5/18
Sports
Hoover selected for USA series in Chile
The former Penn field hockey standout will travel to the South American country with USA Field Hockey in mid-May.
Quakers clean up at Big 5 awards
The city series honors Penn hoopsters for their sensational seasons.
Penn welcomes Iain Braddak as new women’s volleyball coach
In 2015 and 2016, Braddak was the head women’s volleyball coach at Smith College before serving as an assistant coach at Columbia in 2017.
Riding time with May Bethea
The senior wrestler from Trenton, N.J., was a unanimous First-Team All-Ivy selection.
Pederson named Ivy League Player of the Week
Sam Pederson, a second baseman on the softball team, was recognized by the league for her feats against Yale.
Swimmer makes his marks
Junior Mark Andrew of the men’s swimming and diving team is an Ivy champion and record-holder.
Spring Game kicks off quest for 19th Ivy chip
The 18-time Ivy League Champion Penn football team played its annual Spring Game on April 6.
Penn grad named British Basketball League Player of the Month
Tony Hicks, a guard for the Quakers from 2012-15, was voted British Basketball League Player of the Month for February and March.
Above the rim with Eleah Parker
The freshman center from Charlotte, N.C., was Second-Team All-Ivy and the unanimous selection for Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
Women’s track and field ranked No. 1 in Mid-Atlantic Region
The coaches association recently ranked the Quakers first in the Mid-Atlantic Region out of 36 teams.
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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