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Penn fights valiantly, but felled by top-seeded Kansas
The Quakers led by 10 early in the first-round NCAA Tournament game, but the Jayhawks pulled out a 76-60 victory.
Field hockey announces class of 2022 recruits
The University of Pennsylvania field hockey head coach, Colleen Fink, has announced the addition of eight young women to the program.
Squash players take second at US Championship
Reeham Salah and Andrew Douglas take second place in the US Squash Championships.
Hurrah, Hurrah! Penn defeats Harvard for Ivy League title, advances to NCAA tourney
With the win, Penn advances to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Donahue named Ivy Coach of the Year
The Ivy League has announced its 2017-18 All-Ivy teams, and Penn was well-represented as Head Coach Steve Donahue was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year while three players received All-Ivy recognition.
Coach Dolan, Dobson earn mid-Atlantic regional awards
The awards keep coming for the Penn women’s track and field program after an historic indoor season, as Director of Track and Field Steve Dolan and Assistant Coach Porscha Dobson both earned Mid-Atlantic Regional awards.
Franklin Field played host to the Eagles’ last NFL title
In 1960, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field.
For the Record: The 7-time national champion Penn Quakers football team
The Penn football team has won seven national championships, tied with Michigan and Oklahoma for seventh all-time.
By the Numbers: Student athletes
Student-athletes come to Penn not just to be members of the University’s NCAA Division I athletic programs, but also to receive one of the finest undergraduate educations in the world.
Student Spotlight with Justin Watson
A senior in the Wharton School from Bridgeville, Pa., Justin Watson is a standout wide receiver on the Penn football team.
In the News
These Penn Relays will have more prestige in the track world, and more prize money for stars
This year’s Penn Relays again will have a set of races with big international stars on Saturday, and though exact numbers weren’t provided, the increase in prize money more than doubles what it was before.
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She graduated from Penn in 2023. Now, she’s the Quakers’ director of football operations
Jordyn Hall is Penn’s director of football operations, a role she’s had since last spring when she was a fourth-year student.
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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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