Sports

In with the new: Looking back on a trio of Penn coaching changes over 2020

Outside of the craziness of 2020, a number of Penn teams also went through coaching changes this year. Here's a recap of which coaches left the Red and Blue and who replaced them.

Fighting racial injustice: From breaking color barriers to Black Lives Matter

2020 is a critical year, one where even in the absence of Ivy League sports, Penn athletes used their platforms to raise awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement and ongoing issues of racial injustice and police brutality.

Remembering this year's journey in Penn basketball

On March 12, the Ivy League became the first major athletic conference to cancel its spring sports. Though Penn's athletic teams hoped to take their seasons a bit further into the playoffs, both Penn basketball teams wound up having to be satisfied with just clinching spots in the Ivy League tournament.

A tale of two Olympians: Penn in the Winter Games

Penn and the Olympics have had a long and storied relationship. Since the start of the Olympics in 1900 in Paris, Penn seized every opportunity to send many of its star athletes to compete for their country.

Penn Athletics Year in Review

March 10, 2020 was a fateful day for Ivy League athletes, and, as we would later find out, an omen of things to come not only for the sports world, but the planet as a whole. 

Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1996

After losing stars Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney to the NBA, however, there were big questions about how the Red and Blue would hold up in 1995-96.

15 questions with... Sean Lee, a Penn men's swimming senior

The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Penn men's swimming's Sean Lee 15 questions about his sport, his time at Penn, and life overall. Here's what the senior had to say.

Penn women's soccer's Raun and Wilensky empower women athletes through Voice in Sport

Both Raun and her senior teammate Jadyn Wilensky are active contributors to Voice in Sport, an advocacy platform based in New York and launched by Stef Strack in 2019. 

Checking in with Penn football alums in the NFL after Week 13

It is now past Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season, and viewers now have a clear idea of how the playoffs are shaping up with only a month left to go in the regular season.

Penn Athletics teams use mental performance program to train during pandemic

During a year when athletes have been forced to sit out of competition, many have taken the opportunity to focus on their mental performance. 

Despite semester at home, women's basketball freshman Michaela Stanfield is ready to shine

Although Stanfield has spent most of her semester in Massachusetts, her new coaches and teammates have kept her up to speed.

Origin stories: Penn baseball

The earliest baseball played at Penn predated the Civil War, although the lack of records suggests that games were largely informal.

Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1999

Coming off a tough losing streak against the Princeton Tigers and no Ivy League titles in the previous three years, the Quakers knew that something had to change.

Three recommendations for the next Penn Athletics Hall of Fame class

On April 13, 1996, Penn inducted its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame class. Since then, 10 more classes have been elected, with the most recent inducted on May 4, 2019.

Freshman Andrew Laczkowski ready to bring team-first mentality to Penn men's basketball

Penn men’s basketball is a program built on community and collective effort, and for freshman forward Andrew Laczkowski, playing team basketball is second nature.

Penn alumnus Zach Leonsis making strides in the world of Washington sports business

Although Leonsis is involved in just about every facet of Monumental Sports, his main focus revolves around the media business, venture capital acquisitions, and merger opportunities. 

Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1994

The 1994 team was led by senior forward Barry Pierce and junior guards Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney, who all averaged nearly 15 points a game.

Inside Bob Weinhauer's five-year tenure at the helm of Penn men's basketball

Before assuming the head coaching position for the Quakers in 1977, Weinhauer served as Chuck Daly’s assistant for four seasons. He then coached the Red and Blue from 1977 to 1982. 

15 Questions with... Carmina Raquel, a Penn volleyball junior

The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Penn volleyball's Carmina Raquel 15 questions about her sport, her time at Penn, and life overall. Here's what the junior had to say.

Analyzing Penn's NFL Draftees: When were they drafted and how successful were they?

The Daily Pennsylvanian is taking an in-depth look at Penn's NFL draftees to analyze when they were selected and how successful their professional careers were.