Some athletes arrive at the beginning of their freshman year and immediately rise to the top. For others, countless hours of hard work and commitment are required to claw their way there.

Sometimes the best decisions are the ones we never saw coming. For Penn senior Phoebe Sterba, this has proven especially true.

Penn men's and women's basketball created plenty of buzz this weekend with a number of exciting plays.

It was a long weekend for Penn men's swimming, as the team competed in the Ivy League Championships, where they set several personal records. 

Penn women’s track and field secured the team’s third consecutive victory in the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships with 133 points. 

The final month of the Penn gymnastics season is underway, but it did not get off to the start the Quakers may have hoped for. 

Eager to finally face their first competition of the season, Penn embarked on a three-day, five-game weekend after a grueling off-season. 

Sophomore Skyla Wilson had an impressive individual performance at this year's Indoor Ivy Heps that helped propel her team to victory, and her efforts were good enough to earn her DP Sports Player of the Week. 

The team's win over Brown officially clinched the Quakers’ trip to Ivy League Tournament, most likely as the second or third seed depending on the results of next week's games.

An 11-5 victory over Yale ensured that No. 13 Penn women’s lacrosse will maintain its third consecutive 4-0 start to a season. 

Senior Night saw another night of high turnout in support of the Quakers, whose fans saw their team clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament with a 74-60 win over Brown.

Penn men's and women's basketball take on Brown on Saturday in the second game of the Ivy Weekend. 

The stands of the Palestra were filled with parents from both Penn and Yale, but despite the home-court advantage, the Quakers slipped to a 71-54 loss.

The women will take a big step towards Ivy Madness with a win over the Bulldogs, while the men will look for another upset over the League-leading Elis.

During her first season, Sharma achieved an impressive 10-6 record, switching off between the fifth and sixth slots in Penn’s lineup. As a rookie on the team, she contributed both regular season and postseason wins for the Quakers.

After Tuesday night's 80-44 drubbing of Penn, the No. 23 Tigers have won 18 straight games, are a perfect 10-0 in Ivy League play, and stand at 22-1 on the season. 

No. 13 Penn women's lacrosse topped Rutgers, 11-9, in a back-and-forth home battle. After Wednesday's contest, the Red and Blue improve to 3-0.