Danielle Chuang

Penn freshman lightweight rower Jake Ford set his first of not one nor two, but three under-19 lightweight 5,000-meter, 30-minute, and 60-minute world records.

Now it’s time for the indoor track and field stars to shine for Penn. And for coach Steve Dolan, that means a particular emphasis on the freshman class.

How are all of the Ivy teams looking heading into the 2013 season. We take a look in our Ivy Outlook.

The Penn men’s and women’s cross country teams are scheduled to set off running this Friday night in their first race, the Big 5 Meet at Belmont Plateau right here in Philadelphia.

Passion for both school and running is what makes sophomore Elyssa Gensib a model student-athlete. When it comes to academics and athletics, Gensib is not afraid to push her limits.

At the end of the 2012 cross country season, the Quakers’ future proved bright with several stellar performances by the team’s youth. And now coach Steve Dolan is gearing up to kick the sophomore slump altogether.

Two is company for the Quakers this weekend as a duo of track and field stars head to the west coast for the NCAA Championships.

Though the board showed an 8-7 overtime loss for Penn (6-4, 2-3 Ivy) against Harvard (6-6, 2-2) on Saturday, the Quakers fought a good fight in the fourth quarter, tying the score at 7-7 before falling in extra time.

Penn baseball’s rookie sensation from Cary, Ill. has stormed onto the scene this season, establishing himself as one of the Quakers’ best hitters. But baseball wasn’t always Vilardo’s game.