4/22
Sports
Blades named Ivy Player of the Week
The senior captain from Brooklyn, N.Y., was honored for his stellar play to open the season.
Women’s soccer wins weekend to open fall sports season
The Quakers defeated Mount St. Mary’s on Friday and Army West Point on Sunday to start the season 2-0.
A legend on the field, Hoover joins field hockey staff
Alexa Hoover, the all-time leading scorer in Penn field hockey history, has joined the University’s field hockey staff as director of operations.
Michelle Nwokedi nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
The former basketball standout was selected by the Ivy League for her work on and off the court.
Linebacker Nick Miller named Second-Team Preseason All-American
The New Market, Md., native led the conference in tackles last season, and was a finalist for Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year.
Rower Regina Salmons named Second-Team All-American
A native of Methuen, Mass., Salmons is just the fourth rower in program history to earn All-American status.
Brush gift supports women’s soccer
A $1.5 million gift from Athletic Overseer David M. Brush and his wife Karen provides financial support to the women’s soccer program and its head coach.
Sixers owner donates $1 million to Penn wrestling
Josh Harris, a 1986 alumnus and former wrestler for the Quakers, and his wife gave the gift to support Penn wrestling’s growth and development.
Eating healthy with Jill Joseph
Jill Joseph, the sports nutritionist at Penn Athletics, provides nutritional education and counseling to more than 900 student-athletes across Penn’s 33 teams.
Penn wrestling attracts one of the top recruiting classes in the nation
Combined, the 2018 recruiting class has earned 11 state/national prep championships, and 26 state/national prep placements.
In the News
After a back injury, this Penn senior’s record-breaking track success is ‘a long time coming’
Penn fourth-year Isabella Whittaker has set multiple program and Ivy League records this season and has Olympic hopes.
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For Penn’s wrestling team, an ‘innovative’ succession plan from one program legend to another
Matt Valenti will take over the Penn wrestling program in 2025-26, when longtime coach Roger Reina will move into an emeritus role for one season before retiring from coaching.
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The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.
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With one jump, Scott Toney set a Penn pole vault record, and topped his late brother’s mark in a fitting tribute
Scott Toney, a Wharton School fourth-year and pole vaulter from Mountainview, California, recently broke the Penn program record in a tribute to Marc Toney, his late brother and fellow pole vaulter.
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Meet the Masterman junior who just represented Brazil in the Youth Olympics
Masterman junior and Youth Olympics speedskater Lucas Koo, the son of Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine, hopes to attend the Wharton School after graduation.
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