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Sports
Fast times at Boston U
Members of the women’s track and field team set new school, Ivy League, and facility records on Saturday at Boston University.
Undefeated squash teams commence conference play
The men’s and women’s squash teams, both 7-0, open Ivy League play on Friday at the Penn Squash Center.
Quakers set for Ivy League play
The women’s and men’s basketball teams open their conference schedules on Saturday afternoon. The women are 8-5 and the men are 8-7.
Reading the game with Ginger Fontenot
The fourth-year defender on the women’s soccer team chats about her competitive drive, the charge of a center-back, running five to eight miles per game, playing at home, her favorite memory, and her favorite movie.
Slackman selected Ivy Defensive Player of the Year
The fourth-year defensive lineman is Penn’s first conference Defensive Player of the Year since 2015.
Quakers place first in baker’s dozen of events
Penn track & field athletes won 13 events at the Seahawk Invitational over the weekend in Staten Island, New York.
Fallon first in 200-meter breaststroke
The third-year swimmer continued his dominance in the event over the weekend at the U.S. Open Championships.
Hosley awarded Freshman All-American honors
The first-year running back was the second-leading rusher in the Ivy League and also ranked second in all-purpose yards.
Quakers topple UC San Diego, Monmouth
On Sunday, the women’s basketball team defeated UC San Diego 76-68 and the men’s basketball team beat Monmouth 76-61.
Penn slays Siena
The women’s basketball team beat Siena 85-79 on Saturday in New York. Four Quakers scored in double figures.
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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