Wrestling
Bagherzadeh | Talented grapplers ready to step up as leaders for Penn wrestling
All year long, we listened to the theme of how youth, inexperience, and a slew of injuries resulted in a rollercoaster 2013-14 season for Penn wrestling.
Penn wrestling's Thomas emerges as All-American at NCAA Championships
No. 11 seed Lorenzo Thomas went 5-3 over a grueling three-day stretch at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City to finish sixth and become Penn’s first ever 184-pound All-American, the 27th overall.
Young Penn wrestling contingent confident for NCAA Championships
The Quakers are sending four wrestlers to Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena, including 2014 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Assocation Championship runners-up junior Lorenzo Thomas and senior Brad Wukie
Penn wrestling clinches three NCAA Tournament berths
Even without an individual winner at this year’s edition of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships, Penn wrestling is still feeling pretty good about its performance.Powers | Penn wrestling ready for the big show at EIWA championships
While the Red and Blue are not loaded with the firepower of the last several years, the blue-collar squad should contend seriously at multiple weight classes.
EIWA race to heat up on campus for Penn wrestling
The big day has finally arrived for Penn wrestling.This weekend, the Quakers will compete in the 2014 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships, at home in the Palestra.
Penn wrestling finishes strong, defeating rivals
With the most important challenge of the year looming on the horizon, sometimes all a team needs is a little morale boost.That’s exactly what Penn wrestling got this weekend, going on the road to defeat rivals Princeton and Drexel, 22-9 and 20-10, respectively.
Penn wrestling to close out dual season close to campus
Penn wrestling will finish up the home stretch of its dual season close to campus this weekend.
Penn wrestling bonds around unexpected leaders
It has been a season filled with adjustments, surprises and obstacles for Penn. With everything that has been thrown at them these past three months, the Quakers could have easily fallen apart. But they have repeatedly refused to let their circumstances get the best of them.
Penn wrestling's Friedman faces tough schedule
Not even Penn wrestling’s own roster can boast too many stories quite like Friedman’s, even if the sophomore pre-med student hasn’t been able to log much mat time this year for the Quakers.
Senior Day brings impressive performances and a big win for Penn wrestling
“Overly focused, it’s far from the time to rest now,” the rapper Drake insists on 'Pound Cake', a recent record.The same goes for Penn wrestling, a team that issued a 24-10 pounding of Ivy League foe Columbia at the Palestra on Saturday.
Penn wrestling hopes to put solid performances together in final stretch
For Penn wrestling, the plan is simple as it takes on Yale this weekend and enters the final stretch of the season: just compete and let the results unfold as they may.
Penn wrestling conquers Crimson, badgered by Bears
The Quakers won six bouts en route to a comfortable 23-12 win over the Crimson on Friday before the Bears upset them with some late heroics from the following afternoon, 18-16. The loss was the Quakers’ first to Brown in their last 22 meetings.
Penn wrestling aiming to regain some respect
After falling to Cornell, 32-(-1), in an embarrassing dual at home on Feb. 1, this weekend’s doubleheader will give the Quakers a chance to pick themselves up and reestablish their confidence on the mats.
Penn wrestling's Lorenzo Thomas eyes All-American status
If this season has taught Penn wrestling anything, it’s that Lorenzo Thomas isn’t like most people in that regard.
Penn wrestling gets beyond shut out by No. 4 Cornell
Saturday, the No. 4 Big Red returned to the site of their last Ivy loss and dealt the Quakers a smackdown, 32-(-1).
A Big Red menace approaches for Penn wrestling
Penn wrestling has a ways to go before they become the premier Ivy League wrestling program, but Saturday marks an opportunity for Penn to make a statement against the No. 4 team in the nation.
Penn winter athletics: Midseason analysis part one
This is the first of a two-part examination of how Penn’s winter sports stack up midway throug the 2013-14 season
Black Knights spear Penn wrestling
The Quakers dropped their Sunday afternoon match to their EIWA foe, 21-13, at the Palestra despite two seniors returning to the lineup