Sports Features
Penn football alum Ryan O'Malley promoted to Oakland Raiders' active roster
Former Penn football tight end Ryan O’Malley was added to the Oakland Raiders 53-man roster Wednesday, making him the second Penn alum on an active NFL roster. The move — first reported by Penn Athletics — clears the way for O’Malley to make his NFL debut this Sunday at home vs.
Furrer off to furious start in Ivy play
Coming off a sweep in the first Ivy doubleheader of the year, Penn volleyball will hit the road over fall break and take on Cornell and Columbia. The Quakers (7-8, 2-1 Ivy) carry momentum into the weekend after wins over Harvard and Dartmouth, but they'll face two hungry teams in New York, with the Big Red (5-7, 0-3) desperate for their first conference win and the Lions (8-5, 3-0) looking to stay undefeated in league play.
Tilton, Kneizys take different routes to captaincy for Penn field hockey
Penn field hockey’s senior captains, Elise Tilton and Claire Kneizys, made it to Penn in very different ways. But now that they’re here, they have one key similarity: an unmatched drive to lead the Quakers to their first Ivy League title since 2004.
Penn men's soccer's Rudy Fuller mentors assistants, not just players
Penn men’s soccer head coach Rudy Fuller has had dozens of assistant coaches in his tenure at the school since his arrival 19 years ago. And out of that cast, in a true testament to Fuller’s leadership and coaching prowess, four of them have become head coaches — either at other D-I programs, or professionally.
Engineering, sports prove tough to balance for Penn athletes
The thought of having to perform this balancing act is enough to make any confident time-manager quake in his or her boots; however, there is one subset of student-athletes that have a particularly difficult run of things. They are the minority — or maybe you just never see them because they are tucked away on the east end of campus coding into the waning hours of the morning. They are the engineer-athletes.
Video replay introduces challenges to Penn volleyball's matches
In more ways than one, it’s a new era for Penn volleyball. Sure, it’s easy to point out the absences of five senior captains from 2015 – players that accounted for four of the team’s top five in kills, not including Ivy League assists leader Ronnie Bither.
Three's Company: Trio of wide receiver threats fly under the radar for Penn football
One of the worst things a quarterback can do is spend too much time trying to make a decision in the pocket.
Emily Sands finds success early and often as a rookie with Penn women's soccer
Welcome to the big league. That’s what this weekend looks like for Penn women’s soccer as they begin the Ivy season by hosting Harvard.
Courtney Quinn leads Penn volleyball's charge into Ivy play
She’s undersized. She’s young. She’s 1,500 miles from home. And outside hitter Courtney Quinn is leading the way for Penn volleyball in her sophomore campaign.
Penn assistant coaches Bob and Juli Benson form power couple on and off the field
Ask any civilian on the street who the nation’s premier power couple is, and you’ll probably get some varied responses; Kim and Kanye, Beyonce and Jay-Z and Brad and Angelina are among many names that might get thrown out there. But within the realm of Penn Athletics, the answer is quite simple: Bob and Juli.
Many Penn sprint football teammates share history dating back years
Much like the stature of the players, the sphere of recruitment is much smaller for Penn sprint football than with many other sports. Since the team largely eschews the nationwide recruiting effort of many other Penn teams, most players hail from the metropolitan Philadelphia and South Jersey area.
Sisters Clarissa and Cleo Whiting head into final year for Penn cross country in tandem
For the record — they’re identical. A pair of Penn women’s cross country runners have been tearing up the trails in tandem, but their connection goes much deeper.
Football Supplement | Band of Brothers
On the field, Penn football will go as far as Torgersen and Watson can take them.
Football Supplement | With Drake lost to graduation, Nothing was the Same
Following Tyler Drake’s graduation, the Red and Blue will be forced to reshuffle their linebacking corps as they look to repeat as Ivy champions.
Football Supplement | Quakers' secondary highlighted by sophomore talent
In 2015, Penn football’s coaches had the guts to start three true freshmen in its defensive backfield — and their brashness brought home an Ivy League championship.
Football Supplement | Seniors building a legacy brick by brick
One more. That’s the phrase that was written across the shoulders on the Penn football team’s 2015 Ivy League Champion t-shirts last year.
Football Supplement | Penn by position
Football Supplement Position by Position The FBS season may be underway, but for the Ivy League, we have yet to kick off.
Football Supplement | Offensive line retooled, ready for 2016
After an impressive 2015 season in which Penn football only allowed 12 sacks all year, the Quakers' offensive line faces a new challenge.
Football Supplement | With all eyes on the passing game, Penn's ground game is one to watch
Halfbacks Brian Schoenauer and Tre Solomon specialize in one thing: Title runs.