Wrestling
A whirlwind weekend to begin spring break for Penn Athletics
When Spring Break rolls around, some college students go on extravagant excursions to exotic destinations, seeking beautiful views, warm weather and adventure.
Penn wrestling battles through ups and downs at EIWAs
Penn entered day two with three grapplers still in play in the semifinal round but left the day with only one finalist and without an individual champion.
Penn wrestling finds moderate success at EIWAs day one
The Quakers won’t be sending all six to them semi-finals, but they certainly held their own against some of the East Coast’s top grapplers.
Penn wrestling take six All-Ivy performers to EIWA's
Are you ready to rumble? The Red and Blue’s wrestling season is about to hit critical mass with the approaching EIWA Conference Championships this weekend. The Quakers, who are led by six All-Ivy grapplers, are in strong position to finish near the top of the heap Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa., something many believed to be unfathomable a few months ago.
Penn wrestling sweeps Princeton and Drexel on senior day
The Red and Blue defeated both Princeton and Drexel at the Palestra this weekend to complete its home dual meet season with a perfect 6-0 record.
Key trio leads Penn wrestling to knockout of Columbia
Behind dominating victories by the core trio of sophomore Caleb Richardson, senior C.J. Cobb and senior Lorenzo Thomas, the Quakers tallied their fourth straight victory in a 25-10 defeat of their New York rivals.
Penn wrestling sweeps Ivy weekend meets
On Saturday afternoon at the Palestra, a familiar voice shouted out from the sidelines as wrestlers went to work on the mats. "Work hard!" yelled Penn wrestling coach Alex Tirapelle.
A fresh start for Penn wrestling's C.J. Cobb
Following his sophomore season, C.J. Cobb stepped away from wrestling after a decade and a half of hard work and success. But he does not regret his decision one bit. In fact, it was his decision to walk away that made him fall back in love with the sport.
Penn wrestling settles in at No. 24 in the nation
Penn wrestling is finally starting to grapple like they did at the beginning of the year when the Quakers opened the season with a national ranking. This is no doubt a result of Tirapelle finally possessing a healthy and deep roster.
Penn wrestling comes up short in Ithaca
Despite split results, Penn wrestling should be able to move forward with confidence after a strong weekend.
Penn wrestling to face its toughest test
A trip to Ithaca is never pleasant this time of year due to its lack of cellphone service and subarctic conditions.
Cobb's title ignites Penn wrestling's resurgence over the weekend
After a less than stellar winter break, Penn wrestling needed some sort of success to right the ship before opening Ivy play.Penn wrestling finds success at Midlands before thumping to Iowa State
It’s a new year with a new lineup for Penn, yet the Red and Blue’s results were similarly lackluster. Following a mediocre performance at the prestigious Midlands Championships, the Quakers under-impressed in their dual meet with Iowa State.
Penn wrestlers resolve to forget first half of season in the new year
For Penn wrestling, hopefully the stress of exams coupled with the joy of the holiday season will enable it to put the first half of the wrestling season behind it as the Quakers prepare for the Midlands Championships on Dec.
Penn wrestling falls decisively at Lehigh, 31-6
The Red and the Blue lost against No.11 Lehigh decisively on Saturday in Bethlehem, as the Mountain Hawks emerged with a definitive 31-6 victory at home.
Penn wrestling heads to Bethlehem to face No. 11 Mountain Hawks
Penn wrestling will be tested by one of its most vaunted opponents — and bitter rivals — this weekend. The Quakers will take on No.
Penn wrestling splits first set of dual meets
While the Quakers showed a lot of promise Sunday in Lawrenceville their flaws also got exposed as they split their dual meets with Clarion and Rider.
Martino battles through injury to become leader for Penn wrestling
With a demanding course load, the underclassman could’ve done what most Ivy League athletes would do — focus on his studies and come back to the team the following year. But Brooks Martino isn’t like most Ivy League athletes.
Penn wrestling's Lorenzo Thomas falls in Keystone Classic finals
In a star-studded competition, including 22 ranked wrestlers and a defending national champion, there was no match more anticipated, by Penn fans and college wrestling fans alike, than the 184 pound final bout in Sunday’s Keystone Classic.