Sports Features
Football Supplement | Quakers seek stability in the trenches
Penn football operates under a microscope. With that said, it seems curious that the biggest guys on Franklin Field are consistently the most overlooked.
Football Supplement | The development of Alek Torgersen and his offensive weapons
Alek Torgersen has something to prove. This year it’s not about proving he’s capable of locking down the top spot at quarterback.
Football Supplement | Breaking down the Quakers position by position
Penn football’s first game may come a full two weeks after most teams begin their seasons, but a high level of competition has been brewing for weeks in Quakers' practices at Penn Park. As the Red and Blue approach their opener against Lehigh, position battles have been on the minds of many coaches and players.
Assistant coach helping lead Penn women's soccer after playing career
When Penn women’s soccer assistant coach Emily Oliver stepped on the soccer field four years ago on December 4th, her objective was clear. It was the finals of 2011 College Cup, the NCAA women’s soccer national championship, and her team, the Stanford Cardinal, was facing Duke.
A crew of captains for Penn volleyball
It's hard for any foray into the topic of "veteran leadership" to hit on something new, but Penn volleyball coach Kerry Carr finds herself with a truly unprecedented embarrassment of riches. Carr, the winningest and longest-tenured coach in program history, has rarely appointed more than two captains during her 18 years at the helm, and never more than three.
Cross Country Issue | Penn's women's squad is all grown up
Last year, Penn women’s cross country finished last in the Ivy League. This is an indisputable fact. In their year-end Heptagonal meet, the de facto Ivy championship competition, the Red and Blue only managed to finish eighth in the Ancient Eight. And while any single meet result should be taken with a grain of salt, this sort of result would be the elephant in the room.
Roundtable: Which team has made you reconsider your preseason expectations?
The fall season may still be quite young for Penn Athletics, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been any surprises. So now, with most Red and Blue teams having gotten their seasons under way, we take the opportunity to talk about the squads that have made us reconsider our preseason expectations.
Navy SEAL brings 77 days of motivation to Penn football
The 139th edition of Penn football has 77 days together. From the first day of preseason camp until the final snap against Cornell in November, the Quakers remain one cohesive unit.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers boast quartet of goalies
The old saying goes, two’s company, three’s a crowd, four’s too many. But for coach Fuller and the Quakers, four might be the magical number. Penn has four great options for the goalkeeping position, according to the team, but only time will tell if four is truly too many or a blessing. “I could probably say without hesitation, I’ve been at Penn 18 years and this is probably the deepest goalkeeping crop that I’ve had in my time at Penn,” Fuller said.
Men's Soccer Issue | Talented rookie class demands attention
With every season comes a set of new faces eager to translate their athletic achievements in high school to the collegiate level.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers maintain high expectations despite relative inexperience
It wasn’t the ending anyone had hoped for. Three games into the Ivy League season last year, everything was looking up for Penn men’s soccer.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers feature oldies but goodies
Penn men’s soccer is entering unique territory in the program’s history. Two years removed from an Ivy League title, gone now are graduated mainstays like Duke Lacroix and Kamar Saint-Louis.
Volleyball Issue | For seniors, it's ready, set, go
While Penn volleyball will certainly be hoping for this season to play out differently than last, some things are best left unchanged.
3-on-3: Early season overview for Red and Blue
A breakdown of Penn Athletics' early season
Field Hockey Issue | Senior class looks to shepherd rookies
Starting off as a college athlete presents a unique set of challenges. While all new students deal with classic struggles such as meeting new friends and figuring out which classes can knock out the most requirements at once, varsity athletes have to balance their academics and social lives with early morning practices and long weekend road trips.
Field Hockey Issue | The Young and The Restless
For many of Penn’s fall sports teams, there exists the recurring theme that youth plays a key role.
Field Hockey Issue | How the 2015 schedule breaks down
In a year marked by attrition and adversity, the Quakers fought hard for their 8-9 record in 2014. And this leaves the Red and Blue in a situation both exciting and precarious looking towards 2015, a year which could reasonably be marked by either further struggles or breakthrough.
Women's Soccer Issue | Incoming Quakers showcase club ties
For just about everyone, college is about new experiences. A new city perhaps, new friends, new teachers. And for athletes, a whole new team filled with unfamiliar faces.
Women's Soccer Issue | Dawn of a new era with Van Dyke at helm
On any given weekend afternoon at Rhodes Field, you’ll see women charging up and down the turf, bold red block letters branding “PENN” across their chests.