When Huntsman was at Penn...

Today Penn alum Jon Huntsman Jr. announced his candidacy for president of the United States of America. Not since William Henry Harrison withdrew from the (Perelman) School of Medicine in 1790 has Penn been so close to the White House!

So to look deeper at Huntsman's roots at Penn, let's see what was happening in the world of Penn sports when he roamed West Philly — after transferring to Penn, the presidential hopeful graduated in 1987. When Huntsman was a Quaker...

Penn Basketball went 13-14 (10-4 Ivy, 0-4 Big 5) under Tom Schneider. Despite having no luck in the Big 5 (we know how you feel, Jon), the Quakers won their 13th Ivy title, led by Ivy Player of the Year Perry Bromwell. The Quakers beat Princeton by one point in OT that year (we don't know how you feel, Jon), to pull ahead in the standings. They faced UNC in the first round of the tourney, and got clobbered 113-82. That, too, sounds a little familiar.
Jerome Allen was 14.
Led by coach Ed Zubrow, Penn football won the Ivy title in the fall of 1986, going an undefeated 7-0 (sound familiar?). Penn running back Rich Comizio was the Bushnell Cup winner for Player of the Year. The '86 championship capped off a 5-year run as Ivy champions (or co-champions) for the Quakers.
Penn women's lax went 2-4 in the Ivy League in 1987. Patty Kennedy was an All-American.
In 1986, Penn's heavyweight crew came in second in the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, falling to Nautilus of Great Britain in the finals.
Randy Cox was the the Heps champion in the 110m and 400m hurdles .
Penn women's soccer did not exist.
Penn field hockey went 12-4 (5-1 Ivy) to win the Ancient Eight. The Quakers lost to Rutgers 3-2 in the NCAA tourney.
Steve Bilsky was athletic director at George Washington University.