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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.
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.
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.
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.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
New Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski was a star athlete at St. Joseph’s Prep, Penn
At 37, Stefanski has climbed through the coaching ranks since his first job at Penn, going from an offensive assistant for the Minnesota Vikings to offensive coordinator. He will be the third-youngest head coach in the NFL.
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Sports Illustrated
Cleveland Browns to name Kevin Stefanski head coach
Kevin Stefanski, formerly the offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, will be the 18th head coach of the team. The former Quaker will be tasked with hiring the rest of his staff as well as the team’ general manager.
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NBC Philadelphia
Kevin Stefanski, the Browns’ new head coach, has a Sixers connection
Kevin Stefanski, who will take over in Cleveland according to multiple reports, is the son of Ed Stefanski, currently a senior adviser to the owner for the Detroit Pistons and the Sixers’ general manager from 2007 to 2011.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn guard Kayla Padilla lighting up the Palestra as a high-scoring freshman
The Torrance, Calif., native is averaging 19.4 points per game, with at least 14 points in every contest so far. She’s the No. 2-ranked scorer among all freshmen in Division I women’s basketball, and the leading scorer overall in the Ivy League by over 2 points per game.
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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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