be: guards Devon Goodman and Ryan Betley and AJ Brodeur, all seniors. The other two spots have lots of possibilities.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Kendall Grasela embraces leadership role for Penn women’s team
The senior point guard cites her patience as a freshman with little court time and watching her older brothers play as the keys to her patience and the reward of being captain.
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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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