Sports Features
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.
Q&A with new Penn basketball commit Jelani Williams
Tommy Rothman, Sports Editor, Daily Pennsylvanian: You recently committed to Penn.
After taking a season off to work for Facebook, Ed Cai is back with Penn sprint football
After falling just short of their first league title since 2010, Penn sprint football returns much of its starting defense from 2015.
Only a freshman, Kitty Qu has earned a starting spot in goal for Penn women's soccer
It only took 12 minutes for freshman Kitty Qu to get the signal to put on her gloves. After her team went two goals down just minutes after the season-opening whistle, Penn coach Nicole Van Dyke called up the untested newcomer for her first taste of collegiate soccer. That was over two weeks ago, and Qu has played every minute of action since. “It’s cool for me because it’s taking a lot of responsibility as a freshman,” the Foster City, Calif., native said. In the three games that followed that opening 3-1 loss to Maryland on August 28, Qu has held on to her starting spot, showing that her stint in goal was not a one-time occurrence. And with Qu in goal, the Quakers (3-1-0) have opened their season with fantastic momentum.
Sprint Football Issue | Mike McCurdy balances a cappella, quarterbacking the Quakers
“Mike isn’t even here tonight — he’s president of an a cappella group — he’s gotta audition people, he’s doing that and he can throw the ball 60 yards.” Sometimes your quarterback has to miss practice because of injury.
Sprint Football Issue | Transfer student adjusts to new school, new sport
Chaz Augustini is still playing varsity football at a Division 1 school. But this year, it's a bit different. Augustini, a wide receiver, will have an entirely new setting when he lines up for the Quakers this Saturday.
Cross Country Issue | Former Olympian joins Quakers' staff
About a month into her new role as assistant cross country coach, Juli Benson calls the position “a dream come true.”
Cross Country Issue | Looking back on 2015
Ask any member of the Penn cross country team and they will tell you that their focus lies on the months ahead.
Cross Country Issue | Men's side trends younger as they regroup following graduations
It’s not uncommon for graduating seniors to leave holes in a team’s roster -- but this particular one is about the size of the Grand Canyon. With the departure of all-world runner Tom Awad, Penn men’s track and field will look to adjust to life without the two-time defending Ivy Heptagonal champion.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers seek rejuvenated offense in 2016
Penn men’s soccer, still nursing the wounds of last season, nevertheless enters a new year with optimism and a set of fresh, young faces who will look to make their mark on the field.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers gear up to move on from disappointing 2015
2015 was a year to forget for Penn men’s soccer. Three wins from 16 games, including just one against a conference opponent.
Volleyball Issue | Quakers rely on tournament play to get full slate in compressed schedule
College sports have two different philosophies when it comes to the buildup to conference play: some teams prefer to ease into the big games, building confidence, while others prefer to test themselves and raise the stakes. Penn women’s volleyball has taken the latter approach this year. Over the next three weekends, the team will play in three tournaments against a myriad of opponents from across the country.
Volleyball Issue | Penn coach Kerry Carr brought her skills and resources to Rwanda over the summer
For a typical head coach, summer vacation might signal the time to hit the recruiting trail, scheme for the upcoming season and enjoy the rare opportunity to unwind with the constant frenzy of the school year taking a brief pause. But Penn volleyball coach Kerry Carr did things a tad differently.
Volleyball Issue | Penn volleyball relying on leadership from juniors in 2016
Kerry Carr could have opted to select her whole senior class as the team's group of captains for a second straight year.
Field Hockey Issue | Despite graduations, Quakers have no need to rebuild
Some people just live to help others. Last year for Penn field hockey, that statement applied to nobody better than Elizabeth Hitti, whose 18 assists in her senior year saw her break both the career and single-season school records in the category.