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Sports
Penn track and fielders show out at meet in Maryland
Penn track and fielders show out at meet in Maryland
The men’s team won seven events and women’s team placed first in eight.
Penn honors 1978-79 Final Four team
Penn honors 1978-79 Final Four team
On Saturday, Jan. 12, Penn President Amy Gutmann was on hand at the Penn vs. Princeton game at the Palestra. While the men’s basketball team lost, 62-53, the 1978-79 team was honored during halftime of the game. The 1978-79 Quakers are the last Ivy League team to reach the Final Four.
Gameday with Mike Martin
Gameday with Mike Martin
The director of gameday operations discusses the heavy lifting involved in preparing for sports events at Penn.
Stupendous shooting secures Sterba trifecta of praise
Stupendous shooting secures Sterba trifecta of praise
Junior guard Phoebe Sterba has been selected Player of the Week by the Ivy League, the Big 5, and the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Ivy award goes to Washington
Ivy award goes to Washington
Freshman Bryce Washington has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
Quakers corral Tigers in gritty road win
Quakers corral Tigers in gritty road win
The women’s basketball team held off Princeton 66-60 on Saturday.
Women’s lax team ranked No. 7 in country in preseason poll
Women’s lax team ranked No. 7 in country in preseason poll
The defending Ivy League co-champions return their leading points and goal scorers from last season, and begin play on Feb. 16 against Delaware.
Russell rewarded for all-around, exceptional play
Russell rewarded for all-around, exceptional play
The senior guard has been selected Big 5 Co-Player of the Week.
Quakers top Hatters on New Year’s Eve
Quakers top Hatters on New Year’s Eve
The women’s basketball team was too much for Stetson.
15-0: The 1897 Penn football team
15-0: The 1897 Penn football team
The Quakers won the 1897 national championship with an unblemished 15-0 record. No team has gone 15-0 since.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Olympic champion Greg Bell returned to Penn Relays with plenty of memories
88-year-old Greg Bell was one of the top athletes of his era. Competing for Indiana, he broke a Penn Relays record and captured four individual titles—three in his specialty, the long jump—from 1956 through 1958. Returning to Franklin Field in 2019, he carried his Olympic gold medal from the 1956 Melbourne Games, which he won seven months after his first Relay record.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn women make history with first distance medley relay win at Penn Relays
Women’s distance medley relay team members Nia Akins, Uchechi Nwogwugwu, Melissa Tanaka, and Maddie Villalba won Thursday’s race at the Penn Relays. Coach Steve Dolan said the four are “some of the best runners in Penn history assembled at one time.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Usain Bolt remembers his historic 2010 Penn Relays performance: ‘There was a great atmosphere’
No matter where his life and his pursuits take him, the Jamaican icon always will remember his performances at the Penn Relays and what the carnival has done to help young Jamaican athletes get noticed by U.S. colleges.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Forty years after his memorable race, Renaldo Nehemiah to return to Penn Relays
It has been 40 years since Renaldo Nehemiah created one of the most indelible memories in the history of the Penn Relays with his history-making 44.3-second anchor leg for Maryland.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s female rowers have a new teammate. She’s 10.
With the help of Penn’s women’s rowing team, the sport is bringing Keira McGrenehan joy and relief as she manages ulcerative colitis through a national program called Team IMPACT, which connects kids with serious and chronic illnesses to college athletic teams.
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