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Penn track and field set for first dual meet of the season against Harvard

Coming off an impressive showing in New York last week, the Quakers are optimistic about their chances this weekend.

A Decade in Ivy Sports: Which Ivy title came as the biggest surprise?

Each of these teams overcame sub-par finishes from years past to blow away all expectations the outside world had of them. Here are the most surprising Ivy League regular season championships from the past 10-plus years.

Lark Izenson brings unique experience to Penn women's fencing in her freshman season

An Atlanta native, Izenson provides a significant amount of international experience to Penn fencing’s sabre squad. 

Snow | Penn men's basketball dunked on Miami. We shouldn't be surprised anymore.

If someone had told me three years ago that Penn men’s basketball would play an ACC team off the court and it wouldn’t even be all that big a surprise, I would have laughed until my sides split. 

Penn men's basketball powers past ACC foe Miami in impressive 89-75 win

Behind a blistering first half and a total of 13 threes, Penn men’s basketball held on to beat Miami, 89-75, for an emphatic statement win.

Live Blog: Penn men's basketball vs. Miami

Follow along as Penn men's basketball looks to defeat Miami in a Tuesday night showdown at the Palestra.

Penn women's basketball playing for pride in Big 5 showdown with La Salle

After losing to the La Salle Explorers (0-7) the last two seasons, Penn women's basketball (4-2) will look to halt that trend Wednesday night at the Palestra.

Penn swimming sets multiple new personal records in competitive Tennessee Invitational

After three days of competition, the men placed second with 728 points while the women finished with 288 points in fifth place. 

Freshman Bryce Washington seeks to continue making impact against Miami on Tuesday

Coming off big wins against Stockton, where the Quakers surpassed 100 points, and Delaware State, Penn will face Atlantic Coast Conference standout Miami (Fla.) at home on Tuesday.

Penn men's squash defeats two top-five teams to continue undefeated run

Penn men’s squash won both matches it competed in this weekend, defeating No. 5 Rochester 6-3 on Saturday and No. 4 St. Lawrence 7-2 on Sunday.

Rachel Lee Wilson smashes another record en route to DP Sports Player of the Week

Wilson’s big moment this weekend came when she shattered the team weight throw record with her distance of 20.04 meters.

Penn wrestling drops close match against Rider before dominating Maryland

One weekend after the Quakers finished third out of 10 teams in their signature Keystone Classic at the Palestra, Penn traveled to Lawrenceville, N.J. to face Rider on Thursday.

Is Stat So? | December 3

In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, Penn men's squash continued its hot start, wrestling saw production from several freshmen, and school records were broken by athletes on track and field.

Penn track and field starts season strong with impressive showing at TCNJ Opener

Starting its season on a high note, Penn track and field turned in a strong performance this weekend, which featured impressive debuts from newcomers and personal bests from returning athletes.

Penn men's fencing will embrace next man up mentality after departure of star Justin Yoo

Penn men’s fencing, which has won three consecutive Ivy League titles and is currently ranked fourth in the nation, will be losing senior epee captain Justin Yoo. During his freshman year, Yoo helped Penn reach its first ever No. 1 national ranking.

After graduating, these two Penn athletes stuck around as Directors of Operations

After graduating last May, wrestler May Bethea and field hockey player Alexa Hoover decided to stay and offer their skills as Directors of Operations for their respective sports.

Penn men's squash looks to continue undefeated season against two top-5 opponents

On Saturday, the Red and Blue will travel to Rochester, where they will challenge the Yellowjackets. The next day, they will trek to face off against the Saints at St. Lawrence. 

Penn wrestling to open dual meet season with road-home split against Rider and Maryland

After starting the year with strong results at the Michigan State Open and the Keystone Classic at home, Penn looks to continue its momentum against Rider and Maryland.

Princess Aghayere has made an immediate impact as first-year starter for women's basketball

Last year Penn women’s basketball went 22-9, made the Ivy league championship and notched a win in the first round of the WNIT. Yet, after graduating first team All-Ivy forward Michelle Nwokedi, there were some questions as to how the team would adjust this season with a new front-court partner for sophomore center Eleah Parker.

Men's and women's swimming head south to meet top-10 foe in Tennessee

For their final meet of 2018, the Quakers will take on Tennessee, Duke, Penn State, Denver, and Carson-Newman at the Tennessee Invitational this week.