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Track & Field

01/18/11 5:47am
In his first competition for the Red and Blue, highly-touted freshman high jumper Maalik Reynolds has already put his stamp on the Penn program.
01/16/11 11:55pm

Freshmen fuel track to success

The women were triumphant at the Navy Invitational, and two hundred miles up the coast, the men’s team finished third at the Saturday Night at the Armory Invitational in New York, N.Y.
01/14/11 3:16am

Track braves the winter chills

With the end of cross country season and the onset of winter, the collegiate runner moves into a new phase of competition. But despite the biting cold and icy roads, training goes on as usual.
11/11/10 5:17am
Senior cross country runner Jeff Weinstein debated transferring to avoid tough Ivy restrictions on eligibility.
11/01/10 12:29am

Cross country finishes in top half at Heps

Realizing their team goal, the Red and Blue took fourth place at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. The women’s team finished in sixth, marking their best result since 2007.
10/28/10 1:57am

Seniors to cross final finish line

With the realization that only two races remain before their collegiate cross-country careers conclude, Penn’s three seniors are determined to make their final miles their swiftest yet.
09/17/10 5:50am
Even after more than 10 visits to Van Cortlandt Park in the last four years, the Quakers don't feel that familiarity breeds contempt.
09/13/10 4:17am

Cross-country squads finish first at Fordham

Both teams took first place in their first meet of the season at the Fordham Fiasco among fourteen other squads and over 300 runners at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y.
08/05/10 3:24am

Incoming recruit keeps raising the bar

High school All-American Maalik Reynolds is looking to reach new heights at Penn — on both the track and basketball teams.
05/27/10 5:08am
For two Penn track and field athletes, the year-long wait after a heartbreaking finish last May is finally over.
04/29/10 12:55am

Stepping up for Heps

While the Penn track team will go from racing in front of over 54,000 fans at the Penn Relays to a far smaller crowd at Princeton, N.J., the stakes will be much higher at next weekend’s Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.
04/26/10 6:35am
Despite crowds that topped 115,000 over three days, the Penn Relays did not intimidate the Penn track and field teams.
04/26/10 2:32am
Usain Bolt pleased the crowd Saturday, taking just 8.79 seconds to anchor Jamaica’s 4x100-meter team to a record-setting victory in the USA vs. The World event.
04/24/10 5:34am

Penn Relays 2010 live blog

Read through the replays of the DP Sports staff's live blogs from Friday and Saturday at Franklin Field for the 116th running of The Penn Relays.
04/22/10 4:58am
Tomorrow evening, a different sort of team will take the track. Runners will be racing not for high school or college pride, but rather as representatives of the companies that employ them.
04/22/10 4:54am

Penn Relays | Red and Blue seniors ready to leave final mark at Relays

A strong senior class will be leading the Quakers as they attempt to defend their home turf.
04/22/10 4:53am
According to Penn Relays director Dave Johnson, Usain Bolt’s attendance at this year’s Penn Relays is the “biggest international appearance” in 81 years.
04/22/10 4:52am

Penn Relays | In America, race walkers take funny looks in stride

Even race walking competitors know their sport can look a little silly. But as they gear up for the Relays, they also know their event requires a mental fortitude unknown to traditional runners.
04/22/10 4:51am
Nearly 20 athletes who are visually impaired or have amputated limbs will compete at Relays.
04/22/10 4:51am

Penn Relays | The Brotherhood of the Traveling Shoes

The story of Usain Bolt's famous Golden Pumas, and how their lore found its beginning and its end at the Penn Relays.