Track & Field
Penn track and field gears up for first Penn Relays in three years
While the Penn Relays are making a comeback after a three-year hiatus, excitement for the competition has endured as tradition through the Penn track and field team.
Allyson Felix pulls out of Penn Relays
Just a day before the Penn Relays were slated to begin, Allyson Felix has pulled out of the meet for undisclosed reasons.
Three Penn Relays events to keep an eye on this weekend
While the Penn Relays will host numerous races and competitors over the course of its three days, three particular races stand out among all the others.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin joins Penn Relays field
Since her time competing at the Penn Relays as a high school star, Sydney McLaughlin will return to Franklin Field a two-time gold medalist and current world record holder in the 400m hurdles.
Steve Dolan prepares for first go-around as director of Penn Relays
The world's oldest and largest track and field meet will have a new face at the helm this time around, as Penn track and field coach Steve Dolan has assumed the high-intensity reins.
Quaker legend Nia Akins returns for Penn Relays, faces stiff competition
Nia Akins will be making her return to Franklin Field this weekend when she competes in the 600-meter race against two former Olympians.
Allyson Felix headlines Olympic cohort at Penn Relays
When the Penn Relays commence next weekend for the first time in three years, several athletes will look to ride their Tokyo Olympics momentum into the competition.
DP Sports Player of the Week: Victoria Agyin
At the Penn-hosted Big 5 meet over the weekend, many Quakers shined, but none more than Victoria Agyin, who won the long jump event with the fifth-furthest distance in program history.
Young Quakers program: How Penn athletes engage with West Philly
Young Quakers is a Netter Center program that partners varsity Penn athletes with K-8 students at Penn's University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) in West Philadelphia.
Penn track and field opens outdoor season with 12 wins
Penn track and field has been putting the pen to the record book like a habit, and the Penn Challenge proved no exception in the Quakers breaking personal and program bests.
Penn junior Tamara Grahovac jumps into track season with optimism
Tamara Grahovac, a Canada native, started out as a basketball player before becoming a track star at Penn.
Penn Athletics announces construction on new $69.35 million track and field center
Due to begin construction this August and be completed by May of 2024, the facility, named the Jane and David Ott Center for Track & Field, will become the new hub for Penn’s track and field program.
Penn indoor track and field sets program records at Ivy League Heptagonal Championships
Over the weekend, Penn men’s and women’s track and field set several new program records at The Armory’s 2022 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor T&F Championships.
One of four Quakers ever: Ray Sellaro's sub-four-minute mile run
Only four Quakers have ever run a sub-four-minute mile in indoor competition. One of them is current senior Ray Sellaro.
Penn track and field's newest additions to the record book
This year, the consistent success now characteristic of the Penn program has continued. The Quakers concluded the first month of the new year with several new entries into their history book.
A look at the best of Penn indoor track and field
As the indoor track and field teams head into a crucial stretch of their season, we check in on some of the top competitors in the program.
Quaker track and field impresses at Villanova Invitational
The Quakers continued their momentum from last week’s Penn 10-Team Select and had a strong showing in New York.
For Ariana Gardizy, running is only the beginning
Despite the pandemic shutting down her junior track season, senior Ariana Gardizy has not missed a beat, leading the Quakers to success on the track as a captain and competing in international track competitions while balancing nursing research and her occupation as a realtor.
Shortened spring season sees success for a few Penn teams
Despite COVID-19 restrictions across the Ivy League limiting athletic participation in spring 2021, several athletics teams in that part of the season were able to participate in limited capacity.