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Dear Friends,We have just finished another exciting year with some outstanding academicand athletic achievements, capped by the historic run of ourwomen’s lacrosse team. Much of our energies have been dominatedby the Campaign for Penn Athletics, which has been aptly named “TheTime is Now.” The Campaign kick-off event at Homecoming was a culmination ofmany years of planning, organizing, and lobbying so that Penn Athletics can maximizethis special opportunity. You are probably aware that we are going to raisemore than $100M to fortify our position as one of the most comprehensive athleticsand recreation programs in the country.There are many ways our friends can participate in this venture, and engage orre-engage with Penn Athletics. Obviously, a campaign of this magnitude requiresphilanthropy in ways never seen before. To date, many individuals have embracedour plans for endowment, annual giving and capital projects as we have alreadyraised more than $70M. On behalf of our student-athletes—past, present andfuture—THANK YOU! There are, of course, other ways to get involved and participate. If you are interested in joiningour Sport Boards, the support groups for our intercollegiate teams, and working with the coaches of your favoriteteams, contact the Athletic Development Office at 215-898-4717. We have begun a career mentoring program thathas generated a great deal of excitement. More information on the program is available on the opposite page. Ifyou want to learn more about special initiatives or other specifics of our campaign, visit PennAthletics.com and clickon “The Campaign for Athletics.” You will also be able to follow our progress in creating new and refurbished facilitiesthrough our website.As Athletic Director, I spend much of my time visiting and speaking to our friends and alumni. It will come as nosurprise to know that they are not bashful in voicing their feelings, suggestions and concerns. I spend some partof every day thinking about or working on the elements of this campaign because I know what a difference it willmake. I often muse on what University leaders were contemplating a century ago when the bold decisions to buildthe Palestra and Franklin Field were made. Could they have imagined the impact these facilities would have onPenn, the city and the nation? I truly believe that what we are doing now, while not quite as dramatic, will impact thelives of students at Penn for decades to come and fortify our strength as one of the world’s leading institutions.Thank you for your interest and participation. I look forward to sharing with you our progress in the year ahead.Best Regards,Steve Bilsky

Welcome to the Penn AthleticsMentoring NetworkWe are very happy to introduce the Penn Athletics Mentoring Network.For alumni, this platform will allow you to re-connect with formerteammates, meet other former Penn Athletes, and help current studentathletesfi nd internships, jobs, and advise them in their post-collegiateaspirations.For current student-athletes, this platform will help you fi ndlike-minded Penn Athletics alumni, who have been where you are todayand are willing to help you as you move forward in your professional life.To get started visitpennathletics.careercore.comthen follow the instructions in the right column of this pageWhile you watch the membership of our network grow, fi ll out your profi leand check out what else the Penn Athletics Networking site has to offer.You can post advice as well as “Roadmaps” (hypothetical plans for peerstrying to get into certain industries and careers). You can also use the“Prepare” tab at the top to fi nd valuable career planning resources.Finally, as we are in this beginning process, let us know if there is anythingabout the site or process that you think needs changes or can bebetter.If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact DonSnyder C’06 at snyderdg@upenn.edu. Current student-athletes maycontact Brad Latimer at blatimer@dolphin.upenn.edu.Getting Started At the top right, click “Not Registered” tostart the process. Fill in the fi elds of member registration,including your education and work history. Once you are into the CareerCore base,click on the “Connect” tab at the top of thepage. On this page, under “My Networks,” click“Add,” then on the search page type “PennAthletics.” It will ask you to verify your class/year Once you do this, our staff will verify thatyou are affi liated with Penn, and you willbe approved. Fill in the fi elds of Penn Network registration,including what sports you are affi liatedwith at Penn. Spread the word to your teammates,coaches, and fellow alumni! The moremembers, the more effective this programwill be.Volunteer Spotlight: Giving Isn’t Always MonetaryName: Doug Pires C’05Sport: Sprint FootballOccupation: Financial Advisor, Smith BarneyResidence: New JerseyAfter graduating, former sprint football player Doug Pires C’05 wanted a way to stay in touch with andgive back to the program, and got involved with Penn’s newly established Sport Boards. Each sport boardis designed to connect people who want to become more personally involved with their particular sportand Penn Athletics overall. Each board has three primary objectives—development, alumni relations andmentoring/networking. He has been integral in organizing the mentoring aspect of the sprint football sportboard.“When I was in school I didn’t realize how important networking was,” said Pires. “In my job, and in a lot ofother fields, the connections you have can really give you an edge. The other great thing is that it just takesa person giving their time. For recent grads who may not have a lot of money yet, it is a fantastic way to stillsupport Penn.”With the introduction of CareerCore, Penn student-athletes and alumni will have the opportunity to findone another in an exclusive and casual setting. Whether for socializing or networking, the new mediumstreamlines a process Pires was managing by hand this winter.Pires compiled a database of alumni willing to be mentors and started pairing them with current studentathletesaccording to their interests. Now with CareerCore, that process is simplified while providing moreoptions for alumni to connect not only with current student-athletes, but with one another.“I think the true strength of getting more people enrolled on CareerCore is helping alumni that are alreadyworking find that next step,” said Pires. “After all, we are all Penn grads, and by staying involved we canhelp fellow grads. Our Penn experience can last beyond the four years we were there.”

Softball Stunners GraduateIn 2008, the Quakers bid farewell to two of the best players ever to comethrough West Philadelphia. Annie Kinsey C’08 (pictured left) andChristina Khosravi C’08 (pictured right) already sat atop many Pennrecord lists before the season began, and they only cemented their legacieswith another tremendous year shoring up the middle of the infield for the Redand Blue.Kinsey, the unanimous 2007 Ivy League Player of the Year, went out with abang, ending the year on a red-hot tear that left her with a .404 average for theseason. She also slammed eight home runs, including one in each of the team’sfinal three games. With a two-homer game on April 13 against Cornell, she becamethe first Quaker ever to hit 20 home runs in a career. She ends her careerwith 24 round trippers, the team’s all-time leader, and became the first Quakerever to earn first-team All-Ivy honors all four years.Meanwhile, Khosravi, the 2006 and 2008 Ivy League Player of the Year,became just the fourth player in Ivy League history to win the award twice. Asecond-team Easton All-American and Academic All-Ivy selection, she was adangerous presence in the middle of the Penn lineup all season long. Finishingwith a .390 batting average, Khosravi led the Ivy League with a .548 on-basepercentage, more than 80 points ahead of the next closest competitor. Withan Ivy League Player of the Week honor to her credit this year, she slammed ateam-leading nine home runs, leaving her with 20 in her career.Fittingly, both seniors had one of their best games of the year on Senior Dayagainst Columbia. With five RBI in the final game, Khosravi ensured that theteammates would go down in history as the first Quakers ever to record 100RBI in a career. The game ended with a grounder to shortstop, where Khosraviflipped it to her double play partner Kinsey covering second, wrapping up arecord-setting win and a memorable season for Penn.Penn Finishes Fourth Nationally in NCAA Academic Progress ReportThe University of Pennsylvania and Ivy Leaguestudent-athletes as a whole again have thenation’s best records in the annual NCAA DivisionI Academic Progress Report (APR) ratingsfor enrollment from the 2003-04 through 2006-07 academic years, which the NCAA issued onApril 24.Now in its fourth year, the APR measures semester-by-semester records forevery individual team in Division I with regard to each team members’ continuingeligibility, retention and progress toward graduation. The APR awards twopoints each term to student-athletes who meet academic-eligibility standardsand who remain with the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned bythe team at a given time, divided by the total points possible.A total of 20 Penn teams were “commended” by the NCAA. The NCAA “commends”teams that have APR scores in the top 10 percent within their sport,with the minimum necessary score ranging from 975 to a perfect mark of 1000depending on the range of team scores within that sport.“We are pleased so many of our teams received commended recognitionfrom the NCAA,” said Penn’s athletic director, Steve Bilsky W’71. “We impart onour coaches the importance of stressing the academic side as well as the athleticside, and clearly they are conveying that message in their own way withthe type of student-athletes they bring to Penn.”Of the Ivy League sports that are also NCAA sports, the conference has thenation’s top APR average in more than 65 percent of them (19 of 29). The 19sports are baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s crosscountry, football, men’s golf, men’s hockey, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’ssoccer, softball, women’s swimming, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoortrack, men’s and women’s outdoor track, and volleyball.Seven other Ivy sports — men’s and women’s fencing, field hockey, women’sgolf, women’s ice hockey, men’s swimming and men’s tennis — were secondnationally. Four Ivy sports — men’s heavyweight and lightweight rowing, aswell as men’s and women’s squash — are not NCAA Championship sports.Listed below are the Penn teams receiving commended recognition(2006-07 APR/Multiyear APR)Baseball (990/990)Field Hockey (1000/1000)Men’s Basketball (1000/984)Women’s Basketball (1000/992)Men’s Football (1000/993)Men’s Golf (1000/1000)Women’s Golf (1000/1000)Women’s Lacrosse (1000/1000)Men’s Soccer (1000/1000)Women’s Soccer (1000/994)Softball (1000/1000)Men’s Swimming (982/995)Women’s Swimming (1000/1000)Men’s Tennis (1000/995)Women’s Tennis (1000/1000)Men’s Track, Indoor (1000/997)Women’s Track, Indoor (1000/992)Men’s Track, Outdoor (1000/997)Women’s Track, Outdoor (1000/993)Wrestling (993/984)

VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VIV IThe University of Pennsylvania inducted its sixth class into thePenn Athletic Hall of Fame on May 10, 2008. Twelve formerQuaker coaches and athletes—nine men and three women—werehonored, bringing the membership in the exclusive club to 152. Theclass included three multi-sport athletes (Stephen Netburn W’65- fencing, tennis; Jack Welsh W’43 - football, track & fi eld, basketball;Mort Wilner C’30 - baseball, football), two men’s track & fi eldstandouts (Ken Dietz W’71 and Edward James C’76), two hardwoodheroes (Kirsten Brendel C’91 and Herb Lyon W’50) and a gridiron great(Bryan Keys C’90). Two of the other inductees (Catherine O’Hern LyonsC’86 - women’s track & fi eld and Brandon Slay W’98 -wrestling) had theadded bonus of seeing their coaches at Penn (Betty Costanza and RogerReina C’84, WEV’05) also inducted.Back row (L-R): E. Johnathan Welsh (accepting for Jack Welsh), Dave Lyon(accepting for Herb Lyon), Bryan Keys, Brandon Slay, Roger Reina, EdwardJames. Front row (L-R): James Wilner (accepting for Mort Wilner), KirstenBrendel, Steve Netburn, Kate O’Hern Lyons, Ken Dietz, Betty Costanza.VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI

Track Runs AwayWith Senior HonorsHonorees at the Senior Athlete Banquet, April 29, 2008 (L-R): Class of 1915: Tim Kaijala, men’s track & field; Association of Alumnae Fathers’ Award: Jesse Carlin, women’strack & field; George H. Frazier Award: Austin McDaniel, men’s track & field; Norman J. Goldring Award (female): Carolyn Auwaerter, women’s track & field; Norman J. GoldringAward (male): Mike Hall, men’s track & field.The Athletic Department once again handed out its major senior awards atthe third annual Senior Student-Athlete Banquet, which took place April 29at The Inn at Penn. In a unique situation this year, all five awards were wonby members of the men’s and women’s track & field programs – Tim Kaijalabecame the 15th member of the men’s track team to receive the Class of 1915Award, while Jesse Carlin was the recipient of the Association of AlumnaeFathers’ Award. Austin McDaniel received the Frazier Award, which is giveneach year to a graduating student-athlete (male or female) with the highest GPAwho competed on one of the following teams: basketball, crew, track, soccer,baseball or football. The Goldring Awards, given each year to one graduatingmale and female student-athlete with the highest GPA who earned a varsity letterin his/her senior year, were won by Mike Hall and Carolyn Auwaerter.In addition to the awards being handed out, Penn presented Jennifer StrawleyC’98 (pictured opposite page, bottom) as a guest speaker to the seniors. Also,for the third year in a row, Tony Kornheiser, of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruptionand The Washington Post, entertained all with a Q&A session. For Kornheiser,the night was more than just another speaking engagement—he also took partin the event as the father of an outgoing student-athlete, as his son Michael (picturedwith Tony, right) finished his career with the men’s golf program this year.

Tim Kaijala Class of 1915 Awardpresented to an outstanding male senior student-athlete who best exemplifiesthe spirit and tradition of Penn AthleticsThe Penn men’s track program considers itself one of the pre-eminentmiddle-distance programs in the country, and has the credentials to back itup. So when someone breaks a record in that group, it tends to be a big deal.In the outdoor records, Tim Kaijala already holds two school marks—one inthe individual 1,000, and another in the distance medley relay. He also holdsthe fourth-fastest time in Penn history in the indoor 800, and the seventh-besttime in the outdoor 800. A two-time NCAA Regionals qualifier, Tim has wonfour individual Heptagonal championships and been on three Heps relay titleteams. As a junior, he won the IC4A crown in the indoor 800 (the IC4A isthe men’s Eastern championships). An Academic All-Ivy selection earlier thisyear, Tim is involved with the New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir, the NationalStudent Partnerships, Pennvelopes, the Undergraduate Economics Society,and the College Republicans. He is also active as a volunteer at Grace CovenantChurch. Tim is the 21st track & field athlete to receive the Class of 1915Award.Jesse Carlin Fathers’ Awardpresented to an outstanding female senior for her contribution to women’sathletics at PennThis year, Penn Athletics inducted its sixth class into the Hall of Fame. Do notbe surprised to see this woman in a future class—probably sooner rather thanlater. With the outdoor championship season still to go, Jesse already holdsfive individual school records and seven others as part of relay teams. Earlierthis year, she held the top time in the nation in the indoor 800 for a fewweeks, and at the NCAA Indoor Championships she earned All-America honorsin the 800 and with the distance medley relay. Jesse was also an NCAAqualifier in three different events last year as a junior. In Heptagonal (IvyLeague) competition, Jesse has won the indoor 800 each of the last two years;at the ECAC level, she is a four-time individual champion and also won withthe distance medley relay earlier this year. A Dean’s List student, Jesse hasalready been accepted into the Pharmacology Ph.D. graduate program here atPenn, but she also hopes to continue her running career by turning pro andjoining the Nike Farm Team in Oregon. Jesse is a two-time Academic All-Ivy,a Scholar All-American from the track coaches’ association, and a member ofthe Friars Senior Honor Society (where she was honored with the Elizabeth R.Burdick Award as that program’s outstanding female athlete in 2005).Austin McDaniel George H. Frazier Awardpresented to a graduating male letterwinner with the highest GPAA four-year member of the men’s track and field program at Penn, Austinis part of the Quakers’ distance corps. Most prominently, he competed andhelped Penn win the team championship in the 20K Penn Relays DistanceClassic each of the last two years. His personal bests on the track include a15:36.80 clocking for 5,000 meters earlier this spring, and 32:33.80 for 10,000meters at the 2007 Penn Quad.Carolyn Auwaerter Goldring Awardpresented to a graduating female letterwinner with the highest GPACarolyn has battled injuries throughout her senior year, but already brings astandout resume to the table in lettering each of her first three years on campus.Individually, she entered the 2007-08 academic year eighth on Penn’sall-time list in the 400 hurdles; in the relays area, she was a leg on the secondfastestindoor 4x800 team in program history and the fifth-fastest outdoor4x800 quartet. In 2006, Carolyn earned second-team All-Ivy as part of theQuakers’ indoor 4x800 relay, and All-East honors with the outdoor 4x800relay at the ECAC Championships.Mike Hall Goldring Awardpresented to a graduating student-athlete with the highest GPA on the basketball,crew, track, soccer, baseball or football teamsPart of Penn’s multi-event punch during the past four years, Mike was the2005 Heptagonal (Ivy League) champion in the indoor heptathlon, and runner-upat the 2006 IC4A (Eastern) Championships in the decathlon. Earlier thisseason, Mike finished fourth at Heps in the heptathlon. A two-time AcademicAll-Ivy nominee, Mike was a 2005 Junior National All-America in the decathlon.He holds the second-best score in school history in the indoor heptathlon(5,352 points), and his best score in the decathlon is 6,776 points. Mike isplanning to attend medical school next fall.On opposite page: band seniors Elaine Simeon, Barry Huang, ConnyWong; rower and SAAC president Ben Nace; squash seniors PierreCravens, Spencer Kurn, Craig Thorpe-Clark (head coach), Lee Rosen;Athletic Director Steve Bilsky. This page, from top: rowing seniorsRoman Shor, Ben Nace, Mikhail Gasiorowski; field hockey seniors ValCloud (head coach), Meghan Rose, Nicole Black, Andrea Rockey, KelseyNickles, Kara Bolger; softball seniors Melissa Finley (assistant coach),Christina Khosravi, Annie Kinsey, Jen Strawley (former student-athlete,banquet speaker); volleyball senior Meredith Laning and Kerry Carr(head coach).

Penn RecPenn Ultimate Frisbee entered the East PennSectional Tournament held in Lancaster, Pa. as thetop seed and dominated the tournament, goingundefeated with a combined score of 96-16.The showing qualified the team for the MetroEast Regional Tournament in Princeton, N.J. Theteam lost in the semifinals and was pushed tothe backside of the double-elimination bracketand finished fifth in the region. Ricky Chung wasvoted to the Metro East All-Region team.The Women’s Water Polo team placed fifth atthe Women’s National Collegiate Club Water PoloChampionship held in Gresham, Ore., May 3-4.Penn defeated NYU, Florida and UCLA, but lost toOregon (9-8). Five team members earned all-conferencehonors—Sheena Curtin, Soleil Roberts,Elizabeth Lawrence and Rebekah Stevens werenamed to the first team, while Deidre Sandrockmade the second team.Barbara Wei and Eric Leventhal of the PennTable Tennis team qualified for the ACUI nationalchampionships in Rochester, Minn. Barbaramade the quarterfinals of women’s singles andthe finals of both the mixed and women’s doubles.Eric lost his second-round match, but wenton to win the consolation bracket. As a team,Penn narrowly missed qualifying for nationals,losing a close match to Maryland in the regionaltournament this spring.The scoreboardat left was recentlyinstalledat the PottruckCenter and wasmade possible bya generous donationfrom theTolkin family.For the first time in Ivy League history Penn hosted anintercollegiate climbing competition which included 35competitors from Princeton, Widener and Villanova. Asthe largest college climbing competition in the Philadelphiaarea the event attracted more than 50 spectators.Through the generous donations of corporate sponsorssuch as Eastern Mountain Sports, Entre Prise, Evolve,PrAna and SoIll, the winners walked away with $1000in prizes. As competitive climbing has gained nationalnotoriety with an official recognition from the Olympiccommittee, Penn also intends to increase its competitivelevel by developing a collegiate climbing circuit.

Dear Red & Blue FanAs a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA), the University of Pennsylvania isresponsible for exercising “institutional control” over itsintercollegiate athletics program. Under this concept,the University is held accountable for the acts of eachperson identified as an “athletics representative.”By NCAA definition, an “athletics representative” isany individual who is a member of a Penn intercollegiateathletics group (Board of Overseers, SportBoard, Alumni or Parent), has made contributions toPenn Athletics (Division of Recreation and IntercollegiateAthletics), is involved in any manner in recruitingprospects for participation in intercollegiate athleticsor in providing benefits (e.g., summer jobs) to enrolledstudent-athletes, or is otherwise involved in promotingPenn’s athleticsprogram. Once anindividual is identifiedas such a representative,the personretains that identityindefinitely.Under NCAA legislation,“athletics representatives”are prohibited from any contact, includingletters and telephone calls, for purposes of athleticteam recruitment with prospective student-athletes,their relatives or legal guardians. Such contacts areto be initiated exclusively by an authorized Universityathletics staff members only. Under NCAA definition,a prospective student-athlete (‘prospect’) is a studentwho has started classes for the ninth grade. If you are aSecondary Schools Committee member, you may havecontact with high school students, however it is notpermissible for you to discuss Penn’s athletic programs.Athletics representatives are subject to NCAAlegislation that requires the University to revoke orwithhold privileges of an individual who has engagedin conduct that is determined, either by the University,Ivy League, or the NCAA, to be a violation of NCAAregulations, regardless of whether such violationresults in the imposition of sanctions. The individualshall be subject to the revocation or withholding of anyathletically-related benefit or privilege, received by thatindividual from the University. Such benefit or privilegemay include, without limitation, ticket privileges whichmay be withheld by the University for that period oftime which the University, Ivy League, or NCAA deemsappropriate. The revocation of ticket privileges mayresult in an individual being denied admittance to anyUniversity hosted athletic event.Obviously, the perils for overzealous and misguidedalumni and friends are many. We request that “athleticsrepresentatives” do not make athletic team recruitingcontacts with prospective student-athletes at any time.No matter how well-meaning the communication, ithas the potential to place our entire program in jeopardyof NCAA and possible Ivy League sanctions.If you have questions,No matter how well-meaning the communication,it has the potential to placeour entire program in jeopardy of NCAAand possible Ivy League sanctions.contact Denis EltonCochran-Fikes, coordinatorfor the DRIAOffice of Compliance(215/898-6241 or athlcomp@pobox.upenn.edu) for clarificationbefore taking anyaction. Should you wish to receive more informationon applicable NCAA and or Ivy League policies, we willgladly mail you a copy of “Alumni and Athletics, RulesCompliance,” a booklet packed with pertinent NCAArules and rules interpretations. This is a useful resourcefor all alumni and other representative of our athleticsinterests. Remember that we want you to help us, nothurt us. You must know the rules to play the game.We are grateful for your support and appreciateyour attention to NCAA regulations regarding Pennprospective and enrolled student-athletes. In that summertimeis a less stressful time for the office staff, this isthe ideal time to have your questions and/or concernsaddressed. No Ivy athletics program boasts a moreenthusiastic and loyal following! Thank you and pleasestop by the Compliance office when you are visitingcampus. Have a safe and enjoyable summer.Compliance CornerThe rules and regulations governing intercollegiate athletics are always being revised and updated. What is permissible today may not be permissibletomorrow and vice versa. For the latest rules or interpretations as to what is or is not permissible, please contact the DRIA Compliance staffat athlcomp@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-898-6241. Penn’s guide to NCAA rules can be found online at PennAthletics.com. Click “Alumni” on the leftside and scroll to “Guide to NCAA Rules.”Remember: To Play the Game You Have to Know the Rules ... Check Before You ActNew at PennAthletics.com—Penn PassportThis summer, PennAthletics.com is proud to introduce the Penn Passport.The feature will allow users a simple, one-stop location for purchasingtickets, merchandise, photos and more. Fans can also watch live eventsand bid on auction items through their Penn Passport with just one username and password. To learn more about the new streamlined features,visit PennAthletics.com.AND ... Check back in late summer for theNEW look of PennAthletics.com!

TOWSON, Md. NCAA FINMaking HistoryThe Penn women’s lacrosse team didn’t skip a beat in returning to championship weekend for thesecond consecutive year—in fact, the Quakers added a step in winning a program-best 15 straightgames that led them to the NCAA final.During the regular season, Penn did what no Ivy League team other than Dartmouth had donesince 1996—beat Princeton at Princeton. That win clinched a share of the Ivy title that the Quakerswon outright at home three days later. A week later, Penn played the game they had waited 11months for—a rematch with No. 1 Northwestern. The Quakers dominated the day, shutting outthe Wildcats in the second half and winning 11-7. The win halted NU’s 36-game winning streak andboosted Penn to its first ever No. 1 national ranking.In the postseason, the Quakers were the No. 2 seed and beat Colgate (16-7) and Boston University(8-5) before traveling to Towson University, just outside Baltimore, Md., for championship weekend.In the semifinal, Penn faced a Duke team that was making its fourth-straight appearance in thesemis. The Blue Devils held a three-goal lead with 18 minutes to play, but the Quakers rallied withfour unanswered goals to take an 8-7 lead. A Duke goal in the final minute of regulation addeddrama to an already exciting contest. In overtime, senior Rachel Manson scored the game-winnerwith 42 seconds left thanks to a pass from newcomer Giulia Giordano.The win put the women in their first NCAA championship game in program history. The win alsoelevated women’s lacrosse to the ranks of Penn’s men’s and women’s squash, men’s and women’sfencing, heavyweight and lightweight men’s rowing teams that have all contended for a nationaltitle in recent memory.Though the rematch between the Quakers and Northwestern went to the ‘Cats, 10-6, Penn closedits season with a commanding 17-2 record, several individual career records, program firsts, andmuch-deserved respect on the national stage.

AL FOUR May 23-25

Tyler BernadiniBig 5 Rookie of the Year2007-08 PENN ATHLETIC HONORSBASEBALLWOMEN’S BASKETBALLIt was a historic season for Tyler Bernardini,who averaged more points per game as afreshman than any player in the men’s basketballprogram’s illustrious history (12.9).Not surprisingly, he made more historythe night of April 21 when he was honoredwith the Dave Zinkoff Award as the PhiladelphiaBig 5 Rookie of the Year. Bernardinibecame the first Penn player to receive theaward, which has been given every yearsince 1999.He earned the honor after finishing theseason second on the team in scoring,and putting up 18 double-figure scoringgames including six contests with 20 ormore points. Bernardini—who was alsothe Ivy League Rookie of the Year and anhonorable mention All-Ivy selection—ledthe Quakers in scoring in eight games thisseason, and drained a team-leading 45three-point shots.Kyle Armeny• All-Big 5Steve Gable• Ivy League Player of the Week (4/7)• Honorable mention All-Ivy• First-team CoSIDA Academic All-District• Big 5 Student-Athlete of the YearJeremy Maas• Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (3/24)Sam Gilbert• Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (3/31)Todd Roth• Big 5 Pitcher of the Year• All-Big 5Dan Williams• Second-team All-IvyMEN’S BASKETBALLTyler Bernardini• Ivy League Rookie of the Year• Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year• Honorable mention All-Ivy• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (3/10)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (1/21)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (12/24)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (12/10)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (12/3)Jack Eggleston• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (2/4)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (11/19)Harrison Gaines• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (2/11)• Co-Ivy League Rookie of the Week (11/26)Brian Grandieri• Second-team All-Ivy• Second-team All-Philadelphia Big 5Kim Adams• Ivy League All-Rookie Team• Co-Ivy League Rookie of the Week (2/25)Carrie Biemer• Second-team All-IvyMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYBryan Goldberg• First-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Reid McEwen• First-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (fall)WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYLeah Brogan• Second-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Stacy Kim• Second-team All-IvyMEN’S FENCINGIFA Sabre ChampionJonathan Berkowsky, sabre• Honorable mention All-America• NCAA Championships qualifier• IFA team weapon champion• First-team All-IvyRon Berkowsky, foil• First-team All-America• NCAA Championships runner-up• IFA individual champion• First-team All-IvyAndrew Bielen, sabre• IFA team weapon championMatthew Kolasa, sabre• NCAA Championships qualifier• IFA team weapon champion• Second-team All-IvyAlex Salsman, foil• First-team All-IvyWomen’s socceropens the year forPenn Athletics witha 1-0 win over SaintLouis.31Kosminskaya andKoulbitskaya winsecond consecutivedoubles title whenthey claim the CissieLeary Invitationalcrown on theirhome courts.23Rob Lombardi isnamed CSFL Offensiveand SpecialTeams Player of theWeek after scoringthree TDs in sprintfootball’s 60-7 winover Princeton.2Field hockeyhead coach ValCloud wins her100th game asPenn defeats LockHaven, 3-2.5Freshman strikerLoukas Tasigianisscores 25 secondsinto the game andagain in overtimeto lift men’s soccerover Yale, 2-1.20Men’s cross countrytakes third at Heps ledby Reid McEwen andBrian Goldberg withfirst-team All-Ivy honors.McEwen’s fourthoverall finish (24:45.8)was the highest forPenn since 1999.26Kerry Carr wins her200th career matchas the Quakerscomplete a seasonsweep of the defendingchampionCornell Big Red.27Aug.Sept.Oct.

Ben Wieder• NCAA Epee Championships qualifier• Academic All-Ivy (winter)• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaWOMEN’S FENCINGIFA Three-Weapon ChampionIFA Epee ChampionIFA Sabre Co-ChampionZoya Abdikulova, foil• NCAA Championships qualifier• Second-team All-IvyKathryn Anthony, epee• IFA team weapon champion• IFA individual runner-upAlexis Baran, sabre• NCAA Championships qualifier• IFA team weapon co-championAbby Emerson, foil• Second-team All-IvyKristen Hughes, epee• IFA team weapon championDanielle Kamis, sabre• Honorable mention All-America• NCAA Championships qualifier• NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional individualchampion• IFA team weapon co-champion• IFA individual runner-up• Second-team All-IvyCassandra Partyka, sabre• IFA team weapon co-championIlana Sinkin, foil• Honorable mention All-America• NCAA Championships qualifier• First-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (winter)Stephanie Wheeler, epee• IFA team weapon championFIELD HOCKEYMelissa Black• NFHCA National Academic SquadNicole Black• Second-team NFHCA All-Region• First-team All-Ivy (unanimous)• All-Philadelphia City Six• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Kara Bolger• Ivy League Player of the Week (9/17)Alanna Butera• NFHCA National Academic SquadMargaretha Ehret• Second-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (fall)• NFHCA National Academic SquadNicole Levi• Second-team All-IvyKathleen Moran• NFHCA National Academic SquadMeghan Rose• Second-team All-Ivy• All-Philadelphia City SixFOOTBALLJoe Anastasio• Second-team All-Ivy• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaBrian Brazinski• First-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Nick Cisler• Honorable mention All-Ivy• First-team CoSIDA Academic All-District• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaJay Colabella• Second-team All-IvyMichael DiMaggio• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (11/19)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (11/12)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (10/8)Britton Ertman• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (11/5)Naheem Harris• First-team All-IvyPat Kimener• Honorable mention All-Ivy• First-team CoSIDA Academic All-District• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaChris Kovalcik• Honorable mention All-IvyBraden Lepisto• Honorable mention All-IvyTyson Maugle• Honorable mention All-Ivy• First-team CoSIDA Academic All-District• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaJoe Sandberg• First-team All-IvyTom Stone• Honorable mention All-IvyBryan Walker• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaChris Wynn• First-team All-IvyTomas Altamirano• First-team All-CSFLSPRINT FOOTBALLClarke Armatis• Honorable mention All-CSFLMarten Basta• Second-team All-CSFLJunior CarrieBiemer scores withfive seconds left ina tie game to givewomen’s basketballthe win over Elon inits first game of theseason.9Andrew DonnallyW’81 sponsors themen’s soccer game vs.Cornell and sees hisalma mater score thegame-winner in thefinal minute of play.17Nov.Wrestlers RolliePeterkin and LiorZamir win titles atthe Keystone Classicat The Palestra.19Men’s squashbegins a five-matchwinning streakwith a 9-0 defeat ofBrown, giving theQuakers their firstIvy League victoryof the season.2For the first time inprogram history,men’s basketball hoststhe No. 1 team in thecountry when NorthCarolina comes to ThePalestra. The Heels winthe nationally televisedcontest, 106-71.4Dec.20072008Men’s tennis defeatsDrexel, 5-2, to openthe season andgive Nik DeVorehis first victory ashead coach of theQuakers.26Jan.

The Penn men’s golf team was unable to defend its team title at the Ivy League Championships inApril, finishing third. However, junior Michael Blodgett certainly did his part—and when the weekendwas over, he was holding a trophy as the tournament’s individual champion.MichaelBlodgett is Penn’s first medalist in the 34 years that the Ivy League has sponsored the event, andBlodgett capped a successful year for Blodgett in which he was the Quakers’ top finisher in six out of eighttournaments. Blodgett was tied for first place with Larry Haertel of Brown after the first day of play,but pulled away in the third round with a 76 to Haertel’s 79, finishing five over par overall (218) and securing tophonors.Of particular note, Blodgett’s second-round 67 on Saturday tied the Galloway (N.J.) National course record thatwas set earlier in the day by Haertel; prior to that, the course record was held by three-time U.S. Open championHale Irwin.“This win was the culmination of a really good spring season and I peaked at the right time,” said Blodgett. “To bethe first Penn player to win the individual championship is a tremendous honor. To be considered with those thatcame before me is very special, and although this is an individual award I feel that it is truly a team effort. My teammateswere fantastic this weekend, and all of the credit goes to my coaches and teammates for preparing me.”Prior to the Ivy League’s official sponsoring of men’s golf in 1975, the top Ivy finisher at the Eastern IntercollegiateTournament was named the Ivy champ. Don Norbury was a two-time winner (1959, 60) while Vince Scarpettawas the top Ivy finisher in 1973.Jacques Beauvais• Second-team All-CSFLSam Biddle• Second-team All-CSFLChristian Corrigan• Second-team All-CSFLMichael D’Angelo• Second-team All-CSFLColin Dampier• CSFL Offensive Player of the Week (11/5)Drew Dampier• Honorable mention All-CSFLThomas Davis• Second-team All-CSFLMark Dziemianowicz• First-team All-CSFLJ. Andrew Feigenbaum• First-team All-CSFL• CSFL Defensive Player of the Week (9/17)Kyle Kekesien• Honorable mention All-CSFLRob Lombardi• First-team All-CSFL• CSFL Offensive Player of the Week (10/22)• CSFL Offensive Player of the Week (10/1)• CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week (10/1)Matt Manin• Honorable mention All-CSFLJohn Marsh• Honorable mention All-CSFLMichael McMullen• Second-team All-CSFLAndrew Migdail• First-team All-CSFL• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Brian O’Connell• First-team All-CSFLGage O’Connell• Honorable mention All-CSFL• CSFL Defensive Player of the Week (10/22)Mike Paci• Honorable mention All-CSFLKale Roth• Honorable mention All-CSFLRaiam Santos• Honorable mention All-CSFLPeter Stevens• Honorable mention All-CSFLAlbert Tsai• Honorable mention All-CSFLMEN’S GOLFMichael Blodgett• Ivy League Championships individualchampion• GCAA PING All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)GYMNASTICSJordan Brewer• ECAC Co-Gymnast of the Week (3/3)• ECAC Coaches’ Choice (1/28)Lucy La Cour• Academic All-ECACLizzie Lowe• ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year• Academic All-ECACKerri Lutfey• ECAC Specialist of the Week (1/28)• ECAC Coaches’ Choice (3/26)Stephanie Ortiz• ECAC Coaches’ Choice (3/3)Briana Pressey• Academic All-ECACMarissa Rosen• NCAA Northeast Regional qualifier• ECAC champion, floor• Ivy Classic champion, vault• ECAC Co-Gymnast of the Week (2/12)• ECAC Gymnast of the Week (1/28)• Academic All-Ivy (winter)• Academic All-ECAC• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaWomen’s squashfalls behind 4-0 toNo. 1 Princeton butrebounds to win,5-4. On her 21stbirthday, junior TaraChawla wins a 3-2match to clinch thevictory for Penn.Women’s squashdefeats Dartmouth,9-0, to clinch itsfirst Ivy League titlesince the 1999-2000season.Gymnast MarissaRosen wins allaroundtitle at theShelly Calloway Invitationalfor Penn’sfirst all-aroundchampionship at aninvite since 2004.Women’s squashdefeats Trinity, 5-4,in the semifinalsof the Howe Cupto claim a spot inthe championshipmatch for the firsttime since 2000.Marissa Rosenwins her secondconsecutive eventtitle at the Ivy Classicwith a 9.750 inthe vault.Men’s fencing winsin sabre at IFAChampionship. RonBerkowsky wins histhird gold medal infoil ...... while women’sfencing wins IFAThree-WeaponChampionship, aswell as sabre andepee titles, and twoindividual silvermedalists.3010152324Feb.

MEN’S LACROSSECraig Andrzejewski• First-team All-Ivy• Ivy League Player of the Week (3/10)Al Kohart• Second-team All-Ivy• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (3/17)• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (3/3)Max Mauro• Honorable mention All-IvyCorey Winkoff• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (3/24)• Co-Ivy League Rookie of the Week (3/10)WOMEN’S LACROSSEIvy League ChampionNCAA FinalistHead Coach Karin Brower• US Lacrosse Coach of the Week (3/3)Ali DeLuca• Second-team IWLCA All-America• First-team IWLCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)• First-team All-Ivy (unanimous)• Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week(3/3)• Ivy League Player of the Week (4/21)Giulia Giordano• Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week (4/28)• Womenslacrosse.com National Rookie of theWeek (4/28)• Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (4/28)Tarah Kirnan• Third-team IWLCA All-America• First-team IWLCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)• First-team All-IvyMelissa Lehman• Third-team IWLCA All-America• First-team IWLCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)• First-team All-Ivy• Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (3/3)Rachel Manson• First-team IWLCA All-America• First-team IWLCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)• First-team All-Ivy (unanimous)Hilary Renna• Second-team IWLCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)• Second-team All-Ivy• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (4/14)Emma Spiro• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (4/14)Sarah Waxman• First-team IWLCA All-America• First-team IWLCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)• Ivy League Player of the Year• First-team All-Ivy (unanimous)• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (4/28)• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (4/21)WOMEN’S ROWINGRebecca Donald• Second-team CRCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)Laura Fox• CRCA Scholar AthleteMeg Gilley• First-team CRCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)Kristen Haneman• Second-team CRCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)Gracie Kaplan-Stein• First-team CRCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)Kathryn Purdy• CRCA Scholar AthleteCarey Sloane (cox)• Second-team CRCA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic)MEN’S SOCCERJosh Baugh• John McAdams Academic All-Star (PhiladelphiaSoccer 7)Andrew Ferry• Philadelphia Soccer 7 Co-Player of the Week(10/1)Derek Hobson• Second-team All-Ivy• Philadelphia Soccer 7 All-Star• All-Tournament, adidas Cal Legacy TournamentMike Klein• Ivy League Player of the Week (10/8)• Philadelphia Soccer 7 Co-Player of the Week(10/8)Ryan Porch• All-Tournament, adidas Cal Legacy TournamentOmid Shokoufandeh• Philadelphia Soccer 7 Player of the Week(11/19)Loukas Tasigianis• Honorable mention All-Ivy• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (10/22)• Philadelphia Soccer 7 Player of the Week(10/22)Keith Vereb• Second-team All-Ivy• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Sara Coenen setsa school and IvyLeague ChampionshipMeet recordwhen she wins goldin the 200 back, in atime of 1:58.57. Shewon the 100 back aday earlierChaz Maul earns asilver medal in the200 breast at theEISL ChampionshipMeet, swimming a56.37 in the final.Rollie Peterkin,Cesar Grajales andLior Zamir winEIWA championships.Team finishessecond, 0.5 pointsbehind Cornell.Steve Gable startshis 19-game hitstreak against Pittsburgh.Streak wouldlast until April 12against Cornell.Ron Berkowskyearns secondstraightsilvermedal at the NCAAChampionships.He finishes as afour-time first-teamAll-American.Eight wrestlerscompete at NCAAChampionships.Rollie Peterkin andZack Shanamanadvance to theRound of 12.Gymnast MarissaRosen scoresa 9.900 on floor towin the ECACchampionship.28913162029Mar.

WOMEN’S TENNISEkaterina Kosminskaya• NCAA Championships qualifier (doubles)• First-team All-Ivy (singles)• Second-team All-Ivy (doubles)Julia Koulbitskaya• NCAA Championships qualifier (doubles)• Second-team All-Ivy (doubles)• Honorable mention All-Ivy (singles)Yulia Rivelis• First-team All-Ivy (singles, unanimous)MEN’S TRACK & FIELDAndrew Anderson• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayKevin Benjamin• All-East, indoor DMR• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayJohn Guzman• Heptagonal champion, indoor 4x800 relayMike Hall• Second-team All-Ivy, outdoor decathlonWomen’s Squash Claims Ivy TitleFor the Penn women’s squash team, the Feb. 10 match with Dartmouth would be a dayto remember. After traveling through a snowstorm to get to Hanover, N.H., the Quakersshowed no signs of wear as they dominated the Big Green, winning 9-0 to clinch the IvyLeague title.“In a lot of ways, this has been a storybook season,” said head coach Jack Wyant. “To geta chance to go on the trip to Cape Town, South Africa, and now to win the Ivy title, there’sno denying that. But good fortune goes to teams that work really hard, and this teamdefinitely did that. They have a great chemistry, and that goes a long way.”The victory gave the Quakers their first Ivy League title since 1999-2000. That year,the team also went on to win the national championship at the Howe Cup, finishing theseason 11-0. This year’s team advanced to the finals of the Howe Cup, but host schoolPrinceton avenged a loss to the Quakers during the regular season to claim the nationaltitle.“I’m really happy for the women on the team,” Wyant said. “They worked incrediblyhard — and our seniors have done so for four years now. They deserve this championship.”Willie Harris• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayTim Kaijala• Heptagonal champion, outdoor 800• Heptagonal champion, indoor 1,000• Heptagonal champion, indoor 4x800 relay• Academic All-Ivy (winter)Kevin Kiley• All-East, indoor DMR• Heptagonal champion, indoor 4x800 relayBryan Scotland• All-East, indoor DMR• Heptagonal champion, indoor 4x800 relaySam Shepherd• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayJeff Weinstein• All-East, indoor DMRMax Westman• Second-team All-Ivy, outdoor 110 hurdlesJason Pinsky unanimouslyselected asa first team All-Ivyhonoree, the thirdconsecutive yearin which he earnedthat distinction.Yulia Rivelis is aunanimous first-teamAll-Ivy selection, becomingjust the secondPenn women’stennis player to befirst-team All-Ivy allfour years.Kosminskaya andKoulbitskaya, ranked36th in the country,earn automatic bidto the NCAA Championships.Women’s rowing’svarsity eight finishesfifth at EAWRCSprints—its bestfinish in that racesince 1982.Women’s lacrosse playsin the NCAA semifinalfor the second consecutiveyear and winsa gripping OT game vs.Duke to advance to thechampionship game.Playing in the firstNCAA championshipgame for anyPenn sport since1986, the women’slacrosse team fallsto the four-timereturning champ,Northwestern.Senior Jesse Carlinwins the 800 witha time of 2:05.89at the NCAA EastRegional.1320232531May

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELDJesse Carlin• All-America, indoor 800• All-America, indoor DMR• NCAA Championships qualifier, indoor 800• NCAA Championships qualifier, indoor DMR• ECAC champion, indoor DMR• Heptagonal champion, outdoor 800• Heptagonal champion, indoor 800• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayClaire Kim• All-America, indoor DMR• NCAA Championships qualifier, indoor DMR• ECAC champion, indoor DMRStacy Kim• All-America, indoor DMR• NCAA Championships qualifier, indoor DMR• ECAC champion, indoor DMR• Outdoor Heptagonal Co-Most OutstandingPerformer of the Meet• Heptagonal champion, outdoor 1,500• Heptagonal champion, outdoor 3,000• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor mileJamie Massarelli• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayLaura McDaniel• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayShaunee Morgan• All-America, indoor DMR• NCAA Championships qualifier, indoor DMR• ECAC champion, indoor DMR• Heptagonal champion, indoor 200• Academic All-Ivy (winter)• Second-team All-Ivy, indoor 4x400 relayWOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLLaura Black• All-Tournament, Seton Hall Tournament• Academic All-Ivy (fall)Women’s Track Earns All-America HonorsSenior Jesse Carlin (at left) clocked a time of2:06.48 in the 800 meter finals March 15, good forsixth place at the NCAA championship. The timewas her second best of the season (she clockedin at 2:06.27 at ECACs) and was an improvementfrom her preliminaries time of 2:07.54 she ran onDay 1 of NCAA championships.Carlin’s sixth-place finish earned her All-Americahonors. It was the second time Carlin won thehonors championship weekend—Carlin also ranthe third leg of the seventh-place distance medleyrelay team that earned All-America status.The DMR team finished seventh with a time of 11:14.97 and was comprised of ShauneeMorgan, Claire Kim, Carlin and Stacy Kim (at right). It was the first All-America honor for allfour team members.WRESTLINGScott Giffin• NCAA Championships qualifier (174)Andrew Gold• Brute/Binghamton Open champion (141)Cesar Grajales• NCAA Championships qualifier (149)• EIWA champion• Most Outstanding Wrestler at EIWA Championships(Coaches’ Trophy)• Second-team All-Ivy• Brute/Binghamton Open champion• Academic All-Ivy (winter)Rob Hitschler• Honorable mention All-IvyTrey McLean• NCAA Championships qualifier (285)• Second-team All-IvyRollie Peterkin• NCAA Championships qualifier (125)• EIWA champion (125)• Second-team All-Ivy• EIWA Wrestler of the Week (11/19)• Keystone Classic championRick Rappo• NCAA Championships qualifier (141)• First-team All-IvyZack Shanaman• NCAA Championships qualifier (165)• First-team All-IvyThomas Shovlin• NCAA Championships qualifier (197)Lior Zamir• NCAA Championships qualifier (184)• EIWA champion• First-team All-Ivy• Keystone Classic championNatalie Drucker• Ivy League Co-Player of the Week (9/17)• All-Tournament, American VolleyballTournamentAnna Shlimak• Second-team All-IvyJulia Swanson• Ivy League Rookie of the Year• Honorable mention All-Ivy• Ivy League Rookie of the Week (9/17)• Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week (10/1)• All-Tournament, American VolleyballTournamentKathryn Turner• First-team All-Ivy (unanimous)• Ivy League Player of the Week (10/8)Linda Zhang• Second-team All-IvyBryan Ortenzio• Honorable mention All-IvyJeff Zannetti• Second-team All-Ivy

Wrestling Crowns Three EIWA Champs; Second as a TeamLANCASTER, Pa.—For the second time in asmany years, and the third time in five years, thePenn wrestling team emerged from the EIWAChampionships with three individual championsas Rollie Peterkin (125), Cesar Grajales (149)and Lior Zamir (184) took home titles fromFranklin & Marshall. It was the first EIWA crown inall three cases.However, what may have been the storywas the final team score. When the final pointswere tallied up, the Quakers had 127.5—a mere0.5 fewer than Cornell, at 128.0. It made for anexcrutiating and emotional couple of hours asthe various weight classes rolled through theirchampionship matches at the Mayser Gymnasiumon F&M’s campus.You have to go all the way back to 1960, whenformer members Penn State and Pitt tied for thetitle, to find a race so close at this event.Army finished in third place, with 90.0 points, while Navy was fourth with 82.0 points.“It is emotional,” said head coach Zeke Jones, his watery eyes unable to mask how emotionally spent he was. “Think about it—therewere 238 matches this weekend, and we lost by half a point. That is incredible. We came in here with a lot of points to make up from seeding,and as an underdog, and we almost got all the way back. I think the guys came in really motivated, and it showed on the mats the lasttwo days.“Prior to this event, one of the goals that we set was to be the most improved team from the regular season, and I think we showed that,”he continued. “I am so proud of how our guys stepped up.”Penn qualified eight wrestlers for the NCAA Championships in St. Louis—Peterkin, Grajales and Zamir were joined by Rick Rappo (141),Zack Shanaman (165), Scott Giffin (174), Thomas Shovlin (197) and Trey McLean (285). At EIWAs, Rappo and Shanaman were runners-upin their weight classes; Giffin and Shovlin earned third-place finishes; and McLean received a wild-card entry after his fifth-placestanding.Though he probably would have been happier holding the team trophy, Grajales was left smiling at the end of the awards ceremonywhen he was presented with the Coaches’ Trophy, given to the outstanding wrestler at the Championships. He became the second Quakerin a row to receive the honor—Matt Eveleth took it last year —and the fifth in the 104-year history of the event.A few weeks later in St. Louis, Penn’s eight grapplers took on their first round opponents. Peterkin and Shanaman both advanced whilethe others fell to the consolation side of the bracket and with the exception of Zamir and Grajales were knocked out of contention. Theadvancing pair bowed out after their second consolation match. On the front side of the tournament, Peterkin and Shanaman were bothdefeated in the second round, but won their next two bouts in consolation before dropping out in the third consolation match.Other Memorable Events ...Josh Harris W’86 and his family dedicated a new men’s lightweightshell in memory of his father and former rower Jacob Harris onMay 3 (top left). The 1988 men’s lacrosse team held a reunionon May 3 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Ivy title andNCAA run (bottom left). The men’s and women’s tennis teamshoisted their 2007 Ivy Championship banners on May 4. Theteams also received their championship rings and enjoyed a“hit around” with tennis greats Dick Stockton andVirginia Wade among other alumni in attendance(bottom right). The1988, 1989 and 1990 baseballteams also reunited to celebratetheir Ivy Championshipson April 27. The men’s soccerteam hosted a varsity vs. alumnigame on April 19 (top right)while swimming and sprint footballheld alumni events in NewYork City during May.

The 114th Penn Relays saw its second largest crowdin history—113,302 people packed Franklin Fieldover the three-day event. Athletes at every level ofcompetition were showcased—from junior high tocollege to Olympic Development and masters.PennSport is a production of the Office of Athletic Communications at the University of Pennsylvania.Editor: Mike Mahoney (mahoneyw@upenn.edu). Layout and cover design: Jennifer Werner.Contributing Editors: D. Elton Cochran-Fikes, C’74, WG’79, Alanna Shanahan, C’96, GEd’00, Jennifer Werner.Photos: Drew Hallowell, Dan Grossman, Edwin Mahan, Hunter Martin, Kevin Mingora, Jennifer Werner, PennRec.PENNSportDivision of Recreation and Intercollegiate AthleticsWeightman Hall235 S. 33rd StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6322Presorted StdUS PostagePAIDPermit No. 2563Philadelphia, PA19104-6322PennAthletics.com