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15 questions with... Penn men's lacrosse junior Sam Handley

The Daily Pennsylvanian asked midfielder Sam Handley of Penn men's lacrosse 15 questions about his time with the team, his experience at Penn, and his life overall. Here's what the junior had to say.

Junior Dylan Gergar is an offensive weapon for Penn men's lacrosse

Despite the unexpected pause in lacrosse after never missing a year of play since he first picked up the stick, Gergar has maintained his enthusiasm for the welcome return to competition when it finally arrives. 

Meet Penn baseball's assistant coaches

Head coach John Yurkow is not without the help of his three trusty assistant coaches that work behind the scenes to make sure the Quakers are ready come game day. The Daily Pennsylvanian takes a look at Penn baseball's assistant coaches:

DP Sports Player of the Week: Camille Dickson

It’s not everyday that a program record is broken, but on Saturday during a Big 5 Meet at Franklin Field, Camille Dickson did it twice. 

Penn track and field breaks 11-year-old record twice at Big 5 meet

With 15 first-place wins in the Big 5 meet this past weekend and an 11-year-old program record broken twice in the same day, Penn track and field refused to disappoint in their second meet of the adjusted outdoor season.

How Penn golfer Leila Dizon is turning her love of her sport into a young adult novel

Penn women’s golf junior Leila Dizon has spent the last year and a half writing a book that she hopes will be published in the near future.

The City of Brotherly Love and Basketball: the history of the Big 5

In 1954, Penn president Dr. Gaylord Probasco Harnwell – the namesake of Harnwell College House – announced the formation of a new method of intercollegiate basketball competition. Rather than playing in a conference, five Philadelphia-area schools would play a round-robin series of games for a city championship. 

Looking back at Penn women's basketball's March Madness runs

The Quakers have gone as the Ivy League representative to the NCAA Tournament five times in program history, all since 2000.

Penn softball shakes off rust, sweeps St. Joe's in weekend doubleheader

The Quakers got back on track against the Hawks after dropping their two first game against Delaware.

With decades of experience, Rudy Fuller ready to lead the Quakers in Calhoun's absence

Beyond playing on the field, Fuller has always loved sharing his sport with younger generations. He coached youth club teams and the Olympic Development Program throughout college. 

Before his national title with Villanova, Rollie Massimino coached three years at Penn

In 1973, Massimino leveraged his time under Daly to become the head coach at Villanova, where he went on to win a national championship in 1985 after leading the eighth-seeded Wildcats to a number of upsets.

Freshman Katie Reagan living her dream of playing softball for the Quakers

Although she was successful in each of the sports she pursued in high school, Reagan always knew that softball was the one sport she always wanted to take to the next level.

Penn baseball splits weekend series versus La Salle

After dropping the first two contests to the Explorers, the Red and Blue took both games of Saturday’s doubleheader to split the series at two wins apiece.

Tracing Penn baseball's many home bases

We take a look at every stadium the Penn baseball team has called home over the years. 

Penn men's soccer announces Class of 2025 recruits

Penn men’s soccer is adding eight new players to be a part of the Class of 2025. The eight soon-to-be-Quakers are Tommy Altirs, Brandon Curran, Ben Do, Charlie Gaffney, Stas Korzeniowski, Aaron Messer, Nico Pereira, and Cullen Scott. 

Student-athletes react to Penn's in-person fall announcement

Ten days after a return to in-person classes for fall 2021 was announced, the Quakers moved into Ivy Phase IV and spring sports teams are now being allowed to have in-person competitions against local universities. As shifts towards a post-pandemic college atmosphere occur, we take a look at what the fall will look like on campus.

The dreams of senior Andrew Douglas of Penn men's squash go beyond athletics

The conclusion to the historic tale of Team USA's squash run in the 2019 Pan American Games came down to the last man on the team — twice. It was Andrew Douglas of Penn men’s squash, the only college player on the roster, who would step up to the semi-final round and face Alfredo Avila — former No. 35 in the world, hailing from the first-seeded favorites of Mexico. 

Penn women's softball returns to competition in double header against Delaware

The Quakers opened their season with a close loss to Delaware before the mercy rule was invoked in their second game against the Blue Hens. 

15 questions with... Brendan Bean, a Penn men's baseball senior

The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Brendan Bean of Penn men's baseball 15 questions about his sport, his time at Penn, and life overall. Here’s what the senior had to say. 

Penn track and field records 19 first place wins at the Penn Challenge

On Saturday, the Penn track hosted the Penn Challenge, welcoming local schools Rider, Villanova, St. Joseph’s, and Temple to Franklin Field for the meet. Emotions were running high for the Quakers, with athletes and coaches alike thrilled to be back in action.