Penn’s team of five NCAA qualifiers came away disappointed in their overall performance but they are celebrating junior Micah Burak, who finished seventh to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend in St.

The Quakers’ final score of 191.550 put them just a point shy of the second place finisher, George Washington, while host Towson was well ahead of the field with 194.800.

On Monday night, the Quakers will take on Butler in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational.

In its first tourney appearance since 1946, Harvard fell, 79-70, to SEC tournament champion Vanderbilt in Albuquerque, N.M.

Phillies fans across the area could only dream of conversing with the likes of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. But for former Penn righty Paul Cusick, it became a reality earlier this week.

Five members of the Penn wrestling team began the NCAA Championships Thursday with high hopes and championship aspirations.

The Quakers head to North Carolina for the Wake Forest Invitational this weekend for the meet that marks the beginning of the outdoor season.

The faculty and staff are just as much a vital part of this community as the students are, but are rarely seen at Penn basketball games. They should come be a part of a part of the Penn community Monday night at the Palestra.

Harvard entered the NCAA tournament as a media darling. But the Crimson’s loss to Vanderbilt on the first day of March Madness was especially sweet for Penn fans.

The atmosphere at the Palestra and the circumstances surrounding Penn’s 74-63 victory over Quinnipiac Wednesday night in the College Basketball Invitational were just bizarre.

For spectators, it was a great day to go to a Penn baseball game with perfect weather and an exciting game. But, the Quakers couldn’t help but feel disappointed after a tough extra innings loss.

The Quakers won their opening game at Penn Park, but lost their second as part of a doubleheader against St. Joe’s at Penn Park.

Seniors Zack Kemmerer and Bryan Ortenzio, transfer senior Erich Smith, junior Micah Burak and freshman Steve Robertson will compete this weekend at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.

Playing in its first postseason appearance since 2006-7, Penn continued what they have done much of the season and found a way to fight another day.

Four rookies were among the top six players in minutes for the Quakers this past season: guards Renee Busch and Jackie Kates and forwards Katy Allen and Kara Bonenberger. The four freshmen had 62 starts combined.

Three members from last year’s graduating class have been playing professional basketball around the globe, from Germany to Spain to Mexico.

Harter grew up in Pottstown, Pa., only 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia and enrolled at the university in the School of Education. He was a reserve guard on the men’s basketball team before graduating in 1953.