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Sports
2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics
2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics
Akins won the 800 meter final on Monday night. After finishing sixth, May graduate Isabella Whittaker has a good chance of being a part of the 4x400 relay pool.
Fallon clinches spot on U.S. Olympic team
Fallon clinches spot on U.S. Olympic team
The rising fourth-year swimmer won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
Quaker quadrumvirate earns All-American honors
Quaker quadrumvirate earns All-American honors
Four members of the track and field team were awarded All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Quakers and Cavaliers get ready to rumble in NCAA Regional
Quakers and Cavaliers get ready to rumble in NCAA Regional
The baseball team is making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 34 years.
Dolan named Ivy Coach of the Year for 10th time
Dolan named Ivy Coach of the Year for 10th time
The veteran coach led the women’s track and field team to both the Indoor and Outdoor Ivy Heps championship this season.
Quakers win second straight Ivy title
Quakers win second straight Ivy title
Penn beat Cornell on Monday to capture the conference tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
Wyatt at the bat
Wyatt at the bat
The fourth-year third baseman on the baseball team discusses his 36 best friends, hitting home runs, getting hit by 90 mph fastballs, and why the New York Yankees are “God’s team.”
Women’s lax team and baseball team survive and advance
Women’s lax team and baseball team survive and advance
The women’s lacrosse team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship and the baseball team has clinched a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
Quakers Choice Awards hail fourth-year student-athletes
Quakers Choice Awards hail fourth-year student-athletes
Five Quakers were recognized for their work in the classroom and on the track, field, diamond, and water.
A deep dive with Anna Kalandadze
A deep dive with Anna Kalandadze
The fourth-year distance swimmer discusses swimming 11,000 yards a day, competing at the NCAA Championships, learning to dive from watching Michael Phelps, her interest in coral reef restoration, and getting circled by a shark.
In the News
San Diego Union Tribune
When 3 years of training came down to 2 minutes of running, Nia Akins was ready. Now the Rancho Bernardo High graduate is headed to the Olympics
School of Nursing graduate Nia Akins has become America’s top hope for an Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run.
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NBC Philadelphia
Athletes with Philly-area, NJ ties in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials
Penn graduates Nia Akins and Marc Michello have qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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Associated Press
Record-breaking Matthew Fallon leads young contingent on U.S. men’s Olympic swim team
Rising fourth-year Matthew Fallon of Warren, New Jersey, has qualified for the men’s U.S. Olympic swimming team.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
She graduated from Penn in 2023. Now, she’s the Quakers’ director of football operations
Jordyn Hall is Penn’s director of football operations, a role she’s had since last spring when she was a fourth-year student.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
These Penn Relays will have more prestige in the track world, and more prize money for stars
This year’s Penn Relays again will have a set of races with big international stars on Saturday, and though exact numbers weren’t provided, the increase in prize money more than doubles what it was before.
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