Sports Features
The Daily Pennsylvanian's 2023-24 sports awards
The DP Sports staff made their picks for this year's major Penn sports awards.
Women’s Senior Athlete of the Year: Anna Kalandadze
The award comes after senior distance freestyler placed fourth at the NCAA Division I championships.
Upsets of the Year: Penn men’s and women’s lacrosse both upset No. 1 ranked teams
The men’s team took down No. 1 Duke while the women’s team defeated No. 1 Maryland.
Women’s Athlete of the Year: Isabella Whittaker
The senior track and field sprinter will be running at the United States Olympic Trials later this year.
Men's Rookie of the Year: Malachi Hosley
The Penn football running back exploded in the season with several games recording over 100 yards.
Team of the Year: Men’s Squash
The team brought home the program’s first-ever national championship.
Coach of the Year: Andy Ma
In his 15th year at the helm of the Penn fencing program, Ma continues his streak of successes.
Dynamic Duo of the Year: James Rhoads and Scott Toney
The Penn men’s track and field pole vaulting duo have consistently dominated every competition this year.
Performance of the Year: Bryce Louie and Blake Broszus at NCAA Fencing Championships
The Penn men's fencing duo take home the honor after finishing one and two at the NCAA tournament.
Men's Senior Athlete of the Year: Wyatt Henseler
Henseler's 51 career home runs are an Ivy League record.
Moment of the Year: Liv Morganti secures program's first individual female track title at the Penn Relays
The senior steeplechase specialist wrote herself into the Penn track and field history books with her performance at this year's Relays.
Game of the Year: Penn men's basketball vs. Villanova
The award goes to the basketball program's biggest win since the last time it beat Villanova back in 2018.
Heartbreak of the Year: Top-seeded men's soccer loses to Brown by penalties in semifinal
The Quakers entered the Ivy League tournament as top seed and the favorites to repeat as champions.
Men's Athlete of the Year: Matt Fallon
The junior breaststroker is poised to take the pool at the U.S. Olympic Trials later this year.
Penn men’s lacrosse freshmen finding impact early in Quaker careers
Many of the new Quakers were highly-touted recruits even before their days in the Red and Blue.
Trio of Penn football alumni earn NFL minicamp invites
Two of the players transferred for this past season while Jaden Key played his entire career with the Quakers.
Student-athlete: How Penn's sports stars balance both
At an academically rigorous school like Penn, student-athletes often run into the problem of how to most effectively manage their time.
100 moments in the 100th year of the International Penn Relays
In the centennial year of world competition, let's look back on some of the marquee moments from international competitors.
Ott Center for Track and Field set to open this August
The $69.35 million indoor track and facility has been in the works since last March.