How Penn athletes are finding the motivation to train amidst uncertainty
For some Penn athletes, quarantine has been a time to lock in and focus on the task at hand: the next season, whenever it may be.
For some Penn athletes, quarantine has been a time to lock in and focus on the task at hand: the next season, whenever it may be.
In each season with the Quakers, Larson has logged over 1,000 minutes, with at least six 90-minute games. In other words, it’s not often that Larson has been off the pitch.
In the sports world, the coronavirus has taken away many opportunities from Penn athletes, but it has also opened the door for athletes to step up and contribute to their teams in new ways.
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world of sports into a tough spot. Tennis has not been immune from the pandemic, especially at the collegiate level.
In each season with the Quakers, Larson has logged over 1,000 minutes, with at least six 90-minute games. In other words, it’s not often that Larson has been off the pitch.
In the sports world, the coronavirus has taken away many opportunities from Penn athletes, but it has also opened the door for athletes to step up and contribute to their teams in new ways.
The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Penn women's basketball senior Tori Crawford 15 questions about her sport, her time at Penn, and her life overall. Here's what she had to say.
Women have been present at the University since the late 1800s, but the first mention of a formalized association of women’s athletics at Penn is found in the 1917 women’s yearbook.
Bader is a key part of Penn track’s future — even if she still has yet to compete in the event that might epitomize her time with the Quakers.
Before playing soccer for Penn, Sizzy Lawton was a star in several other sports. In swimming, tennis, soccer, and lacrosse, Lawton excelled no matter where she played.
The sophomore defensive specialist grew up in a volleyball family, with a brother who played at USC and a sister who plays at Dartmouth.
Training together is impossible with the team divided, but a few of Penn's men's cross country runners are traveling way outside the box and using this time to get a leg up on the competition.
Athletes are celebrities. Millions of fans, many of them children, look up to their favorite sports stars as role models for how they should act.
According to Penn Athletics’ statement from Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun, approximately 30 Black athletes from Penn met with the athletics administration to construct a concrete plan to move forward.
In July, the Ivy League canceled all athletics until at least Jan. 1, putting the status of the basketball season up in the air and leaving athletes scrambling for answers.
For the first time in Penn history, the process of getting to know their new coaches and teammates would have to be done completely off the field, if it could be done at all.
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with field hockey junior Gracyn Banks to ask her 15 questions. Here's what she had to say.
Johnson has spent over 30 years on the Penn Relays staff and will continue to monitor the event next year, but in a reduced capacity from his current job.
In her freshman year with the Quakers, van Staden received second team All-Ivy recognition and led the team in both goals and points.
If Penn's athletic teams had been able to play this fall, football and both soccer squads would have had a shot at some special seasons.