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Sports
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.
On the training table with Emily Dorman
Emily Dorman, the head athletic trainer at Penn Athletics, supervises the overall health care of roughly 1,000 student-athletes at Penn.
Women’s basketball team to prep in France, Spain for next season
Building upon a successful 2017-18 campaign, the Quakers will travel to Europe in August.
Malinowski named freshman All-American
Eduardo Malinowski of the Penn baseball team has been honored by Collegiate Baseball newspaper for his outstanding freshman campaign.
Quartet of Quakers advance to NCAA track and field championships
Four members of the women’s track and field team will compete in the NCAA Championships in June, a program record.
Throwback: Student Spotlight with Alyssa Baron
Alyssa Baron, the second-leading scorer in Penn women’s basketball history with 1,806 points, starred for the Quakers from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
In the News
Philly.com
Why this New York Jets linebacker wants to help Penn undergrads manage their money
Brandon Copeland, a Penn alum and New York Jets linebacker, wished he’d taken a personal finance course to learn the basics of budgeting, investing, retirement planning, and career basics. Now he’s teaching that very undergraduate class.
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Philly.com
Penn looking to put one championship behind while chasing another
The next challenge for men’s basketball is an exclusively Ivy League competition, six straight weekends of grueling Friday-Saturday back-to-backs, on the heels of the Big 5 win at the Palestra.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Women’s basketball: Penn’s 9-3 start fueled by former role players
Some players in the starting lineup are shifting from no-starts to being regular contributors this season.
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Philly.com
Women’s college basketball: Going through contenders for City Six player of the year
Eleah Parker,the reigning Ivy League and Big 5 rookie of the year, and Ashley Russell, who ranks first in the Ivy in assist/turnover ratio, are the two Penn players in contention for City Six player of the year:
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The Athletic
Tales from the Palestra: Big 5 icons tell their favorite stories from the old arena
LeBron, spectators throwing streamers, and others sneaking in through window—reflections on the Palestra’s storied history.
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