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Sports
Donahue named Ivy Coach of the Year
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The Palestra at 90
90 years after its construction, the Palestra is still beloved and renowned for its classic look and feel.
Q&A with Grace Calhoun
Q&A with Grace Calhoun
For Grace Calhoun, sport has always been a way of life. She grew up a gymnast and did track and field throughout college. But she never thought her interest in athletics would evolve into a full-fledged career.
A leader on Penn’s football team embraces ‘big moment’ off the field
“You have the potential to save someone’s life,” Philippi says. “How do you say no to that?”
For the Record: Muhammad Ali visits Penn
For the Record: Muhammad Ali visits Penn
On March 6, 1968, while he was exiled from boxing for refusing to be drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, 26, visited Penn and addressed an audience of 2,500 in Irvine Auditorium.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
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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Philadelphia Inquirer
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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Philadelphia Inquirer
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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Philadelphia Inquirer
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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Marketplace (NPR)
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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