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Brodeur, Dingle feted by Big 5, Ivy League
Brodeur, Dingle feted by Big 5, Ivy League
The senior forward and freshman guard have been awarded Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.
Quakers outshine Owls
Quakers outshine Owls
Penn took down Temple 66-59 on Saturday at the Palestra in the Quakers’ final Big 5 game of the season.
Lashley scores ECAC Rookie of the Week
Lashley scores ECAC Rookie of the Week
The freshman gymnast put up high marks on the floor, vault, and beam.
Red & Blue race to victory on Staten Island
Red & Blue race to victory on Staten Island
The Quakers excelled at the Penn 8-Team Select competition on Saturday, finishing first in a host of events.
Gutsy performance in loss earns Padilla Ivy honor
Gutsy performance in loss earns Padilla Ivy honor
The freshman guard on the women’s basketball team scored a game-high 27 points in Penn’s loss to No. 25 Princeton on Saturday.
Penn alum named head coach of Cleveland Browns
Penn alum named head coach of Cleveland Browns
Kevin Stefanski, a 2004 graduate and former offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, has been hired to coach the NFL franchise.
Kraez sparkles in gymnastics season opener
Kraez sparkles in gymnastics season opener
Facing Towson at the Palestra, the sophomore won the vault, floor, and all-around title.
Padilla rings in New Year with Ivy ovation
Padilla rings in New Year with Ivy ovation
The freshman guard has been named Ivy League Player of the Week and Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
Prince of the Quakers
Prince of the Quakers
The senior defensive lineman discusses his playing days as a Quaker, becoming a smarter football player, his favorite memories, and his ultimate goal of becoming a doctor.
Padilla balls out, takes home four weekly awards
Padilla balls out, takes home four weekly awards
Freshman Kayla Padilla of the women’s basketball team has picked up two Player of the Week awards and two Freshman of the Week honors.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
How Penn coaches and staffers are playing a vital campus role while budgets get slashed
Among the unique circumstances that the pandemic has brought to campus, up to a third of Penn’s 200 full-time athletic staffers, including coaches, took on COVID-related duties during the fall semester to avoid being furloughed amid deep budget cuts.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
These Penn basketball players have stories worth telling, even as their season is called off
When the Ivy League canceled their season Thursday night, changing their year and the trajectory of their basketball careers, Kayla Padilla and Mark Jackson knew it was what was best for the team, as team players. Even off the court, they remain worth talking about.
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia
AOP Spotlight Series: Mike McLaughlin, Father Judge—Class of 1984
The former AOP student-athlete has guided Penn women’s basketball since 2009-10, leading the Quakers to four Ivy League titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Peggy Kowalski, who may have spent more hours in the Palestra than anybody ever, retires
For many of the last 38 years, as Penn Athletic’s director of special events, Kowalski has to be on the short list, maybe even at the top of it, for people who spent the most combined lifetime time at the Palestra and Franklin Field. Her earliest work days were as an undergrad selling tickets and answering to her boss who was also her father, and in honor of the two, the front lobby box office will be named the Donohue-Kowalski Box Office.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn football coach Ray Priore talks about no fall season, hope for spring
Penn football coach Ray Priore was game planning up until this past Monday, hoping his team might play this fall. Then the announcement came Wednesday: no sports in the Ivy League this fall semester. Now Priore is balancing his optimism with an understanding of the obstacles the pandemic brings to his sport.
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