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Sometimes, there are just no words.
You can’t achieve greatness without a bit of humility, and Penn wrestling picked up its fair share of the latter this weekend.
In a year of ecstatic highs and devastating lows, we decided it was time to reflect on the peaks of 2016 in the realm of Penn sports. There were nearly a dozen contenders, but in the end, we could only choose a few. Here are the editors’ picks on the best moments in Penn Athletics in 2016:
Managing the academic workload at Penn isn’t easy. Balancing that rigor with the demands of being a varsity athlete is only a further challenge. So handling the student-athlete grind while formally helping others do the same should be downright inconceivable.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Two years ago, no one saw this coming.
A man listed at 6-foot-11 and 265 pounds is inevitably going to leave some big shoes to fill.
If you were in attendance the last time Penn football and Princeton faced off, you couldn’t have asked for much more.
Penn wrestling is still more than three weeks shy of its home opener, but Philadelphia has already gotten a sneak preview of the Red and Blue’s talents.
All that matters is going one game at a time.
Forgive Penn football coach Ray Priore if he doesn’t want to address the elephant in the room.
Considering Penn’s fall break leading to a paltry home crowd, a return to non-conference play after an emotional league win and the fact that the Red and Blue shared no history with their opponent, there were plenty of reasons for Penn football to sleep on this weekend’s showdown against Central Connecticut State.
The preseason hype surrounding Penn football was unreal — 13 returning starters from a championship team will do that. I’m not guaranteeing a repeat title by any means, but considering last year’s success and this weekend’s domination at defending Ivy co-champion Dartmouth, the enthusiasm around the program is sky-high.
In more ways than one, it’s a new era for Penn volleyball.
Ask any civilian on the street who the nation’s premier power couple is, and you’ll probably get some varied responses; Kim and Kanye, Beyonce and Jay-Z and Brad and Angelina are among many names that might get thrown out there.
With five former captains having graduated this spring leading to an unprecedented senior-less roster, it’s no secret that turnover has been a constant storyline following Penn volleyball in 2016.
Trusting a true freshman to start in the secondary at any level of college football is bold. Sending two out there at the same time is simply reckless.
Off to an 0-4 start for the first time since 2006, it’s been a long week for Penn volleyball.
For a typical head coach, summer vacation might signal the time to hit the recruiting trail, scheme for the upcoming season and enjoy the rare opportunity to unwind as the constant frenzy of the school year takes a brief pause.
The preseason hype surrounding Penn football is unreal – 13 returning starters from a championship team will do that. I’m not guaranteeing a repeat title by any means, but it’s clear the enthusiasm around the program is beyond anything that's been seen in recent years.
For most of Penn’s undergraduate population, the end of the final exam period signals the time for kicking back, relaxing and looking back at the previous year.