From world champions to national stars, here are 12 of the best student-athletes repping the Red and Blue.
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Sports
After last season’s breakthrough, Kofi Fordjour is ready to make a statement
For the rising senior, being looked over is an opportunity to shock the masses.
Penn football coach Rick Santos previews season strategies
A defensive overhaul and a strong tight-end room highlight Santos’ strategy entering the 2026 football season.
The Cathedral of College Basketball celebrates 100 years
Since its opening in 1927, the Palestra has become one of the most storied basketball venues in the country.
After last season’s breakthrough, Kofi Fordjour is ready to make a statement
For the rising senior, being looked over is an opportunity to shock the masses.
Penn football coach Rick Santos previews season strategies
A defensive overhaul and a strong tight-end room highlight Santos’ strategy entering the 2026 football season.
Jessica Oji wins World U20 shot put title
The rising sophomore became Nigeria’s first-ever field event champion at the World U20 Championships.
Kampton Kam’s heart is in the work
Kampton Kam may have ended his collegiate career with the Red and Blue, but he hasn’t given up on his dreams yet.
2020 Nursing graduate Nia Akins clinches 800-meter title at USATF National Championships
Akins went under two minutes for the first time this season, claiming her fifth career national title.
Watson Nguyen captures 50-meter breaststroke title at USA Swimming National Championships
The rising junior swam the fourth-fastest time in American history in the event.
Penn Athletics tightens spending amid shrinking budget, gift decline
The Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics is expected to spend more than it makes in fiscal year 2027.
Tyler Nase named women’s rowing head coach
Following former head coach Bill Manning’s sudden resignation due to illness, Nase looks to take the program back to the national championships.
For Lucas-Allan Lueth, basketball is interwoven with art, and art with basketball
The rising senior has always found ways to express himself on and off the hardwood.
Penn track and field travels across the pond for Transatlantic Series, Birmingham Ivy League Match
The Red and Blue teamed up with Cornell to sweep the competition.
From Hawaii to the Ivy League, Jack-Ryan Jeremiah found his game thousands of miles away
The rising senior midfielder, who captured All-Ivy honors in 2024 and 2025, hopes to pursue a professional soccer career after graduation.
Clark | The NCAA eligibility change levels the playing field for the Ivy League
While the distance running world is plagued with conversations about age and international athletes, the Ivy League’s player retention and roster rotation benefits.
NCAA votes to overhaul eligibility model
Many Penn student-athletes have nonetheless used redshirts in the past, transferring to other schools after graduating to better their chances of competing professionally or profit from increased NIL opportunities.
Where former Penn basketball players are heading out of the transfer portal
Nine total Quakers will be playing elsewhere in the 2026-27 season.
The World Cup in Philadelphia, from close games to blowouts
On America’s 250th birthday, Philadelphia ends its stint as a host city.
Keeping track of Penn track and field’s incoming transfers
New faces from across the NCAA are joining the program this fall.



















