Konopka family has left a 50-year legacy on Penn rowing
Fifty years and many athletes later, the Konopka family does not want to stay away from Penn rowing.
Fifty years and many athletes later, the Konopka family does not want to stay away from Penn rowing.
It was through Dr. Michael Platt that Leone learned about the neuroscience research Platt was doing as part of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative.
The women's team traveled to Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. to compete in the Ivy League Invitational.
The lightweights would be rowing at home against Columbia and Yale, while heavyweights faced Columbia and Princeton.
It was through Dr. Michael Platt that Leone learned about the neuroscience research Platt was doing as part of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative.
The women's team traveled to Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. to compete in the Ivy League Invitational.
This weekend, Penn tennis, rowing, and golf will continue their seasons against Ivy League opponents. Here are three questions for the upcoming competitions.
All teams — men’s lightweight, heavyweight and women’s — competed for the top spot in a number of races, hoping to begin the spring on a good note.
There are several things I’d like to note in the recently published DP articles which argued for and against the compensation of collegiate athletes.
The spring seasons are rapidly unfolding, with tennis heading into Ivy play and rowing and golf getting their seasons underway.
The Quakers walked away with a pair of championships in the Varsity 8 and the Second Varsity 8.
As Penn spring sports begin to pick up momentum, there are some questions to keep in mind going into this weekend.
When the next hurdle in my life comes and I do not know how to get through it, I will look back at my senior year and remember exactly what it felt like.
The lightweight and heavyweight rowing teams wrapped up their seasons on June 1-3 at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship. The regatta was held on Mercer Lake in New Jersey, where high winds and rough conditions caused many of the days races to be cancelled. Although the regatta was shortened, it capped off a successful season for both of Penn men’s rowing teams.
The cox is, quite simply, the coach of the boat. Sitting typically in the stern (or the back) of the boat, the coxswain’s job is to steer the boat.
While the Ivy League might be known for its prowess in academics, there’s another set of ranking lists that are a familiar home to the members of the Ancient Eight: the national men’s heavyweight, men’s lightweight, and women’s rowing rankings.
In the case of rowing, the early bird catches the brutal, strenuous daily workouts.
The majority of competitions for Penn men and women’s rowing are relatively nearby and don’t require too much travel, but for a few exciting trips each year, the teams get to leave the Northeast and compete far from home.
It was a busy Fling weekend outdoors for Penn's athletes as men's golf, men's and women's tennis, rowing, and track and field were all in action.
While the rest of us will be at Penn Park this weekend for the Spring Fling concert, several of the Penn teams will compete in pivotal Ivy League contests.