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Ivy League outlines intercollegiate athletics plans; no competition in fall semester

A decision on the remaining winter and spring sports competition calendar, and on whether fall sport competition would be feasible in the spring, will be determined at a later date.

Ivy League won’t have any fall semester sports

Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun, who also serves as chair of the Ivy League’s committee on administration, commented on the League’s recently announced policies for fall semester sports. “The only way this really works is if everyone works together,” she said.

Jelani Williams holds up a fist of solidarity while seated next to a painting of singer, actor, athlete, and political activist Paul Robeson.

Jelani Williams is seizing the moment to protest systemic racism

Penn basketball guard Jelani Williams has been going to protests, making his voice heard on campus, and promoting messages of “love and respect.”

As Steve Donahue plans for a new era of Penn basketball, his mind is on more than sports

Basketball Coach Steve Donahue spoke about the Quakers’ year ahead and his support for student activism. “I’m learning so much more about my life than I even thought I knew all the years I’ve coached people of color,” he said. “Our country, I’m hoping and praying that this is a tipping point—that we all learn that this has to stop, all the injustice that’s been done.”

Return of college athletes for workouts brings COVID-19 issues that could threaten fall schedule

Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun said an approved plan to resume team practices “balances the proper precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the need for an acclimatization period to safely return to play.”

Mayyi Mahama holds a first place board while standing on the first place podium at the Ivy Heps.

Mahama’s mighty throws gain All-American glory

Shining in the weight throw and shot put, the rising junior has been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Nia Akins finishes in first place at an indoor track meet.

Akins caps stupendous career with All-American selection

The May Penn grad and track star was recently honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

NCAA moves to allow Division I football, basketball teams back on campus for workouts

Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun spoke about the end of the NCAA’s moratorium on athletic activities, which may resume June 1. “Allowing for voluntary athletics activity acknowledges that reopening our campuses will be an individual decision but should be based on advice from medical experts,” she said.

Bent at the knees, Iuliia Bryzgalova holds her tennis racquet with both hands and prepares to receive a serve.

Bryzgalova selected ITA singles All-American

The sophomore on the women’s tennis team finished the season ranked No. 13 in the country.

AJ Brodeur never missed a game at Penn, and neither did his mother

Student athlete AJ Brodeur and his mother, who has attended all of her son’s games, were profiled. “It honestly does mean the world to me,’’ AJ Brodeur said. “Not everybody is as lucky as I am, to have somebody who is able to be as present.”

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