Sports Features
Basketball Supplement | Penn men's hoops is "vest" in show
Coach Steve Donahue is not the only new fixture at the Palestra these days for Penn men’s basketball. Since the dawn of the official 2015-16 season, the Quakers have welcomed another newcomer into their practices, this one a little more technologically advanced than the new head coach.
Basketball Supplement | For Penn women's basketball, four captains fill four very different roles
This season, Penn women's basketball captains have some big shoes to fill, and some unorthodox ways to go about filling them.
Squash Issue| Gilly Lane looks to continue playing success as coach
From the Red and Blue to the Red, White and Blue, Gilly Lane had a busy summer. The former assistant coach of Penn Squash begins a new chapter as Associate Head Coach following his promotion in July.
Fencing Issue | Freshman fencer represents Red (White) and Blue
Do you dream of representing your nation at the World Cup?Fencing Issue | Penn fencing's underclassmen, epee team shows promise
Penn fencing is opening its season, lunging.
Penn basketball coach Steve Donahue ‘agreed to disagree’ with former captain Hicks
Tony Hicks was objectively the most talented player on Penn basketball’s roster.
Ineligible athletes remain at Penn
Same, same but different. The typical American collegiate experience is four years. While some deviate from that path and finish early or late, a majority of students at Penn find themselves on a similar track.
Every day is Homecoming for Penn sprint football assistants
Bill Wagner, who has headed Penn’s sprint football program for the past forty-five years, has coached thousands of players during his time in Franklin Field.
Swimming Issue | Michael Hamann remains a swimmer at heart with Penn
When Michael Hamann got out of the pool, he knew something was wrong.
Swimming Issue | Seniors lead Penn men's swimming by example
Not many things in this world get better with age, but don’t tell that to the pair of Penn men's swimming senior captains. Over the last three seasons, Eric Schultz and Chris Swanson have won countless races and championships, including a combined eight individual Ivy titles.
Swimming Issue | Family ties go beyond teammate bond for four Penn women's swimmers
One sis, two sis, Red sis, Blue sis.
Steele | The death of Grantland and its effect on student newspapers
The sports world was quiet on Friday afternoon.
Penn volleyball utilizes both spikes and stats
Statistics have always been an integral part of sports.
Bither is setting the table for Penn volleyball
Dig. Set. Kill. The success of a volleyball team’s offense often relies on the relationship between the setters and the outside hitters. Penn’s primary setter, senior Ronnie Bither, has spent the past four years working to make sure the Quakers' offense runs smoothly.
Penn football tackling Castleman disease one big play at a time
Winning percentage isn’t the only thing being raised in Ray Priore’s first year at the helm of Penn football.
You shall not pass ... Penn football's defense
This is the Penn football we're accustomed to seeing.
Penn field hockey outlasting its opponents
Tallying a 4-1 record in such closely contested games shows that Penn is capable of literally running circles around its opponents deep into games. This level of fitness and stamina is new for the Quakers, thanks to a revamped strength and conditioning program and the help of Penn Athletics’ new SpartaTrac training system.
Penn football's Justin Watson continues schooling of Ivies
For Watson, things are looking pretty elementary. Justin Watson, that is. Through the first six games of Penn football’s season, the sophomore wide receiver is putting together one of the best pass-catching seasons in recent memory.
Penn women's soccer's new gameday swag
But these buckets aren’t being interpreted in the traditional sense. Instead, they’re taking the form of bucket hats, and Penn women’s soccer has a surprising amount of them.