Mike Tony
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Tony | Forget the pointless postseason tourneys
The CBI is a fringe sporting event only good for keeping athletes from becoming full-time students and leaving schools in the red for hosting tourney contests.
Penn men's golf wins Navy Spring Invitational
The Penn men’s golf team won the Navy Spring Invitational in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday.
Williams family has been playing golf ‘since birth’
Golf has been in the Williams family since Jim Williams played at USC. Today, Scotty is the captain of the men’s team and Kelsey is a freshman on the women’s team. The oldest, Bryant was captain of the 2009-10 men’s squad.
M. Golf finish sixth in Ivy tuneup
Penn men’s golf team tied for sixth out of 13 teams at the 54-hole Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club over the weekend. The Quakers finished 16 shots behind first-place Yale, which carded an 858.
Penn golfer Max Marsico has his sights on Pro greens
Marsico has been the low scorer for Penn in 11 of 18 tournaments since his arrival, and he currently boasts a 71.2 stroke average, the team’s lowest.
A tough start to Dan Savage's final year
For men’s lacrosse senior Dan Savage, going out in style would have meant racking up wins and improving upon last year’s 8-5 campaign and berth in the NCAA Tournament. But that hasn’t happened yet for the 1-5 Quakers.
Kristen Lange moves up the pro squash rankings
Lange was a four-time first-team All-American and three-time College Squash Association Individual Championship runner-up. But Lange’s ascent while playing on the Women’s International Squash Players Tour circuit has been substantial.
M. Golf defends crown at George Washington Invitational
In its second tournament of the spring season, the Penn men’s golf team successfully defended its team title at the George Washington Invitational.
Reynolds named All-American
The sophomore finished at 2.20 meters in Nampa, Idaho, on Saturday, and his eighth-place finish was good enough to guarantee him All-America status for the second time in his young career.
Last chance for Quakers
This weekend, six players from the women’s team and two players from the men’s team will head to the College Squash Association Individual Championships.
Connie Hsu goes home, turns pro
Hsu’s triumph in Taiwan was more than just a homecoming. It was the victory that brought her tennis career full circle.
Penn squash looks to end losing skid
Despite finding itself in the midst of a four-game losing streak going into this weekend’s matches against Brown and Yale, the Penn men’s squash team still sees signs of progress to hang its hat on.
Penn squash player balances squash and singing
It always seems to be showtime for Derek Chilvers. In his first year on the men’s squash team and his second year as a member of Off the Beat, Penn’s premier pop-rock a cappella group, Chilvers continues to perform under pressure.
Squash tops No. 15 Navy
Trailing 4-1 in the overall match, sophomore Dan Judd turned things around for Penn by eking out an hour-long, five-game victory.
Penn squash looks to crack into top division
The Quakers will enjoy constancy on the court this season, returning seven letter-winners from last year, including senior captains Trevor McGuinness and Thomas Mattsson.
‘Word Freak’ author Stefan Fatsis spells it out
The 1985 College graduate visited the Penn Bookstore on Saturday to discuss the book’s 10th anniversary, for which a newly updated edition was printed this year.
Penn cross country runners blog for recruiting
Freshmen runners John Trueman and Connor Ryan have started a blog based on their experiences during their first year on the team. The blog, featured on Penn Athletics’ website, is expected to touch on everything from freshman anxieties and team workouts to college life.
Sprint football's freshman running back duo
Two running backs with limited experience isn’t the ideal arsenal for most running games, but the strong relationship between the freshman duo has allowed them to make an instant impact.
Penn cross country's Leslie Kovach has Olympic-sized goals
While Kovach thrives on her “one day at a time” approach, she and Boldon hope to eventually help her train, and perhaps qualify, for the 2012 Olympic Trials.
Sprint football channeling Miami pipeline
The Penn sprint football program can thank current NFL stars Andre Johnson, Ed Reed and Clinton Portis for over 10 percent of its roster.
