Articles by Lochlahn March
12/11/20 11:09am
A look back at Penn’s forgotten sports history
Without live sports for most of 2020, the Daily Pennsylvanian looked back at the history of the Red and Blue. 11/29/20 11:18pm
Penn rowing at the Olympics: Nearly a century of history and a recent flourish of success
Penn's history with Olympic rowing dates back to 1924, when Sidney Jellinek and Eddie Mitchell, along with coxswain John G. Kennedy, helped capture Olympic bronze for the United States in men’s coxed fours. 11/12/20 12:19am
Penn track and field at the Olympics: A connection that goes back 120 years
For many athletes, competing at the Olympic Games is the ultimate dream. But for several Quakers on Penn's track and field team, this dream has been a reality since 1900. 10/28/20 9:30pm
Penn's oldest sport goes back 168 years, and it's not one you might think
Cricket was the first organized sport to be offered by Penn. In 1842, a student named William Rotch Wister brought the European game to campus when he founded the Junior Cricket Club. 10/14/20 8:53pm
Inside the forgotten history of Penn men's and women's bowling
Bowling was among the earliest sports offered by Penn, closely tied with the construction of one of the most prominent buildings on campus. 09/30/20 9:40pm
March | Baseball diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Girls don’t play baseball — that’s for boys, of course. Girls play softball. It’s not sexist, or anything … it’s just how it is. I know that. But no one’s ever been able to give me a reason why. 09/30/20 1:35am
Breaking barriers: Documenting the illustrious history of Black athletes at Penn
There was not one single ‘color line’ to cross at Penn, but many — and the names and stories of several Quakers who defied the odds to wear the Red and Blue are lost to history. 09/18/20 12:47am
A century of progress: Looking back at women's athletics at Penn over time
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. 09/08/20 9:41pm
A look back at Penn's elite men's soccer teams of 1971 and 1972
Under coach Bob Seddon, the star-studded roster boasted talent from the most experienced veterans to the greenest rookies. 09/02/20 8:37pm
The show went on: How sports operated at Penn during the influenza pandemic of 1918
More than a century ago, while Philadelphia was facing a similar situation as the city is today, Franklin Field still had football. 08/31/20 9:59pm
Checking in with Class of 2001 Penn football legend Gavin Hoffman
Though it has been almost two decades since Gavin Hoffman was a Quaker, his legacy still persists in Penn’s record books. 08/20/20 12:12am
A look back at Joe Biden's days as an athlete
There are no doubts about the Vice President's athletic accomplishments in high school, but his college years are less clear. 07/29/20 12:20am
Why didn't Donald Trump play sports at Penn?
With new allegations that Trump paid a proxy to take his SAT, we look at why the President did not attempt to gain admission as a recruited baseball player, a sport at which he claimed to have been phenomenal. 07/16/20 12:15pm
Years after shining for Penn football, Kyle Wilcox stars as a member of Team USA Bobsled
Almost six years after his last game with Penn, Kyle Wilcox has found a new home on Team USA Bobsled. 06/26/20 4:35pm
Breaking the Ice: Why doesn't Penn have varsity ice hockey, men's volleyball?
Funding and Title IX restrictions present obstacles in Penn returning to play ice hockey or men's volleyball at the varsity level. 06/10/20 1:18am
Without access to the water, Penn rowing gets creative
Although the spring season did not go as planned, senior members of the team are confident in younger rowers' ability to perform in the fall. 05/26/20 12:09am
Saying goodbye to graduating seniors from every spring team
The Penn Class of 2020 featured some truly outstanding athletes, many of whom had their careers cut short due to the coronavirus. 02/27/20 10:07pm
Penn baseball enters season with high expectations and an Ivy League title in its sights
Penn is topping the preseason polls from D1Baseball and Ivy League Media as the early favorite to win the Ivy trophy and earn a berth to the NCAA Championship. 02/23/20 10:15pm
Penn women's swimming and diving finishes fourth at Ivy League Championships
Penn women’s swimming and diving traveled to Providence, R.I. for the Ivy League Championships this weekend and finished with a total of 949.5 points. 02/12/20 9:18pm