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Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Bilsky, W’71Senior Assoc. Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary DiStanislao, GrEdD’05Senior Assoc. Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alanna Wren Shanahan, C’96, GEd’00Associate Director of Athletics/Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William RothAssistant Director of Athletics/Academic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemarie BurnettCompliance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Elton Cochran-Fikes, C’74, WG’79Head Trainer/Coordinator of Athletic Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric LaudanoManager of University Strength and Fitness Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James SteelNCAA Faculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Edward LallyInstitutional Eligibility Offi cer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron SandersIvy League Policy Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Gibson

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Powell (Western Kentucky ’76)Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Cook (Penn State ’99)Men’s Track & Field Offi ce Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 898-6149Men’s Track & Field Email Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Heptagonal Cross Country Championships Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Third2008 Heps Indoor Track and Field Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth2008 Heps Outdoor Track and Field Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FifthLetterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29/12

Director of Athletic Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike MahoneyAssociate Director (Track and Field contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric DolanEmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Communications Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 898-6129Athletic Communications Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 898-1747Athletic Department Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PennAthletics.com

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The 2008-09 men’s cross country and track & fi eld media guide is a publication of the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Communications Offi ce. This guide was written, edited and designed by Penn Associate Director of Athletic Communications Eric Dolan. Editorial contributions from Mike Mahoney, Jen Werner, Leigh Bogensperger and Chas Dorman of the Athletic Communications staff . Special thanks to the men’s cross country and track and fi eld coaching staff . Photos attributed to Ed Mahan and Drew Hallowell. Printed by Square One of Mount Laurel, N.J.Front Cover: Senior decathlete Max Westman.Back Cover: Seniors Joey Brown, Sam Shepherd and Bryan Scotland and junior Kevin Benjamin. THIS IS PENN

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2008-09 Outlook/Schedule

Entering the 2008-09 season, the Quakers have plenty of reason to be optimistic. The cross country team returns three of its scorers from the 2007 NCAA Regionals in Luke Grau, Anguel Tolev and Brian Trembley. With the addition of sophomore Chris Baird, who is expected to be one of the team’s consistent scorers in 2008, the Quakers have a chance to better their performance from last season’s Heptagonal Championships where the team’s third-place fi nish was its best since 2004. Tolev and Trembley scored in every meet in which they competed in last year, while

Grau won the Delaware Invite and fi nished no lower than sixth among his teammates in 2007. Senior Sean McGinley is also expected to be a consistent scorer throughout the 2008 season for Penn. If the Quakers compete to their potential, Penn’s indoor season should be just as successful as its cross country campaign. Despite the loss of All-Ivy performer Tim Kaijala, the Quakers are expected to fi eld another set of strong relay teams, continuing their long standing tradition. Senior Sam Shepherd and juniors Willie Harris and Kevin Benjamin return to the 4x400 meter relay team that fi nished as the Ivy League runner-up last season, while all four members of the All-East distance medley relay team—Benjamin, sophomore Jeff Weinstein, junior Kevin Kiley and senior Bryan Scotland—will be running in the Red and Blue again in 2008-09. Kiley and Scotland are also returning as Heptagonal champions from the 4x800 meter relay team. With the strength of those returning, there is a good chance that multiple Quakers will end their season in College Station, Texas at the NCAA Championships. The Penn faithful will have plenty of opportunities to see their Quakers in action during the 2009 outdoor season. Penn is scheduled to host four meets at historic Franklin Field. In addition to the Penn Invite (Apr. 4) and Penn Quadrangle (Apr. 11) and, of course, the Penn Relays in the last week of April, Philadelphia will also host the Heptagonals May 9-10. If everything goes to plan, the Quakers will have plenty to showcase for the home crowd. One of the biggest names to watch around Penn track and fi eld this season will be Max Westman. He returns as the runner-up from the 2008 Heptagonals in the 110-meter hurdles and has become one of Penn’s all-time best decathletes. He now ranks sixth on the all-time list with his 7,327 point performance at the Larry Ellis Invitational last season and was the Quakers’ representative at the 2008 NCAA Championships in the event. The opportunity for success is certainly evident with the quality and quantity of the returning Quakers from a season ago. While combining this group with the infl ux of multiple former high school standouts from the Class of 2012, Penn fans, students and alumni certainly have something to be excited about for 2008-09 and for years to come.

DATE MEET SITE

Dec. 6 Princeton Holiday Meet Princeton, N.J. Jan. 10 Navy Invite Annapolis, Md. Jan. 16-17 Penn State Open State College, Pa. Jan. 23 Great Dane Classic New York, N.Y. Jan. 30-31 PSU Collegiate Challenge State College, Pa.Feb. 6-7 St. Valentine’s Invitational Boston, Mass. Feb. 14 Lafayette-Rider Invitational New York, N.Y. Feb. 28-March 1 Heptagonal Championships Boston, Mass. March 7- 8 IC4A Championships Boston, Mass. Alex Wilson Meet South Bend, Ind.March 13-14 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas

2008-09 Indoor Schedule

DATE MEET SITE

Sept. 13 Old Nassau Run Princeton, N.J.Sept. 20 Iona Meet of Champions Riverdale, N.Y.Oct. 3 Paul Short Invitational Bethlehem, Pa.Oct. 18 Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind.Oct. 31 Heptagonals New York, N.Y.Nov. 15 District Meet Princeton, N.J.Nov. 24 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind.

2008 Cross Country Schedule

DATE MEET SITE

March 20-21 Wake Forest Open Winston-Salem, N.C. March 28 Navy 6-Team Invite Annapolis, Md.Apr. 4 Penn Invite Franklin Field

Apr. 11 Penn Quadrangle Franklin Field

Apr. 17-18 Larry Ellis Invitational Princeton, NJ.Apr. 23-25 Penn Relays Franklin Field

May 9-10 Heptagonals Franklin Field

May 15-17 IC4A Championships Princeton, NJ.May 29-30 NCAA Regionals Greensboro, N.C.June 10-13 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark.

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2008-09 Penn Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field RosterName Yr. Event Hometown/High School

Tarik Aougab Jr. Middle Distance Potomac, Md./Winston ChurchillJared Barchus Fr. Hurdles Larchmont, N.Y./Lawrenceville SchoolChristopher Baird So. Distance Westlake Village, Calif./AgouraKevin Benjamin Jr. Sprints Sugarland, Texas/LV HightowerAlec Bleday Jr. Middle Distance Westwood, Mass./XaverianJoey Brown Sr. Sprints Lawrenceville, N.J./LawrencevilleJohn Carelli Jr. Jumps Allentown, Pa./ParklandEfayomi Carr Fr. Jumps Washington D.C./St. Albans SchoolJohn Cassidy Sr. Distance Staten Island, N.Y./Msgr. FarrellPhilip Cawkwell So. Distance Byrum Hills, N.Y./Byrum Hills Brian Cullin Jr. Distance East Stroudsburg, Pa./East StroudsburgMichael Cunningham Fr. Middle Distance Brewster, N.Y./Iona PrepJulian Domanico Fr. Sprints Dearborn, Mich./FordsonRobert Dugger So. Distance Glastonbury, Conn./GlastonburyJason Ellis Sr. Sprints Woodbridge, Conn./AmityNick Fasano Fr. Middle Distance Armonk, N.Y./Byram HillsRobert Feigenberg So. Distance Livingston, N.J./Govenor LinvingstonJames Finucane Fr. Distance Chambersburg, Pa./Mercersburg AcademyBen Fletcher Jr. Distance Sante Fe, N.M./Sante Fe PrepJames Foreman So. Jumps Winfi eld, Ill./Community Dan Frost So. Distance Smithtown, N.Y./SmithtownBrian Fulton Fr. Middle Distance West Chester, Pa./Malvern PrepLuke Grau So. Distance Chardon, Ohio/ChardonSylvan Green Jr. Sprints Missouri City, Texas/Deerfi eld AcademyWillie Harris Jr. Sprints Alexandria, Va./Episcopal AcademyEvan Hefl in Fr. Distance Clifton, Va./ Thomas Jeff ersonDan Higgins So. Distance Harrisville, R.I./Xaverian (MA) Alan Hill So. Sprints Dover, Del./MilfordChristopher Howell Sr. Middle Distance Syosset, N.Y./SyossetDan Keefe Jr. Middle Distance Philadelphia, Pa./Roman CatholicKevin Kiley Jr. Distance Mineola, N.Y./ChaminadeRuss Koch Sr. Throws Wallingford, Pa./Strath HavenDavid Lint Jr. Sprints Foxboro, Mass./FoxboroBrian Lynch Fr. Jumps Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. ClairChris McDonnell Fr. Middle Distance Broomall, Pa./Marple NewtownKyle McFadden Fr. Distance Whitefi sh Bay, Wis./Whitefi sh BaySean McGinley Sr. Distance Souderton, Pa./LaSalleBen McKean Jr. Sprints Shohola, Pa./Delaware ValleyAndrew McMillan Sr. Throws Wexford, Pa./North AlleghenyDoug McPherson Sr. Hurdles New York, N.Y./Hotchkiss SchoolRoyce Morris So. Sprints Harrisburg, Pa./Central DauphinJoseph Myrie Fr. Middle Distance New York, N.Y./CollegiateTaylor Neason So. Hurdles Moraga, Calif./MiramonteDarryll Oliver So. Middle Distance Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn TechIsaac Ortiz Fr. Distance Merion Station, Pa./Germantown FriendsBrian Rosenthal Fr. Sprints Dresher, Pa./Upper DublinJoe Ruzbarsky Jr. Throws Clarks Summit, Pa./Scranton PrepAustin Santillo Fr. Distance Jackson, N.J./Jackson MemorialJeff Seddon Fr. Hurdles Long Branch Township, N.J./Southern RegionalBryan Scotland Sr. Middle Distance East Orange, N.J./Saint Benedicts PrepSam Shepherd Sr. Sprints Algonquin, Ill./JacobsJeremy Sinclair Jr. Hurdles New Orleans, La./Isidore NewmannClayton Smith Sr. Distance Mancos, Colo./Montezuma-CortezMike Stein Sr. Middle Distance Wayland, Mass./WaylandKevin Sullivan Jr. Distance Whitefi sh Bay, Wis./Whitefi sh BayAnguel Tolev So. Distance Northglenn, Colo./ThorntonBrian Trembley Sr. Middle Distance West Orange, N.J./Seton Hall PrepMke Vido Fr. Middle Distance Springfi eld, Pa./Springfi eld MotcoJeff Weinstein So. Distance New York, N.Y./Dalton SchoolMax Westman Sr. Multi Bala Cynwyd, Pa./Lower Merion

Quaker Breakdown

By ClassSeniors (14): Brown, Cassidy, Ellis, Howell, Koch, McGinley, McMillen, McPherson, Scotland, Shepherd, Smith, Stein, Trembley, WestmanJuniors (15): Aougab, Benjamin, Bleday, Carelli, Cullin, Fletcher, Green, Harris, Keefe, Kiley, Lint, McKean, Ruzbarsky, Sinclair, SullivanSophomores (14): Baird, Cawkwell, Dugger, Feigenberg, Foreman, Frost, Grau, Higgins, Hill, Morris, Neason, Oliver, Tolev, WeinsteinFreshmen (17): Barchus, Carr, Cunningham, Domanico, Fasano, Finucane, Fulton, Hefl in, Lynch, McDonnell, McFadden, Myrie, Ortiz, Rosenthal, Santillo, Seddon, Vido

By StateCalifornia (2): Baird, NeasonColorado (2): Smith, TolevConnecticut (2): Dugger, EllisDelaware (1): HillIllinois (2): Foreman, ShepardLouisiana (1): SinclairNew Jersey (5): Abitante, Brown, Feigenberg, Santillo, SeddonMaryland (1): AougabMassachusetts (3): Bleday, Lint, SteinMichigan (1): DomanicoNew Mexico (1): FletcherNew York (10): Barchus, Cassidy, Cawkwell, Cunningham, Fasano, Frost, Howell, Kiley, McPherson, OliverOhio (1): GrauPennsylvania (16): Carelli, Cullin, Finucane, Fulton, Keefe, Koch, Lynch, McDonnell, McGinley, McKean, McMillan, Morris, Myrie, Ortiz, Rosenthal, RuzbarskyRhode Island (1): HigginsTexas (2): Benjamin, GreenVirginia (2): Harris, Heffl inWashington, D.C. (1): CarrWisconsin (2): McFadden, Sullivan


Entering his 20th season at the helm of the men’s track and fi eld program and his 26th season at Penn, Charlie Powell looks to continue establishing his mark of success in the illustrious history of Penn track and fi eld. Six student-athletes under Powell’s tutelage still hold individual Heptagonal records, and the Quakers have won fi ve Heps titles during his tenure at Penn. The program also fi nished second at the IC4As in 1998 and 11th at the NCAAs in 2003. In 2008, Max Westman reached the NCAA Championships in the decathlon while Mike Hall was an academic All-American and Tim Kaijala, who earned all-region honors in the 800 meters, was honored as the University of Pennsylvania recipient of the prestigious Class of 1915 Award. Kaijala also won three Heps titles (indoor 1,000, indoor 3,200-meter relay, outdoor 800) and set the school record in the indoor 1,000 in 2007. In that same year, Kyle Calvo made his third appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and won the heptathlon at Indoor Heps. In 2004-05, for the sixth year in a row, the Quakers had an All-America at the end of the season when Courtney Jaworski—a junior at the time—took seventh in the 800 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. That made him the 13th All-America under Powell. Powell’s student-athletes established three new school records, two were Heptagonal Athletes of the Meet, two competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, eight qualifi ed for regionals and nine won conference titles. In 2003-04, Powell coached three NCAA participants, one All-America, one Academic All-America, 15 All-East and 12 All-Ivy honorees, and the team earned a Team Academic All-America award. Powell also coached seven athletes who took part in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. Two athletes, Sam Burley and Brian Chaput, won NCAA individual championships in 2003, with Burley taking home the title in the 800 meters and Chaput winning gold in the javelin. All together that year, Powell coached four NCAA participants, four All-Americans, one Academic All-American, nine All-East and nine All-Ivy honorees. In 2001-02, Powell was selected as the Mondo Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year by his peers of the United States Track Coaches Association. During that time, he led the Red and Blue to back-to-back Outdoor Heptagonal titles as well as guiding Burley toward becoming the third-fastest American in the 800 meters. Burley ultimately earned a place on Team USA for the 2003 IAAF World Championships. In addition to his duties leading the men’s track and fi eld program at Penn, Powell lends a hand each year at the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and fi eld carnival in the world, as the distance events coordinator. Before succeeding Irv Mondschein as head coach at Penn, Powell served as his assistant and was head cross country coach for fi ve seasons. As Mondschein’s assistant, Powell helped the Quakers win the Indoor Heptagonal title in 1984 and led 10 individuals to Heps titles. In 1979, Powell became the head coach at the University of Delaware, where he produced 12 individual conference champions, earned one Eastern Collegiate Conference team championship and guided 17 athletes to school records. Prior to his arrival at the University of Pennsylvania, Powell was an assistant coach for Western Kentucky University’s track and fi eld program from 1976 to 1979. At Western Kentucky, Powell helped produce four NCAA All-Americans and three sub-four minute milers, as well as fi ve conference team champions and two Top-20 team fi nishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Powell graduated magna cum laude from Western Kentucky University with his Bachelors of Science in physical education; he also earned his master’s degree from WKU in exercise physiology. As a runner, Powell qualifi ed for the NCAAs in both the hurdles and decathlon, and prior to enrolling at WKU he was a letterwinner in both football and track and fi eld as well as a Dean’s List student at Virginia Tech. Powell was named the 800-meter event coordinator for the USATF Olympic Development Committee and travels to Europe with a group of America’s best middle-distance runners each summer. He was a member of the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association Executive Committee, and served as the NCAA Division I District II representative. Powell currently resides in Wilmington, Del., with his wife Susan, their son Shane and daughter Kayla.

Charlie PowellJames P. Tuppeny Head Coach of Track and Field26th Season at Penn* 123 individual Heptagonal champions *26 Heptagonal relay championship teams * 13 All-Americans * Five Heptagonal Team championships * Two NCAA champions

Coach Powell

Experience

University of Pennsylvania

(1988-Present)

Head Coach - Cross CountryHead Coach - Track and FieldUniversity of Pennsylvania

(1983-1987)

Head Coach - Cross CountryAssistant Coach - Track & FieldUniversity of Delaware

(1980-1982)

Head Coach - Track and FieldHead Coach - Cross CountryWestern Kentucky University

(1976-1979)

Assistant Track and Field Coach

Education

Western Kentucky ’76B.S. in physical educationMaster’s in exercise physiology

Honors and Accolades

• Mondo Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year (2001-02)• Coached two NCAA Champions• Coached 13 All-Americans• Five-time Heptagonal Team Champions (1984, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002)• Five conference championship teams at Western Kentucky, one at Delaware• USATF Olympic Development Committee Event Coordinatior (800m)*Distance Event Coordinator for the Penn Relays• NCAA qualifi er in the hurdles and the decathlon• Letterwinner in football and track & fi eld at Virginia Tech


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Jamie Cook enters his ninth season as Penn’s assistant coach. In his fi rst eight seasons, he has helped lead the Quakers to two Heptagonal Championships. His responsibilities include coaching the sprints, jumps, hurdles, relays and multi-events as well as serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator. Cook has shown an exceptional ability to instruct and motivate his athletes during training and competition. In his stint with Penn he has accumulated some very impressive coaching credentials, including seven school-record performances by his athletes in the triple jump (53’5”), high jump (7’2.5”), 60-meter high hurdles (7.90),

60 meters (6.80), 200 meters (21.24 indoor, 20.90 outdoor) and heptathlon (5,427 points). Included in that group is three-time NCAA qualifi er Kyle Calvo. Cook’s athletes have also shown the ability to dominate their event areas, as he has coached 46 individual Ivy League champions. Before entering the coaching ranks, Cook was a three-time All-America in the decathlon as well as a three-time Academic All-America while competing for Penn State University. He was a Big 10, IC4A, and Penn Relays champion in the multi-events while in college. After several years of injuries, Cook resumed training in 2001 through the encouragement of his athletes and competed at both the indoor and outdoor USATF National Championships. Cook competed at four successive U.S. national meets and represented the USA vs. Germany in the Decathlon Duel of 2003. His best fi nish was sixth nationally, and he owns a personal record of 7,853 points in the decathlon, a score which allowed him to compete at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. In 2006, Cook completed his work in the Executive Education program at Penn’s Wharton School of Business with a concentration in fi nance/accounting. He earned his undergraduate degree at Penn State. Cook currently resides in Gloucester Township, N.J. with his wife, Kristin, and their son, Calvin.

Eric Bonnette returned to work with the Penn men’s and women’s cross country and track and fi eld teams in 2008-09. He was also with the Quakers during the 2004-05 season. That year Penn’s men’s cross country team qualifi ed two runners to the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The team fi nished that year receiving votes in the national poll. The 2007 men’s cross country team returned to the podium with a third-place fi nish at Heps. Reid McEwen and Brian Goldberg both earned fi rst-team All-Ivy honors with their fourth and seventh place fi nishes, respectively. McEwen and Goldberg both fi nished with top 10 Penn performances all-time at Van Cortlandt Park. During the 2008 outdoor season, Anguel Tolev qualifi ed for the IC4A’s in the 5k with a time of 14:36, and fellow freshman Luke Grau ran a 14:41. Prior to his time at Penn, and while in law school at Rutgers-Camden, Bonnette served as an assistant coach at Haddonfi eld Memorial High School in New Jersey (2001-04). In the fall of 2001, his boys’ cross country team fi nished with a No. 5 national ranking (No. 1 in the Northeast). Also, for the fi rst time in New Jersey history three runners from the same team broke 16 minutes at Holmdel Park during the state championships. All fi ve of that team’s top runners went on to compete at the Division I level. A four-year student-athlete at William & Mary, he competed in two NCAA Cross Country Championships and was a two-time All-CAA cross country selection (1999, 2000). Bonnette graduated from William & Mary in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology. He earned his law degree from Rutgers-Camden in 2005 and practiced at a small law fi rm in Marlton, N.J. prior to joining Penn staff . He resides in Philadelphia, Pa.

Tuan Wreh, Jr. is in his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Penn track and fi eld program after graduating from the University in 2002. The Liberian native competed in the triple jump and long jump at Penn and holds the school record in the indoor (15.90m) and outdoor (16.28m) triple jump. He was the 2000 IC4A Outdoor Men’s Triple Jump Champion and boasts four Outdoor Heptagonal titles (three triple jump, one long jump) as well as three Indoor Heptagonal crowns, all in the triple jump. He was a member of the 2001 and 2002 Penn teams that took the Outdoor Heps team title and earned All-American status after fi nishing sixth in his specialty at the 2002 NCAA Championship. After leaving Penn, Wreh continued competing as a member of the Liberian National Team in the 2002 and 2006 African Outdoor Track and Field Championships as well as the 2007 African Games. He won the triple jump at the 2006 and 2007 Outdoor USATF National Club Team Championships competing with Shore AC. In addition to his duties with the track and fi eld program, Wreh works as a fi nancial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Jamie Cook

Assistant Coach

Ninth Season

Penn State ‘99

Eric Bonnette

Assistant Coach

Second Season

William & Mary ‘01

Tuan Wreh

Volunteer Assistant

Fourth Season

Penn C’02


Chris BAIRDSophomore

Distance

Westlake Village, Calif.

Agoura

Kevin BENJAMINJunior

Sprints

Sugarland, Texas

L.V. Hightower

Personal Bests3,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:35.30

Personal Bests55 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.45 60 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95110-meter hurdles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.40200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.81

Honors

2008 All-East (distance medley relay)2008 second team All-Ivy (indoor 4x400 relay)2007 Heptagonal Champion (outdoor 4x100 relay)2007 second team All-Ivy (outdoor 4x100 relay)2006 All-East (4x400-meter relay)2006 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x400 relay)2006 three-time second team All-Ivy (200, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay)

Junior Kevin Benjamin, a 2006 Heptagonal champion in the indoor 4x400

relay, is a six-time All-Ivy honoree and two-time All-East honoree.


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JoeyBROWNSenior

Sprints

Lawrenceville, N.J.

Lawrenceville

JohnCARELLIJunior

Jumps

Allentown, Pa.

Parkland

PhilCAWKWELL

Sophomore

Distance

Byrum Hills, N.Y.

Byrum Hills

James FOREMANSophomore

Jumps

Winfi eld, Ill.

Community

Personal Bests55 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.47 60 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.84100 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.62200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.83

Honors

2007 second team All-Ivy (60m, indoor 4x100 and outdoor 100m)2006 second team All-Ivy (4x100m relay)

Personal BestsHigh Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.96m (6-05 ft.)Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.12m (23-04.50 ft.)Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.01m (49-03 ft.)

Personal BestsMile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:19.833,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:40.96

Personal BestsPole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80m (15-09 ft.)

LukeGRAUSophomore

Distance

Chardon, Ohio

Chardon

Personal Bests1,500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:57.263,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:31.745,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:43.37

After an impressive

freshman season,

sophomore Luke Grau

returns for the 2008-09

campaign as one of

Penn’s top cross country

and distance runners.


KevinKILEYJunior

Distance

Mineola, N.Y.

Chaminade

DavidLINT

Junior

Sprints

Foxboro, Mass.

Foxboro

WillieHARRISJunior

Sprints

Alexandria, Va.

Episcopal Academy

Personal Bests60-meter hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.26110-meter hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.77400-meter hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.60200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.44400 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.60

Honors

2008 second-team All-Ivy (indoor 4x400m relay)

AlanHILL

Sophomore

Sprints

Dover, Del.

Milford

Personal Bests100 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.15200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.45400 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.64

Personal Bests600 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:22.11800 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:53.651,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:28.401,500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:57.20Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:17.55

Honors

2008 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x800m relay)2008 All-East (indoor distance medley relay)2007 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x800m relay)

Personal Bests200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.49400 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.96500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:08.46

SeanMcGINLEYSenior

Distance

Souderton, Pa.

LaSalle

Personal Bests3,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:44.375,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:52.99

Sam Shepherd receives the baton from Willie Harris on their way to a

second-place fi nish and All-Ivy honors in the indoor 4x400 relay at the

2008 Heptagonal Championships.


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BenMcKEANJunior

Sprints

Shohola, Pa.

Delaware Valley

AndrewMcMILLEN

Senior

Throws

Wexford, Pa.

North Allegheny

DarryllOLIVERSophomore

Middle Distance

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Brooklyn Tech

BryanSCOTLAND

Senior

Middle Distance

East Orange, N.J.

St. Benedicts Prep

SamSHEPHERDJunior

Sprints

Shohola, Pa.

Delaware Valley

Personal Bests400 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.54500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:06.12

Personal BestsShot Put. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00m (52-06 ft.)Discus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.45m (145-10 ft.)Hammer Throw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.33m (145-05 ft.)

Personal Bests500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05.62600 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20.44800 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:51.58

Personal Bests800 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:49.601,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:26.751,500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:53.51Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:09.00

Honors

2008 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x800m relay)2008 All-East (indoor distance medley relay)2007 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x800m relay)2006 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x800m relay)

Personal Bests200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.28400 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.84500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05.02

Honors

2008 second-team All-Ivy (indoor 4x400m relay)2007 Heptgonal Champion (outdoor 4x100m relay)2006 All-East (outdoor 4x400 relay)2006 Heptagonal Champion (indoor 4x400m relay)2006 second-team All-Ivy (outdoor 4x400 relay)


JeremySINCLAIRJunior

Hurdles

New Orleans, La.

Isidore Newmann

MaxWESTMANSenior

Multi-Events

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Lower Merion

Jeff WEINSTEINSophomore

Distance

New York, N.Y.

Dalton School

AnguelTOLEVSophomore

Distance

Northglenn, Colo.

Thornton

Brian TREMBLEYSenior

Middle Distance

West Orange, N.J.

Seton Hall Prep

Personal Bests60-meter hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60110-meter hurdles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.22400-meter hurdles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.91

Personal BestsDecathlon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,327Heptathlon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,279110-meter hurdles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4060 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2360-meter hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.12100 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90Outdoor 400 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.90Indoor High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.86m (6-01.75 ft.)Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50m (14-09 ft.)Outdoor Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.88m (22-07 ft.)Outdoor Shot Put. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.55m (41-02.25 ft.)Discus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.60m (146-04 ft.)Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.32m (191-04 ft.)

Honors

2008 Outdoor NCAA Championships qualifi er (decathlon)2008 second-team All-Ivy (110-meter hurdles)2006 All-East (decathlon)

Personal BestsOutdoor 800 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:57.15Outdoor 1,500 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:57.66Indoor Mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:15.51

Honors

2008 All-East (indoor distance medley relay)

Personal Bests5,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:36.92

Personal BestsMile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:21.683,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:25.815,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:46.40


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2008-09 Newcomers

Brian LYNCHFreshman

Jumps

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Upper St. Clair

ChrisMcDONNELLFreshman

Middle Distance

Broomall, Pa.

Marple Newtown

NickFASANOFreshman

Middle Distance

Armonk, N.Y.

Byram Hills

JamesFINUCANEFreshman

Distance

Chambersburg, Pa.

Mercersburg Academy

MichaelCUNNINGHAM

Freshman

Middle Distance

Brewster, N.Y.

Iona Prep

JulianDOMANICOFreshman

Sprints

Dearborn, Mich.

Fordson

JaredBARCHUSFreshman

Hurdles

Larchmont, N.Y.

Lawrenceville School

EfayomiCARRFreshman

Jumps

Washington, D.C.

St. Albans School

BrianFULTON

EvanHEFLIN

Freshman

Middle Distance

West Chester, Pa.

Malvern Prep

Freshman

Distance

Clifton, Va.

Thomas Jeff erson


Jeff SEDDONFreshman

Hurdles

Long Branch Township, N.J.

Southern Regional

MikeVIDOFreshman

Middle Distance

Springfi eld, Pa.

Springfi eld Motco

KyleMcFADDENFreshman

Distance

Whitefi sh Bay, Wisc.

Whitefi sh Bay

JosephMYRIEFreshman

Middle Distance

New York, N.Y.

Collegiate

IsaacORTIZFreshman

Distance

Merion Station, Pa.

Germantown Friends

BrianROSENTHALFreshman

Sprints

Dresher, Pa.

Upper Dublin

AustinSANTILLOFreshman

Distance

Jackson, N.J.

Jackson Memorial


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Cross CountryPenn’s cross country team got off to a running start in 2007 as the Quakers won each of the fi rst two meets in which they competed. Reid McEwen was the top fi nisher for the Quakers, fi nishing second at the opening meet at Fordham. Current sophomore Luke Grau and then-senior Dan Howard placed fi rst and second in guiding Penn to a win at the Delaware Invite. Penn’s men continued to excel into the Heptagonal Championships. With a third-place fi nish, the Quakers earned their highest placing in nearly fi ve years. McEwen and senior Brian Goldberg both earned fi rst-team All-Ivy honors and both fi nished within the top-10 Penn performances all-time at Van Cortlandt Park. Two weeks later, they placed 10th at the NCAA Regional meet that featured more than 30 teams. Underclassmen Brian Trembley, Anguel Tolev and Luke Grau all scored at the team’s fi nal meet.

IndoorsPenn’s indoor season was largely dominated by the success of senior Tim Kaijala and the relay teams. Kaijala won the mile at the Princeton Invite and Penn State Open; the 800 at the Sykes-Sabock Cup; and the 1,000 at the Great Dane Classic. He then went on to win the Heptagonal championship in the 1,000. Kaijala also anchored Penn’s highly successful 3,200-meter relay team that earned fi rst-team All-Ivy honors with its third consecutive Heptagonal championship. Both junior Kevin Kiley and senior Bryan Scotland, the middle legs of the relay team, will return to defend the string of championships. The winning eff ort at Heps also earned them an appearance at the IC4A where they claimed All-East honors. The Quakers

also saw success in the 1,600-meter relay as Kevin Benjamin, Andrew Anderson, Willie Harris and Sam Shepherd earned second-team All-Ivy honors.

OutdoorsPenn started quickly with multiple individual winners at the Navy Invitational, and fi nishing second as a team. The triumphs continued throughout the next three months as the Quakers were represented at the NCAA Championships by decathlete and returning senior Max Westman. Westman, along with teammate Mike Hall were also named second-team All-Ivy honorees after they each placed second at Heptagonals. Kaijala duplicated his success from the indoor season with an outdoor Heptagonal championship. In winning the 800 meters, Kaijala advanced to the NCAA East Regional Championships and garnered All-East distinction. Quakers also found success off the track as Kaijala was honored with the University’s prestigous Class of 1915 award and Hall was honored with an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, Academic All-District and All-America honors as well as Penn’s Goldring Award.

2007-08 Honors

NCAA Qualifi ersOUTDOOR Max Westman (Decathlon)

All-EastINDOORJeff Weinstein, Kevin Benjamin, Kevin Kiley

and Bryan Scotland

All-East (Distance Medley Relay)

OUTDOORTim Kaijala

All-East (800 meters)

All-IvyINDOORTim Kaijala

First Team (1,000 meters)John Guzman, Kevin Kiley, Bryan Scotland

and Tim Kaijala

First Team (4x800m Relay)Kevin Benjamin, Andrew Anderson, Willie

Harris and Sam Shepard

Second Team (4x400m Relay)

OUTDOORTim Kaijala

First Team (800m)Max Westman

Second Team (110 hurdles)Mike Hall

Second Team (Decathlon)

Class of 1915 AwardTim Kaijala

Goldring AwardMike Hall

Academic All-DistrictMike Hall

Academic All-AmericaMike Hall

Frazier AwardAustin McDonald

2007-08 Year-in-Review

Cross Country certainly had one of their best seasons in

recent history in 2007 with two team wins, their highest

placing at Heps since 2004, and a top-10 fi nish at the

NCAA Regionals.


The Penn Relays Carnival—run the fi nal weekend in April every year—is the world’s oldest and largest relay meet. It is also the world’s longest uninterrupted collegiate relay event. The

University of Pennsylvania is the honored host of the world famous Penn Relays, which held its 114th running in 2008.

The goal of the Penn Relay Carnival is a simple one: to provide the best competition for the greatest number of participants of all levels, ages and abilities.In its 114-year history, the Carnival has provided competition for more athletes

than any other track meet in the world. During the past 10 years more than 100,000 young men and women from high schools, colleges, clubs, the armed services, prep schools, junior high schools, middle schools, parochial schools and elementary schools have competed in the Carnival. The athletes range in age from under eight to over 80. In 2007, during some 34 hours of competition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, more than 465 races were run, an average of more than one race every fi ve minutes. In all 936 high schools from 18 states, Washington D.C., and seven other countries participated. There were also 245 colleges from 37 states, Washington D.C., and four other countries in attendance. Saturday’s annual “USA vs. the World” event has attracted many of the world’s top athletes over the last eight years, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Johnson, Gail Devers, Maurice Greene, Sanya Richards, Jon Drummond and Shawn Crawford.Every year, national powerhouses such as Arkansas, Michigan, Texas, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina make sure the Penn Relays are a part of their schedules.

Penn Relays115 years of tradition

Memorable Moments from 2008The 2008 Penn Relays brought 113,302 people to Philadelphia and Franklin Field—the eighth time in the last nine years that the three-day attendance topped 100,000. The 114th running had many memorable performances from elite athletes the world over. The University of Michigan defended its 2007 title in the women’s 4x1500 relay and won the DMR. The Texas men swept the distance relays, winning the 4xMile, 4x1500 and DMR and was anchored by Leonel Manzano who was named the College Men’s Most Outstanding Athlete For Relays for the second straight year. At the high school level, Alwayne Green of Manchester (Jamaica) was named as the High School Boys’ Athlete of the Meet in Relays after leading his team to victory in the 4×800 relay with a come-from-behind fi nal carry. For the girls, Tasha Stanley anchored Roosevelt’s winning team in the 4×400 with a 54.2 split as her team clocked a 3:37.16 time. She also ran a 2:09.6 anchor for the 4×800 team that fi nished second in 8:43.12, a U.S. national high school record. Morgan won the girls’ mile in 4:41.22, breaking the meet record of 4:42.21 and setting the fastest time in the U.S. this season. She was also credited with knocking down the 1994 record in the 1,500 with a time of 4:22.99. There were several athletes that performed at the Penn Relays in April prior to winning medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in August. Medalists included Jeremy Warnier, Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon to name a few.

Jeremy Wariner (right) ran at the Penn Relays in 2008, just four months prior to winning a

gold medal and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Philadelphia native Bill Cosby is a life long

supporter of the Penn Relays.


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Franklin FieldFranklin Field is spoken of fondly by the millions who have watched events in the historic stadium. Opened in 1895 with the fi rst running of the Penn Relay Carnival, it remains the home of Penn Track & Field as well as the football, fi eld hockey, sprint football and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.Franklin Field has been recognized by the NCAA as the oldest stadium in the nation still operating for football games. It was the site of the fi rst stadium scoreboard (1895) and the fi rst local college football telecast (Philco, Oct. 5, 1940).Franklin Field’s stands were torn down in 1922, and the fi rst tier of the present stadium was rebuilt, nearly doubling the venue’s seating capacity to 54,500. In 1925, Franklin Field became the nation’s fi rst double-decked football stadium when the second tier was completed.During the past decade, Franklin Field—which currently seats 52,958—has undergone numerous extensive renovations, including the new Weiss Pavilion weight room coming in 2010.

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Indoor Heptagonal Individual Champions The University of Pennsylvania has crowned 284 individual Heptagonal champions since 1947 in cross country, indoor track and fi eld and outdoor track and fi eld (the original Heptagonal Championships featured all eight Ivy League institutions, plus Army and Navy; Army stopped competing in the Heps after 1992-93, while Navy stopped competing after 2002-03). In addition, the Quakers have won 14 indoor relay titles and 32 outdoor titles in the 400-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay. Distances in meters unless otherwise noted.

1952 Van Zimmerman, pole vault1953 Paul Raudenbush, 1,000 yards Van Zimmerman, pole vault1954 Alan Kline, 55 Robert Owen, pole vault1955 Wilfred Lee, high jump1956 John Haines, 551957 Andrew Wohigemuth, high jump Carl Shine, shot put1958 John Gray, pole vault Carl Shine, shot put1959 Carl Shine, shot put1960 Robert Batdorf, shot put1970 Thomas Blair, pole vault1971 Thomas Blair, pole vault Fred Samara, long jump1972 Robert Childs, mile Bruce Collins, 55 hurdles Denis Fikes, 1,000 yards Thomas Blair, pole vault Fred Samara, long jump1973 Bruce Collins, 55 hurdles Denis Fikes, 1,000 yards Robert Childs, 1,6001974 Bruce Collins, 55 hurdles Steven Raab, pole vault1975 Edward James, 55 William Huntley, 1,000 yards Howie Schwab, 55 hurdles David Merrick, 2-mile1976 Edward James, 55 Howie Schwab, 55 hurdles David Merrick, 2-mile1977 James Adlam, pole vault James Brown, long jump

1978 John Stockel, 1,000 Steve Sholtes, 2-mile Michael Nepinak, triple jump1979 James Brown, 55/long jump Joe Brandon, 3-mile Steve Iacobucci, high jump1980 Ken Williams, 55 hurdles Jeff Hill, 400 Ed Bogdanovich, shot put1981 Douglas Harris, 55 Ken Williams, 55 hurdles Frank Harrison, long jump Keith, Smothers, triple jump1982 Jeff Hill, 4001983 Douglas Harris, 55 Jeff Hill, 4001984 Douglas Harris, 55 Ken Bloomberg, 400 Dave Pharr, 500 Ross Armstrong, long jump1987 Randy Cox, 55 hurdles1990 Greg Brown, pole vault1992 Cecil Smart, 55 hurdles Jason Costner, long jump Henry Hipps, pentathlon1993 Bruce Matthews, 55 Mamadou Johnson, pole vault Henry Hipps, pentathlon1994 Chris Harper, 400 Henry Hipps, high jump/pentathlon1995 Greg Davis, 55 Chris Harper, 400 David Rechtweg, high jump1996 Greg Davis, 55 Chris Harper, 400 David Recthweg, high jump

Greg Schroeder, pole vault Dave Davenport, triple jump1997 Greg Davis, 55 Robin Martin, 500 Dan Nord, triple jump1998 Lucas Deines, weight toss Shawn Fernandes, 55 Mike Stiffl er, 400 Robin Martin, 500/1,000 Stanley Anderson, triple jump1999 Stanley Anderson, triple jump Matt Pagliasotti, weight toss2000 Chung-Yi Sun, 55 Tuan Wreh, triple jump Matt Pagliasotti, weight toss2001 O’Neil Bryan, 60 hurdles Brian Abram, 500 Tuan Wreh, triple jump2002 Chris Edmonds, 400 O’Neil Bryan, 60 hurdles Tuan Wreh, triple jump2003 Chris Edmonds, 400 Brian Abram, 500 Sam Burley, 1,000 Matt Wedge 60 hurdles2004 Courtney Jaworski, 800 Matt Wedge, 60 hurdles2005 Courtney Jaworski, 800 Nolan Tully, 3,000 Mike Hall, heptathlon2006 Kyle Calvo, heptathlon/long jump Courtney Jaworski, mile Tim Kaijala, 1,0002007 Kyle Calvo, heptathlon Tim Kaijala, 1,0002008 Tim Kaijala, 1,000

Tradition of Champions

1921 Earl Eby, 800 yards1932 Grant McDougall, hammer throw1959 Carl Shine, shot put1972 Bruce Collins, 400 meter hurdles

1974 Bruce Collins, 440 yard hurdles2003 Sam Burley, 8002003 Brian Chaput, javelin

Penn NCAA Individual Champions

Cross Country Heptagonals1971, 1973

Indoor Heptagonals1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1997

Indoor Ivy League1939, 1993

Outdoor Ivy League1946, 1992, 1993

Outdoor Heptagonals1941, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977,

1979, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002

Indoor IC4A1923, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1972

Outdoor IC4A1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1907, 1910,

1912, 1913, 1972

Penn Team Championships


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1935 Gene Venzke, 880 yard1937 Arnold Sharpley, long jump1939 John Drebinger, mile1940 Edward Beetem, shot put/discus Edward Allen, javelin1941 Richard Belyea, 880 yards Edward Beetem, shot put/discus Edward Allen, javelin John Drebinger, mile194 Edward Beetem, shot put1943 Cleo Calcagni, shot put1946 Robert Bredin, high jump Edward Allen, discus1947 Robert Bredin, high jump1948 Jeff rey Kirk, 220yhurd./400 hurd.1950 Ben Kreitzberg, 100 yards Richard Hart, 2-mile Robert Mullen, 880 yards John Thomas, javelin1951 John McCallum, shot put1952 Charles Emery, discus1953 Van Zimmerman, pole vault Paul Raudenbush, 880 yards1955 John Haines, 100 yard Wilfred Lee, high jump1956 John Haines, 100 yards John Gray, pole vault1957 Andes Wolgemuth, high jump Van Zimmerman, pole vault John Gray, pole vault1958 John Gray, pole vault Carl Shine, shot put1959 Bernard Berlinger, pole vault Robert Reed, long jump Carl Shine, shot put1960 Robert Reed, long jump Robert Batdorf, shot put, discus1961 Robert Batdorf, discus1962 Robert Batdorf, discus1963 Kenneth Reynard, 440 hurdles1964 John Owens, 1001969 Kenneth Dietz, discus1970 Frank Craven, shot put Kenneth Dietz, discus1971 Jeff rey Freid, high jump Karl Thornton, mile/2-mile Thomas Blair, pole vault Kenneth Dietz, discus1972 Lawrence Lewis, 120-yard hurdles Denis Fikes, steeplechase Bruce Collins, 440 hurdles Thomas Blair, pole vault Leonard Stachitas, long jump Robert Childs, 3-mile

1973 Lawrence Lewis, 120-yard hurdles Bruce Collins, 440 hurdles Robert Childs, steeplechase Leonard Stachitas, triple jump Denis Fikes, mile1974 Bruce Collins, 120y hurd./400 hurd. Michael Seitz, 200 Stephen Raab, pole vault Denis Fickes, steeplechase1975 Edward James, 200 Harold Schwab, 120y hurd./400 hurd.1976 Bruce Collins, 400 hurdles Harold Schwab, 110 hurd./400 hurd.1977 James Brown, 100/long jump Michael Nepinak, long jump1978 James Brown, 100 Mark Mancini, 400 hurdles Tom Murray, mile Michael Nepinak, long jump1979 James Brown, 100/long jump Gregg White, 110 hurdles Mark Mancini, 400 hurdles1980 Ken Williams, 110 hurdles Steve Skinner, 200 Keith Smothers, triple jump Ed Bogdanovitch, shot put1981 Ken Williams, 110 hurdles Steve Skinner, 200 Jeff Hill, 400 Harlan Bartlett, hammer1982 Doug Harris, 100 Jeff Hill, 400 Richard Morse, hammer1983 Jeff Hill, 4001984 Doug Harris, 100 Randy Cox, 110 hurdles Mike Towle, javelin1985 Randy Cox, 110 hurdles1986 Randy Cox, 110 hurdles1987 Randy Cox, 110 hurdles/400 hurdles1988 Craig Wiley, pole vault1990 Cecil Smart, 400 hurdles1991 Cecil Smart, 400 hurdles Mike Holliday, javelin1992 Cecil Smart, 400 hurdles Mike Lyons, 10,0001993 Bruce Mathews, 100 Chris Harper, 200 Doug Lung, high jump Mamadou Johnson, pole vault Tom Fein, long jump

1994 Chris Harper, 100/200 Kelsey Armstrong, 400 Henry Hipps, high jump John Taylor, javelin Mike Anderson, 10,0001995 Chris Harper, 200/400 Tyson Murphy, 110 hurdles Clarence Hinton, hammer John Taylor, javelin1996 Chris Harper, 2001997 Greg Davis, 100 Kael Coleman, 200 Dan Nord, triple jump Paolo Frescura, 1,5001998 Matt Pagliasotti, discus Lucas Deines, hammer1999 Shawn Fernandes, 100 Stanley Anderson, triple jump2000 Mike Aguilar, 110 hurdles David Arundel, high jump Tuan Wreh, triple jump Matt Pagliasotti, hammer Sean MacMillian, steeplechase2001 Sam Burley, 800 Stephen Faulk, 100 Mike Aguilar, 110 hurdles Tuan Wreh, triple jump Byan Kovalsky, 10,0002002 Matt Wedge, 110 hurdles Tuan Wreh, long jump/triple jump Sam Burley, 1,500 Brian Chaput, javelin2003 Brian Chaput, javelin Sam Burley, 800/1,500 Matt Wedge, 110 hurdles Brian Abram, 400 hurdles2004 Brian Chaput, javelin Courtney Jaworski, 800 Justin King, discus Dusty Lieb, 10,000 Matt Wedge, 110 hurdles Neal Wojdowski, pole vault2005 Kyle Calvo, long jump Grafton Ifi ll, 100/200 Courtney Jaworski, 800 David Whitehurst, 110 hurdles Neal Wojdowski, pole vault2006 Kyle Calvo, decathlon Courtney Jaworski, 800 David Whitehurst, 110 hurdles2007 Tim Kaijala, 8002008 Tim Kaijala, 800

1947 Dick Hart* 1970 Karl Thorton1971 David Merrick* Karl Thorton Robert Childs Julio Piazza

1972 Robert Childs*1973 Denis Fikes James Raff erty Kent Staver1974 Peter Christ1975 David Merrick*

1996 Matt Wilkinson1997 Paolo Frescura1999 Scott Clayton

Cross Country First-Team All-Ivy* Heptagonal individual champion

Outdoor Heptagonal Individual Champions


NOTE: Returning athletes with Top-10 times are listed in bold.

h- hand timey - converted from yards to meters

55 Meters

1. Gene Sun ............................2001 ..................6.0h Shawn Fernandes ............1998 ..................6.0h3. Ed James .............................1976 ................6.25y4. Doug Harris ........................1984 .................. 6.325. James Brown .....................1977 ..................6.1h Gary James .........................1987 ..................6.1h7. Bruce Mathews .................1993 .................. 6.368. Greg Davis ..........................1997 .................. 6.409. Brian Abram .......................2003 .................. 6.4310. Henry Addo .......................1996 .................. 6.44 John Haines .......................1956 .................. 6.44 Steve Skinner ....................1978 .................. 6.44

55-Meter Hurdles

1. Randy Cox ..........................1987 .................. 7.192. Bruce Collins ......................1972 ..................7.0h3. Ken Williams ......................1981 .................. 7.454. Cecil Smart .........................1992 .................. 7.50 O’Neil Bryan .......................2002 .................. 7.50 6. Matt Wedge .......................2003 .................. 7.547. Howie Schwab ..................1975 ..................7.3h8. Mike Aguilar ......................2000 .................. 7.55 Dan Nord ............................1997 .................. 7.5510. Greg White .........................1979 .................. 7.58

60 Meters

1. Stephen Faulk ...................2002 .................. 6.802. Joey Brown ........................2007 .................. 6.843. Grafton Ifi ll .........................2005 .................. 6.864. Brian Abram .......................2003 .................. 6.905. Gene Sun ............................2001 .................. 6.926. Kevin Benjamin ................2006 .................. 6.937. Laethe Coleman ...............2001 .................. 6.95

60-Meter Hurdles

1. O’Neil Bryan .......................2002 .................. 7.902. Matt Wedge .......................2003 .................. 7.983. Mike Aguilar ......................2001 .................. 8.134. Max Westman ...................2007 .................. 8.205. Kyle Calvo ...........................2006 .................. 8.24

200 Meters

1. Grafton Ifi ll III .....................2005 ................21.242. Chris Harper .......................1994 ................21.713. Kevin Benjamin ................2006 ................21.864. Kael Coleman ....................1998 ................21.885. Brian Abram .......................2003 ................21.896. Matt Wedge .......................2004 ................21.957. Mike Aguilar ......................2000 ................21.998. Cody Schovitz ...................2007 ................22.049. Bruce Matthews ...............1993 ................22.1510. Henry Addo .......................1996 ................22.22

400 Meters

1. Chris Harper .......................1995 ................47.712. Jeff Hill .................................1982 ................47.743. Brian Abram .......................2003 ................47.844. Chris Edmonds .................2003 ................47.975. Clive Brown ........................1995 ................48.136. Kelsey Armstrong ............1993 ................48.557. Sam Shepherd ..................2006 ................48.568. Mike Stiffl er ........................1998 ................48.639. Ron Bloomberg ................1984 ................48.5h10. Cecil Smart .........................1992 ................49.01

500 Meters

1. Robin Martin .....................1997 ............ 1:02.182. Dave Pharr ..........................1984 ............ 1:02.563. Jeff Hill .................................1982 ............ 1:03.474. Brian Abram .......................2001 ............ 1:03.895. Eric Ljungquist ..................2006 ............ 1:04.006. Sam Burley .........................2000 ............ 1:04.027. Bryan Scotland .................2007 ............ 1:04.158. Jeff McCurdy......................1984 ............ 1:04.2h9. Rich Overholt ....................1988 ............ 1:04.4010. Cecil Smart .........................1990 ............ 1:04.62

800 Meters

1. Sam Burley .........................2003 ............ 1:48.162. Courtney Jaworksi ...........2005 ............ 1:48.293. Robin Martin .....................1998 ............ 1:48.884. Tim Kaijala ..........................2008 ............ 1:49.225. Neil Riordan .......................1997 ............ 1:51.146. John Guzman ....................2005 ............ 1:51.497. Joe Plevelich ......................2003 ............ 1.51.518. Julio Piazza .........................1973 .......... 1:51.549. Dave Pharr ..........................1984 ............ 1:52.0210. Scott Sebens ......................2005 ............ 1:52.94

1,000 Meters

1. Tim Kaijala ..........................2007 ............ 2:23.122. Robin Martin .....................1998 ............ 2:24.173. O.J. Kastberg ......................1997 ............ 2:24.8h4. Courtney Jaworski ...........2006 ............ 2:26.075. Dave Ginsberg ..................1991 ............ 2:26.106. Sam Burley .........................2003 ............ 2:26.137. Scott Sebens ......................2005 ............ 2:26.278. John Guzman ....................2006 ............ 2:26.379. Joe Plevelich ......................2004 ............ 2:26.4310. Bob Andrews .....................1980 ............ 2:26.8h

Mile

1. Denis Fikes .........................1973 ............ 4:02.0h2. Courtney Jaworski ...........2006 ............ 4:03.533. Karl Thornton ....................1972 ............ 4:03.844. Hugh Willig ........................1983 .............4:04.8c5. Dave Weller ........................1980 .............4:07.9c6. Paolo Frescura...................1998 ............ 4:08.497. Doug Moreland ................1979 .......... 4:08.67c8. Scott Clayton .....................1999 ............ 4:09.319. Anthony Sager ..................2001 ............ 4:09.5510. Bob Childs ..........................1972 ............ 4:09.6h Dave Ginsberg ..................1991 ............ 4:09.6h

3,000 Meters

1. Denis Fikes .........................1974 .......... 7:58.7yc2. Dave Merrick .....................1976 .......... 8:06.5yc3. Nolan Tully .........................2005 ............ 8:06.734. Steve Sholtes .....................1977 ........8:09.95yc5. Carlos Hanze ......................1986 ............ 8:19.5h6. Jim Park ...............................1989 ............ 8:20.047. Robin DeLeon ...................1985 ............ 8:20.3h8. Reid McEwen .....................2007 ............ 8:20.519. Mike Anderson .................1991 ............ 8:20.9010. Scott Clayton .....................1999 ............ 8:20.96

Record Book

All-Time Indoor Top-10

Hall of Famer Denis Fikes holds the school

record in the indoor mile and 3,000-meter run

as well as in the outdoor 1,500 meters.

Grafton Ifi ll III graduated from Penn as the

Quakers’ all-time record-holder in the indoor

and outdoor 200 meters.


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5,000 Meters

1. Dusty Lieb ..........................2003 ..........14:09.452. Mike Anderson .................1990 ..........14:18.8h3. Reid McEwen .....................2007 ..........14:28.284. Joe Brandon ......................1979 ..........14:30.525. Ian Foley ..............................2007 ..........14:31.226. Matt Wilkinson ..................1996 ..........14:34.0h7. Carlos Hanze ......................1986 ..........14:35.088. Robin DeLeon ...................1985 ..........14:37.919. Joe Hall ................................1994 ..........14:39.1h10. Bill Bushnell .......................1987 ..........14:39.60

Long Jump

1. James Brown ........... 1979 ........25-5.5 (7.63m)2 Fred Samara ............. 1971 ........24-9.5 (7.55m)3. Dan Nord .................. 1998 ............24-9 (7.54m)4. Kyle Calvo ................. 2006 ............24-8 (7.51m)5. Jason Ramos ............ 1993 ........24-1.5 (7.35m)6. Kris Szabadhegy ..... 1985 ............24-1 (7.34m)7. Ross Armstrong ...... 1984 ......24-0.75 (7.33m)8. Jason Costner .......... 1992 ........24-0.5 (7.32m)9. Tuan Wreh ................ 2002 .........23-11 (7.29m)10. Frank Harrison ........ 1981 ... 23-10.25 (7.27m)

Triple Jump

1. Tuan Wreh ................ 2000 .........52-2 (15.90m)2. Mike Nepinak .......... 1978 .........52-0 (15.85m)3. Stan Anderson ........ 1999 ... 51-5.75 (15.69m)4. Keith Smothers ....... 1981 ......51-2.5 (15.61m)5. Dan Nord .................. 1997 ... 50-9.25 (15.47m)6. Dave Davenport ..... 1996 .49-11.75 (15.23m)7. Mike Randolph ....... 1979 .........49-7 (15.11m)8. Okinyi Ayungo ........ 1996 ... 48-11.5 (14.92m) Jason Costner .......... 1992 ... 48-11.5 (14.92m)10. Don Hatter ............... 1992 ... 48-6.25 (14.79m) John Carelli .............. 2007 ... 48-6.25 (14.79m)

High Jump

1. Stan Anderson ........ 1997 ...........7-0.5 (2.15m)2. Bart Moroney .......... 1980 ..............7-0 (2.14m) Peter Rutherford .... 1976 ..............7-0 (2.14m)4. Dave Rechtweg ...... 1996 ........6-11.5 (2.12m)5. Rich Carlson ............. 1997 ............6-11 (2.11m) Henry Hipps ............. 1994 ............6-11 (2.11m) Aric Shalev ............... 1994 ............6-11 (2.11m)8. Dave Lide .................. 1981 ......6-10.75 (2.10m) Doug Lung ............... 1993 ......6-10.75 (2.10m)10. Hermand Palmer .... 1980 ............6-10 (2.09m) Steve Iacobucci ...... 1979 ............6-10 (2.09m)

Pole Vault

1 Tom Blair ................... 1972 ........17-3.5 (5.27m)2 Mamadou Johnson. 1993 ......17-0.75 (5.20m)3 Neal Wojdowski ...... 2005 ......16-8.75 (5.10m) John Linhart ............ 1998 ......16-8.75 (5.10m)5 Greg Schroeder ...... 1996 ............16-6 (5.03m) Dave Shatzle ............ 1985 ............16-6 (5.03m)7 Anthony Abitante .. 2007 ......16-4.75 (5.00m)8 Bob Reynolds .......... 1998 ......16-2.75 (4.95m)9 Greg Brown .............. 1990 ........16-2.5 (4.94m)10 Jim Adlam................. 1977 ............16-1 (4.91m)

Shot Put

1. Ed Bogdanovich ..... 1981 .........58-0 (17.67m)2. Ed Markowski .......... 1971 .......54-10 (16.71m)3. Chris Osentowski ... 1996 .........54-8 (16.66m)4. Carl Shine ................ 1958 ... 54-3.75 (16.58m)5. Bob Batdorf.............. 1960 .........53-3 (16.23m)6. Mark Saner ............... 1977 ... 53-1.75 (16.20m)7. Brent Stiles ............... 2000 .........53-1 (16.18m)8. Chris Gubeno .......... 1989 ... 52-6.75 (16.02m)9. Brian Lyntwynec .... 1981 ......52-5.5 (15.99m) Jay Alex ..................... 1977 ......52-5.5 (15.99m)

35 lb. Weight

1. Lucas Deines ........... 1998 .........63-4 (19.30m)2. Matt Pagliosotti ...... 2000 ......62-4.5 (19.01m)3. Chuck Hinton .......... 1995 ... 62-2.25 (19.56m)4. Harley Bartlett ......... 1981 .........61-4 (18.69m)5. John Kimbrough .... 1984 ... 59-10.5 (18.25m)6. Max Crome ............... 1989 ......59-5.5 (18.12m)7. Rich Morse ............... 1982 ......59-0.5 (17.98m)8. Kyle Turley ................ 1999 .........57-1 (17.40m)9. Hermond Palmer ... 1980 .........55-3 (16.84m)10. Phil Sipowicz ........... 1992 .........54-0 (16.46m)

Pentathlon

1. Kris Szabadhegy ...............1985 ................4,0612. Henry Hipps .......................1994 ................3,9983. Eric Hyde .............................1997 ................3,8104. Frank Harrison ..................1982 ................3,7985. Mike Prowell ......................1991 ................3,6776. Frank Schmidt ...................1981 ................3,6647. Chris Carter ........................2003 ................3,6488. Mike George ......................2003 ................3,5959. Todd Ream .........................1986 ................3,58910. Josh Coleman....................2001 ................3,514

Heptathlon

1. Kyle Calvo ...........................2007 ................5,4272. Mike Hall .............................2006 ................5,3523. Max Westman ...................2008 ................5,2794. Chris Carter ........................2004 ................5,212

4x400m Relay

1 Wise, Coleman, Stiffl er, Martin .......................... 1998 ........... 3:12.34 4x800m Relay

1 Huntley, Fiori, Murray, Stockel .......................... 1977 ............ 7:30.3h

Distance Medley Relay

1 Jaworski, Ljungquist, Kaijala, Hayes ............... 2005 ............ 9:39.542 Pozefsky, Schwab, Fikes, Christ ......................... 1974 ............ 9:41.0h

Tuan Wreh,

currently a

volunteer

assistant coach

for the Quakers,

is also Penn’s

all-time leader in

the indoor and

outdoor triple

jump with a

personal-best leap

of 16.28 meters.

Kyle Calvo, a 2008 graduate and fi ve-time

Heptagonal champion, left with the school’s

best-ever mark in the heptathlon.


NOTE: Returning athletes with Top-10 times are listed in bold.

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100 Meters

1. James Brown .....................1977 ................10.28w2. Doug Harris ........................1984 ................10.29w3. Ed James .............................1976 ................... 10.364. Grafton Ifi ll III .....................2005 ................... 10.405. Greg Davis ..........................1996 ................... 10.496. Bruce Matthews ...............1993 ................10.51w7. Stephen Faulk ...................2001 ................10.56w8. John Haines .......................1955 .............. 10.60yh Mike Seitz ...........................1974 .............. 10.60yh10. Chris Harper .......................1994 ................... 10.62 Joey Brown ........................2007 ................... 10.62

110-Meter Hurdles

1. Randy Cox ..........................1987 ................... 13.912. Bruce Collins ......................1974 .............. 13.98yh3. Matt Wedge .......................2003 ................... 14.044. Larry Lewis .........................1973 .............. 14.06yh5. David Whitehurst .............2006 ................... 14.126. Howie Schwab ..................1976 .............. 14.17yh7. Mike Aguilar ......................2001 ................... 14.208. Ken Williams ......................1981 ................... 14.349. O’Neil Bryan .......................2002 ................... 14.3610. Ed Wheeler .........................1971 .............. 14.38yh

200 Meters

1. Grafton Ifi ll III .....................2005 ................... 20.902. Ed James .............................1976 ................... 20.913. Jeff Hill .................................1981 ................... 20.984. Chris Harper .......................1983 ................... 21.07 Steve Skinner ....................1978 ................... 21.076. James Brown .....................1976 .................21.14h7. Mike Seitz ...........................1974 .............. 21.14yh8. Roy Supulski ......................1971 .............. 21.24yh9. Kael Coleman ....................1997 ................... 21.3310. Rick Owens ........................1967 .............. 21.34yh Bruce Collins ......................1972 ................... 21.07

400 Meters

1. Bill Carr ................................1932 ................... 46.282. Jeff Hill .................................1982 ................... 46.333. John Haines .......................1956 ................... 46.444. Chris Harper .......................1993 ................... 46.685. John Strassenberg ...........1949 .............. 47.17yh6. Robin Martin .....................1998 .................47.24h7. Ted Meredith .....................1916 .............. 47.27yh8. Clive Brown ........................1996 ................... 47.389. Arnie Papowicz .................1971 ................... 47.3810. Kelsey Armstrong ............1993 ................... 47.48

400-Meter Hurdles

1. Bruce Collins ......................1972 .................49.24h2. Randy Cox ..........................1987 ................... 49.433. Howie Schwab ..................1976 ................... 49.604. Cecil Smart .........................1992 ................... 51.135. Ken Reynard ......................1964 ................... 51.446. Jeff Kirk ................................1948 ................... 52.007. Mark Mancini ....................1978 ................... 52.018. Brian Abram .......................2003 ................... 52.149. Ron Bloomberg ................1985 .................52.24h10. George Witter ....................2003 ................... 52.29

800 Meters

1. Sam Burley .........................2002 ................1:45.392. Courtney Jaworski ...........2005 ................1:46.703. Robin Martin .....................1998 ................1:47.104. Tim Kaijala ..........................2008 ................1:48.955. Karl Thornton ....................1971 ...........1:49.16yh6. Bill Huntley .........................1977 ............. 1:49.50h7. Denis Fikes .........................1973 ...........1:49.56yh8. Bryan Scotland .................2006 ................1:49.76 George Katerman ............1959 ...........1:49.76yh10. Neil Riordan .......................1996 ................1:50.10

1,500 Meters

1. Denis Fikes .........................1974 ...........3:37.14yh2. Karl Thornton ....................1971 ............. 3:42.94h3. Tom Murray........................1978 ................3:44.67 Bill Huntley .........................1976 ................3:44.675. Courtney Jaworski ...........2006 ................3:44.716. Sam Burley .........................2003 ................3:46.527. Peter Christ ........................1974 ...........3:46.84yh8. Steve Hayes........................2004 ................3:47.40 Dave Weller ........................1980 ................3:47.4010. Eric Berntsen .....................1991 ................3:47.71

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

1. Sean MacMillan ................2000 ................8:40.292. Denis Fikes .........................1974 ................8:45.0h3. Bob Childs ..........................1972 ................8:46.7h4. Doug Moreland ................1980 ................8:50.655. Bruce Fiori ..........................1977 ................8:56.6h6. Nolan Tully .........................2003 ................8:58.747. Dave McKee .......................1977 ................9:00.8h8. Dave Weller ........................1979 ................9:05.6h9. George Lokken .................1970 ................9:06.5410. Anthony Ragucci .............2001 ................9:06.67

5,000 Meters

1. Steve Sholtes .....................1978 ............. 13:51.2h2. Dave Merrick .....................1976 ............. 14:04.0h3. Nolan Tully .........................2005 ............. 14:04.684. Kent Staver .........................1976 ............. 14:09.0h5. Mike Anderson .................1991 ............. 14:09.386. Denis Fikes .........................1974 ...........14:09.6yh7. Peter Christ ........................1974 ...........14:14.3yh8. Dusty Lieb ..........................2004 ............. 14:14.749. Mike Lyons .........................1992 ............. 14:19.3510. Joe Hall ................................1992 ............. 14:21.22

10,000 Meters

1. Dave Merrick .....................1976 ............. 28:49.2h2. John Cico ............................1981 ............. 29:47.4h3. Mark Daniele .....................1976 ............. 29:50.094. Elliott Rogers .....................1972 ...........29:52.3yh5. Mike Lyons .........................1992 ............. 29:54.176. John Clarke ........................1975 ...........29:54.3yh7.. Dusty Lieb ..........................2004 ............. 29:56.018. Jim Raff erty ........................1974 ............. 29:58.0h9. Jim Marino .........................1979 ............. 30:03.0h10. Bob Childs ..........................1973 ............. 30:23.2h

Long Jump

1. James Brown .......... 1979 ............. 25-6 (7.77m)2. Lamoine Boyle ....... 1931 ............. 25-1 (7.65m)3. Kyle Calvo ................ 2005 .....24-11.75 (7.61m)4. Dan Nord ................. 1997 ...........24-10 (7.57m)5. Tom Fein .................. 1993 ..........24-6.5 (7.48m) Bob Reed ................. 1960 ..........24-6.5 (7.48m)7. Tuan Wreh ............... 2002 ....... 24-5.75 (7.46m) Ed McPerson ........... 1976 ....... 24-5.75 (7.46m)9. Alvin Kraenzlein .... 1899 ..........24-4.5 (7.43m) Al Rose ...................... 1924 ....... 24-4.75 (7.43m)

Triple Jump

1. Tuan Wreh ............... 2002 ...........53-5 (16.28m)2. Mike Nepinak ......... 1978 ....... 53-3.5 (16.24m)3. Stan Anderson ....... 1999 ....... 52-3w (15.93m)4. Keith Smothers ...... 1979 .. 51-11.75 (15.82m)5. Dan Nord ................. 1997 .....51-4.25 (15.65m)6. Mike Randolph ...... 1981 .....50-1.75 (15.28m)7. Dave Davenport .... 1996 ....... 49-3.5 (15.02m) Okinyi Ayungo ....... 1996 ....... 49-3.5 (15.02m)9. John Carelli ............. 2007 ...........49-3 (15.01m)10. Eric Hyde .................. 1997 .. 48-10.25 (14.89m)

High Jump

1. Adam Chubb .......... 2001 ............ 7-2.5 (2.20m)2. Bart Maroney.......... 1980 ..........7-0.25 (2.14m) David Arundel ........ 2000 ..........7-0.25 (2.14m)4. Doug Lung .............. 1993 ................7-0 (2.13m) Peter Rutherford ... 1976 ................7-0 (2.13m)6. Stan Anderson ....... 1999 ............. 6-11 (2.11m)7. Heny Hipps ............. 1994 ....... 6-10.75 (2.10m) Dave Lide ................. 1981 ....... 6-10.75 (2.10m) Dave Rechtweg ..... 1995 ....... 6-10.75 (2.10m) Steve Iacobucci ..... 1980 ....... 6-10.75 (2.10m) Todd Ream .............. 1988 ....... 6-10.75 (2.10m)

All-Time Outdoor Top-10

Record Book

Bill Carr still holds the record in the 400-meter

run that he set in 1932 at 46.28.


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Pole Vault

1. Mamadou Johnson 1993 ....... 18-1.25 (5.52m)2. Tom Blair .................. 1972 ....... 17-0.75 (2.50m)3. Neal Wojdowski ..... 2004 ...........16-11 (5.16m)4. Greg Schroeder ..... 1996 ....... 16-7.75 (5.08m)5. Steve Rabb .............. 1974 ..........16-7.5 (5.07m)6. Dan Short ................ 1997 ....... 16-6.75 (5.05m) Anthony Abitante . 2007 ........16.6.75 (5.05m)8. Aaron Prokopec .... 1999 ............. 16-6 (5.03m)9. Dave Shatzle ........... 1985 ....... 16-4.75 (5.00m) John Linhart ........... 1998 ....... 16-4.75 (5.00m) Zack Suttile ............. 2004 ....... 16-4.75 (5.00m)

Shot Put

1. Carl Shine ................ 1959 ..........58-9.5 (17.92m)2. Ed Bogdanovich .... 1981 ....... 57-0.25 (17.38m)3. Greg Cortina ........... 1975 ....... 56-1.25 (17.10m)4. Ed Markowski ......... 1971 ..........55-5.5 (16.90m)5. Bob Batdorf............. 1961 ..........55-1.5 (16.80m)6. Frank Craven........... 1971 ..........53-9.5 (16.40m)7. Eric Bryant ............... 1984 ..........53-8.5 (16.37m)8. Brent Stiles .............. 2000 ....... 53-6.25 (16.31m)9. Mark Saner .............. 1977 ...........52-11 (16.13m)10. Justin King ............... 2004 ....... 52-8.25 (16.07m)

Discus

1. Chuck Hinton ......... 1994 ...........183-2 (55.82m)2. Ken Dietz ................. 1969 ...........181-8 (55.38m)3. Bob Billet ................. 1979 ...........176-0 (53.64m)4. Bob Batdorf............. 1961 ...........173-5 (52.86m)5. Matt Pagliasotti ..... 1998 ...........172-4 (52.64m)6. Dan White ................ 1994 ...........172-2 (52.48m)7. Charles Emery ........ 1952 ...........171-0 (52.12m)8. Justin King ............... 2002 ....... 170-5.5 (51.95m)9. Josh Deines ............. 1998 ...........165-3 (50.38m)10. Tom Vonreichbauer 2002 ...... 164-5.5 (50.13m)

Hammer

1. Matt Pagliasotti ..... 2000 ...........211-7 (64.50m)2. Harley Bartlett ........ 1981 ........ 199-10 (60.60m)3. Rick Morse ............... 1982 ...........198-5 (60.48m)4. John Kimbrough ... 1984 ...........196-2 (59.80m)5. Lucas Deines .......... 1998 ...........193-6 (58.98m)6. Chuck Hinton ......... 1995 ...........193-0 (58.84m)7. Larry Cobb .............. 1978 ...........188-8 (57.52m)8. Gary Bessette ......... 1976 ...........185-5 (56.62m)9. Max Crome .............. 1989 ...........184-7 (56.26m)10. Rod Frankle ............. 1969 ........ 180-11 (55.14m)

Javelin

1. Brian Chaput .......... 2004 ........ 261-10 (79.80m)2. John Taylor .............. 1995 ...........237-9 (72.48m)3. Dave Farnsworth ... 1982 ......220-10o (67.32m)4. Corey Shannon ...... 1998 ...........219-5 (66.88m)5. Fred DePalma ......... 1974 ........217-5o (66.28m)6. Seth Beaver ............. 2001 ...........215-8 (65.74m)7. Andrew Graham .... 1991 ...........215-1 (65.56m)8. Charlie O’Connell .. 2001 ........ 214-10 (65.48m)9. Mike Holliday ......... 1991 ...........213-8 (65.12m)10. Mike Towle .............. 1984 ........212-8o (64.82m)

Decathlon

1. Kris Szabadhegy ...............1985 ................7,6602. Fred Samara .......................1972 ..............7,496c3. Dave Morey ........................1978 ..............7,432c4. Kyle Calvo ...........................2006 ................7,3705. Frank Harrison ..................1982 ..............7,329c6. Max Westman ...................2008 ................7,3277. Eric Hyde .............................1998 ................7,2158. Mike Hall .............................2008 ................6,8749. Frank Schmidt ...................1981 ..............6,869c10. Henry Hipps .......................1994 ............. 6,802h

Distance Medley Relay

1. Piazza, Collins, Fikes, Thornton ......................... 1972 ............................9:39.9c

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1. Abitante, Schwab, Lewis, Collins ...................... 1973 ...............................56.0h

4x200m Relay

1. Davis, Coleman, Brown, Harper ........................ 1996 ........................... 1:24.13

4x800m Relay

1. Fiori, Huntley, Stockel, Ashworth ..................... 1976 ........................... 7:24.4h

4x1500/Mile

1. McKee, Huntley, Murray, Merrick .................... 1976 ...... 15:10.6c/16:22.6h

Sprint Medley

1. Robertson, Seitz, Brown, Huntley .................... 1977 ..............................3:17.7

4x100m Relay

1. Gansle, James, Seitz, Grannum 1975 ............................ 39.59a2. Gansle, James, Seitz, Grannum 1974 ............................ 40.10y3. Davis, Harper, Addo, Brown 1996 ...............................40.294. Robertson, Seitz, Galetta, Brown 1977 ...............................40.355. Neufi eld, Wilson, Samara, Supulski 1971 ............................ 40.41y 6. Sun, Edmonds, Abram, Faulk 2002 ...............................40.667. Fernandes, Coleman, Nord, Davis 1997 ...............................40.698. Seitz, Schwab, Galetta, James 1976 ...............................40.869. Yearwood, Harper, Mott, Mathews 1993 ...............................40.9010. Sun, Coleman, Abram, Faulk 2001 ...............................40.99

4x400m Relay

1. Stiffl er, Brown, Martin, Harper 1996 ........................... 3:08.372. Aguilar, Coleman, Stiffl er, Martin 1998 ........................... 3:09.263. Stiffl er, Brown, Armstrong, Harper 1995 ........................... 3:09.444. Bloomberg, McCurdy, Pharr, Hill 1983 ........................... 3:09.465. Aguilar, Wise, Coleman, Stiffl er ......................... 1998 ........................... 3:10.01

6. Davis, Stiffl er, Coleman, Martin ......................... 1997 ........................... 3:10.31

7. Abram, Kolade, Burley, Edmonds .................... 2002 ........................... 3:10.37

8. Maroney, Skinner, Robertson, Hill ................... 1980 ........................... 3:10.72

9. Wise, Coleman, Stiffl er, Martin .......................... 1998 ........................... 3:10.78

10. Primerano, Brown, Armstrong, Harper .......... 1994 ........................... 3:10.92

The 400-meter hurdles record-holder at Penn,

Bruce Collins also ran as part of the school’s top

distance medley relay team in 1972.


2008 Kyle Calvo, Mike Hall, Tim Kaijala2007 Kyle Calvo, Ian Foley, Mike Hall, Grafton Ifi ll III, Tim Kaijala2006 Pete Cochran, Courtney Jaworski, Eric Ljungquist, Joel Miller2005 Anthony Archibong, Stephen Hayes, Dusty Lieb, Nolan Tully, Neal Wojdowski2004 Brian Chaput, Chris Edmonds, Tom Vonreichbauer, Matt Wedge2003 Brian Abram, Sam Burley, Brian Chaput, Tom Vonreichbauer2002 Brian Abram, Matthew Gioff re, Chung-Yi Sun, Tuan Wreh2001 Seth Beaver, Joshua Coleman, Andrew Girardin, Bryan Kovalsky, Tuan Wreh2000 Scott Clayton, Andrew Girardin, Sean MacMillan, Matt Pagliasotti1999 Stanley Anderson, Scott Clayton, Dan Nord1998 Kael Coleman, Lucas Deines, Paolo Frescura, Eric Hyde1997 Greg Davis, Neil Riordan, Matt Spoerndle, Matthew Wilkinson1996 Chris Harper, David Rechtweg, Greg Schroeder, Matthew Wilkinson1995 Kelsey Armstrong, Joe Hall, Mamadou Johnson, Terry McLean1994 Joe Hall, Terry McLean1993 Mike Anderson, Mamadou Johnson, Mike Lyons, Gabby Yearwood1992 Mike Lyons, Michael Prowell, Phillip Sipowicz, Cecil Smart1991 Greg Brown, Cecil Smart1990 Bill Harrington, Rich Overholt, George Vrabec1989 Max Crome, Gary James, Jim Park, Dave Shoehalter1988 Kenneth Feller, Jim Park, Todd Ream1987 Bill Bushnell, Randy Cox, O.J. Kastberg,Willie McBeath, Tom Ream1986 Randy Cox, Dave Nelson, Kris Szabadhegy

1985 Randy Cox, John Kimbrough, Tom O’Brian, Mike Towle1984 Doug Harris, Josh Port1983 Charlie Barone, Jeff Hill, Jim Miller, Hugh Willig1982 Charlie Barone, Dave Farnsworth, Frank Harrison1981 Harley Bartlett, Joe Brandon, John Cico, Ken Williams1980 Bob Billet, Jim Marino, Dave Weller1979 Mike Keough, Erich Komdat, Mark Mancini, Dave Patrick1978 Larry Cobb, Steve Sholtes, John Stockel1977 Jim Adlan, Bruce Fiori, Bill Huntley, Mike Seitz1976 Dave McKee, Peter Rutherford, Howie Schwab1975 Peter Christ, Bernie Gansle, Leonard Stachitas1974 Bruce Collins, Fred DePalma, Denis Fikes1973 Robert Childs, Fred Samara1972 Tom Blair, Robert Childs, Karl Thornton1971 Steve Race, Kenneth Dietz, Julio Piazza1970 George Lokken1969 Michael Pollack, Jerome Williams1968 Earl Andrews, Richard Owens1967 Richard Pokorny, Henry Smith, Radclyff e Thompson1966 Stanley Pawluk, Gordon Shindle, Radclyff e Thompson1965 Ed Anderson, Harrison Clement1964 Ed Anderson, Richard Redmond, Kenneth Reynard1963 Richard Fausett, Ronald Hines, Kenneth Reynard1962 Robert Batdorf, Jr., Roy Reisinger1961 Robert Harper, Ernest Tracy1960 Bernard Berlinger, Robert Reed, Ernest Tracy

1959 George Katterman, M. Carl Shine1958 John Gray, Robert Mortenson1957 O. Van Zimmerman1956 John Haines, Daniel Maltese1955 Wilford Lee, Peter Wilde1954 Paul Raudenbush1953 Robert DeWitt, John McCallum, Carl Sempler1952 David St. George1951 Andrew Kirk, Henry Uhle1950 Thomas Kirwan, Benjamin Kreitzberg1949 John Strasenburgh1948 Jeff ery Kirk1947 Elliott Hansell1946 Elliott Hansell1945 Anthony Penico1944 Joseph Kane1943 H. Paxson Giff ord1942 Edward Beetem1941 Samuel Moore, Jr.1940 John Drebinger, Warren Wittens1939 August Beltnzner1938 Gordon Walls1937 Edward A. Steele, Jr.1936 Robert Sawyer1935 J. Alfred Whitworth1934 J. Alfred Whitworth1933 William Carr, James Healey1932 Horace Steel1931 Bernard Berlinger1930 Bernard Berlinger, William Kastler1929 Benjamin Merembeck, J. Albert Stratton1928 J. Folwell Scull1927 Robert McClean1926 Raymond Wolf1925 George Hill1924 Albert Rose1923 Harold Lever1922 Lawrence Brown1921 Earl Eby1920 Marvin Gustafson1915 Don Lippincott

1931 .................................................................Bernard E. Berlinger, Sr.1933 ......................................................................................William Carr1936 ...............................................................................Gene G. Venzke1943 ................................................................................. John M. Welsh1947 ...............................................................................Edward B. Allen1954 ............................................................................. Paul Radenbush1959 ..........................................................................................Carl Shine1960 ................................................................ Bernard E. Berlinger, Jr.1972 .................................................................................. Karl Thornton1973 ...................................................................................Robert Childs1974 .................................................................................. Donald Clune

1975 .......................................................................................Peter Christ1976 ............................................................................ Edward K. James1979 ................................................................................ Steven Galetta1980 .........................................................................Douglas Moreland1983 ...........................................................................Charles A. Barone2000 ......................................................................... D. Matt Pagliasotti2003 ....................................................................................... Sam Burley2004 ....................................................................................Brian Chaput2006 ..........................................................................Courtney Jaworski2008 ......................................................................................... Tim Kaijala

All-Time Captains/Awards

The Class of 1915 AwardClass of 1915 Award is presented annually to the male student-athlete who best exemplifi es the spirit and tradition of University of Pennsylvania athletics. The recipient must be a senior student-athlete who shows outstanding athletic, academic and leadership qualities. The academic standard is a 3.0 GPA. The following men’s cross country/track & fi eld athletes have received this prestigious, University-wide award over the years.

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GOLD Medalists

1900 - ParisIrving Baxter ..............................................High JumpIrving Baxter ................................................ Pole VaultAlvin C. Kraenzlein .................................... 60 MetersAlvin C. Kraenzlein ...................110-Meter HurdlesAlvin C. Kraenzlein ...................200-Meter HurdlesAlvin C. Kraenzlein ................................. Long JumpGeorge Orton ....................................... SteeplechaseWalter Tewksbury ....................................200 MetersWalter Tewksbury .....................400-Meter Hurdles

1908 - London Nate Cartmell ......................................Sprint MedleyJohn Baxter Taylor .............................Sprint Medley

1912 - StockholmTed Meredith .............................................800 MetersTed Meredith ...............................1,600-Meter Relay

1924 - Paris J. Oliver MacDonald ..................1,600-Meter Relay

1932 - Los AngelesBill Carr ........................................................400 MetersBill Carr ..........................................1,600-Meter Relay

SILVER Medalists

1900 - ParisIrving Baxter ...........................Standing High Jump Irving Baxter .......................... Standing Long JumpIrving Baxter ......................... Standing Triple JumpT. Truxton Hare.................................Hammer ThrowJosiah McCracken .........................................Shot PutWalter Tewksbury ...................................... 60 MetersWalter Tewksbury ....................................100 Meters

1904 - St. LouisNate Cartmell ............................................100 MetersNate Cartmell ............................................200 Meters

1912 - StockholmDon Lippincott .........................................200 Meters

1920 - AntwerpEarl Eby ........................................................800 Meters

BRONZE Medalists

1900 - ParisJosiah McCracken ...........................Hammer ThrowGeorge Orton .............................400-Meter HurdlesWalter Tewksbury .....................200-Meter Hurdles

1904 - St. LouisT. Truxton Hare...........................................Decathlon

1908 - LondonNate Cartmell ............................................200 Meters

1912 - StockholmDon Lippincott .........................................100 Meters

1992 ...................................Mike Anderson ................................................Mike Lyons

1993 ...................................Mike Anderson ................................................Mike Lyons

1994 .................................Clarence Hinton .................................... Terrance McLean ................................................John Taylor

1995 .................................Clarence Hinton .................................... Terrance McLean

1996 ...............................Chris Osentowski .................................................. Dan Short ........................................ Matt Wilkinson

1997 ........................................ John Linhart ...................................................Dan Nord .................................................. Dan Short ........................................ Matt Wilkinson

1998 ....................................Joe Campagna ..........................................John Horrocks ...................................................Dan Nord .......................................Matt Pagliasotti

1999 ..........................................Seth Beaver ...................................................Dan Nord .......................................Matt Pagliasotti

2000 ..................................Sean MacMillan .......................................Matt Pagliasotti

2001 ..........................................Seth Beaver ............................................. Andrew Kish

2002 ...........................................Sam Burley ............................................ Brian Chaput

2003 ........................................ Brian Abram ................................................Sam Burley ............................................ Brian Chaput

2004 ....................................... Brian Chaput ........................................ Chris Edmonds ..............................................Matt Wedge

2005 ..............Courtney Jaworski (twice)2006 ...............................................Mike Hall

...................Courtney Jaworski (twice)2007 ...............................................Mike Hall2008 ...............................................Mike Hall

Penn’s All-Time Olympic Medalists

All-Time Academic All-Ivy

Clarence Hinton starred for Penn in the hammer

throw as an Academic All-Ivy honoree in 1995.


Penn Athletics Hall of FameThe University of Pennsylvania athletic department established the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996 to honor the greatest

athletes and coaches ever to wear the Red and Blue. After six induction ceremonies, the list of honorees has grown to include

152 people who helped create Penn’s rich athletic history and tradition. The Penn men’s track and fi eld program has been

honored with 24 members of this prestigious collection of distinguished individuals.

Bernard E. Berlinger, Sr. W’31Class IBarney Berlinger was one of the great track and fi eld performers in Pennsylvania history. A native of Philadelphia, he set school records in the javelin, pole vault, and shot put, and was the recipient of the Sullivan Award, presented annually to the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States, in 1931.

Following his freshman year of 1928, Berlinger fi nished third in the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials and competed in that summer’s Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was the Penn Relays decathlon champion in 1929, 1930 and 1931, setting the Carnival record during his senior year (7735.6135 points). His best event of the 10 in his record-setting 1931 decathlon performance was the shot put, in which he scored 829.5875 points. A 1931 graduate, Berlinger was the fi rst recipient of the Class of 1915 Award, bestowed annually on “that member of the senior class who most closely approaches the ideal University of Pennsylvania student-athlete.” Following graduation with a degree from the Wharton School, he won the national AAU decathlon championship in 1934, and continued to compete nationally and internationally for several years. He returned to Pennsylvania in 1938 to become an assistant track coach to the legendary Lawson Robertson.

Bernard E. Berlinger, Jr. ME’60Class IBarney Berlinger, Jr. followed in his father’s athletic footsteps at Pennsylvania. A member of both the football and track teams, Berlinger set a then-school record of 14-feet, 4 ½ inches in the pole vault, an event where his father had set a school record 30 years earlier. But it was on the football fi eld that Berlinger left his mark at Pennsylvania. In 1958 he was the fi rst

Red and Blue player to be selected a fi rst-team All-Ivy League performer and repeated that fi rst-team selection in 1959 when he captained Pennsylvania’s fi rst Ivy League championship team. Like his father, he earned the Class of 1915 Award. He also received the Edgar Church Award from his football teammates as the senior player who had given the most to the team.

Bill Carr W’33Class IIBill Carr left several marks on intercollegiate athletics, but his best performance came as a junior in 1932, when he represented the United States in the Olympics. In those Los Angeles Games, Carr set two world records, defeating Stanford’s Ben Eastman, who was the favorite coming into the 400-meter run. Carr surpassed Eastman within the fi nal 80 meters, crossing the fi nish line with a time of 46.2 seconds,

establishing a world record. Carr’s other gold-medal and record-setting victory at the Olympics was in the 1,600-meter relay, for which he ran the anchor, passing British 800-meter champion, Thomas Hampson, in the stretch. The team’s time was 3:08.2. In collegiate racing, Carr bested former Penn runner Ted Meredith’s 440-yard intercollegiate record. In 1932, Carr was the third runner on the Penn Indoor Track team’s 1,600-meter relay, which eventually broke the world record, with him running the lap in 48 seconds. Carr, a co-captain in 1932, was honored with the Class of 1915 Award in 1933.

Nathaniel J. Cartmell W’1907Class IIINate Cartmell was one of the most heralded track athletes of the early 1900s for the University of Pennsylvania and when teamed with legendary coach and Hall of Fame member Mike Murphy, the duo was unstoppable. As a freshman, Cartmell fi nished second in the 100 and the 220 at the IC4As in 1904 and was selected to compete for the United States Olympic team. The rookie held his own, winning two bronze

medals in his fi rst international competition, one in the 100 and one in the 200. After taking a year away from Penn, Cartmell returned in 1905 and Murphy left Yale to become the head track coach that same year. For three straight seasons, Cartmell and Penn proved triumphant in their track endeavors. In 1906, the Intercollegiates were held at Harvard and Penn fi nished second overall, while Cartmell placed fi rst in the 100 and fi rst in the 220. The following year, Cartmell again came away victorious in both events at the Championships and the University of Pennsylvania won the Intercollegiate Track Championship held in Cambridge. For Cartmell’s fi nal season as a collegiate runner, he did not disappoint as captain of the Penn track team. The 1908 Intercollegiates were held at Franklin Field, and although Penn fi nished second behind Cornell, Cartmell earned a three-peat in both the 100 and 220-dash events. Penn’s prolifi c sprinter went on to compete in the 1908 Olympics and won a gold medal as part of the sprint medley relay team. He also won a bronze medal for the U.S. in the 200 and recorded a fourth-place fi nish in the 100. He continued his climb of track prominence after graduation. As one of only fi ve American males to win at least three Olympic medals in the dashes, Cartmell went to compete overseas in 1909. He won the 220 at the 1909 Professional Championship of the World in England

Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes C’74, WG’79Class IIIDenis Fikes took the collegiate track and fi eld and cross country world by storm in his very fi rst year with the Quakers in 1970. And after four consecutive years of the same intensity and Penn pride, Fikes fi nished his track career at Penn with several championships, numerous accolades and plenty of records. His love of the sport, and collegiate athletics in general, propelled him into various coaching positions and his current administrative duty in the University of

Pennsylvania’s athletic department. In the spring of 1974, he became the fi rst Penn and Ivy League athlete to break a four-minute mile when he ran a 3:55.0. It was also the best performance by an African-American athlete in the U.S. and was ranked 15th on the all-time world list at the time. In all, Denis Fikes recorded over 25 school records in the middle distance events from 1,000 meters to three-miles. He won seven Heptagonal titles and one IC4A title. He was a six-time All-Eastern honoree and a two-time All-American. After college, Fikes continued the sport he loved with the Philadelphia Pioneers, Marine Corps and Athletic Attic. He represented the U.S. twice during 1976, competing in the USA vs. USSR indoor dual meet and the CISM games (International Military Championships). After his running became hampered by injuries, Fikes took to coaching and administration. He held coaching positions with the Marines and Harvard University, before coming back to Penn in 1986 to be the associate athletic director and now serves as the compliance coordinator for the athletic department.


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Bruce R. Collins C’74

Class I

Bruce Collins earned a permanent place in Pennsylvania’s track and fi eld annals as one of the outstanding collegiate hurdlers of the early 1970’s. An NCAA, IC4A and Heptagonal Games champion in the 400-intermediate hurdles, Collins was the Penn Relays champion in the event in 1972 and 1973, and ran on the Carnival’s shuttle hurdles relay championship teams in 1972, 1973, and 1974.

In 1972, as a Pennsylvania sophomore, he ran the fourth fastest time in the U.S. Olympic trials. His school record for the event still stands, and his best time of 13.98 seconds for the 110-meter high hurdles is the second fastest ever run by a Quaker. Collins also ran the 400-meter leg in the still-standing school record of 9:41.6 for the distance medley relay, run in 1974.

J. Kenneth Doherty

Class II

Ken Doherty was an accomplished athlete in his days at the University of Michigan, winning the U.S. decathlon championship as well as taking the bronze medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, setting a national decathlon record the following year. What Doherty did to the Penn Relays and to the world of track and fi eld, however, made a much larger impact.

While Doherty was fi nishing his 25-year coaching career with a 10-year stint at the University of Pennsylvania, he wrote his fi rst track and fi eld textbook, Modern Track and Field, in 1953. He wrote two more books in the 1960s and published several articles in track and fi eld trade journals. Doherty came to be known as one of the leading track and fi eld authors for three decades. While Doherty was coaching the Red and Blue, he took the reigns of the Penn Relays, directing it from 1951 until 1969. The Relays was not the only event he directed, as he produced the Philadelphia Inquirer Games fro nine years, the U.S./U.S.S.R. dual-meet in 1959 and the NCAA Championships in 1961. Doherty was enshrined in the National Track Hall of Fame in 1961.

Earl Eby W’21

Class V

Penn men’s track and fi eld has long considered the 800-meter race to be “its” event. Earl Eby is one of the earliest examples; he was an Olympic silver medalist in the 800 at the 1920 Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium and the 1919 Inter-Allied Games held in Paris, France. Eby also holds the honor of being Penn’s fi rst NCAA track champion—he won the 880 at the

fi rst NCAA Championship meet in Chicago. Prior to that, he was the 880 titleist at both the 1920 and 1921 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) meets—until the NCAA meet came along, the IC4A was considered the national collegiate championship meet. Eby—who was captain of the 1921 Penn track team—put together quite a string of championships during his tenure at Penn. In addition to his numerous titles at the 800 and 880 distances, he was a three-time USA Track and Field champion in the indoor 500.

John R. Haines W’56

Class II

While Penn’s track and fi eld heyday had passed, John Haines did more than his share to resurrect the former glory of the Universty of Pennsyvlania track and fi eld squad; his most impressive feat was being the only athlete ever to win four consecutive

national championships in the same event, that being the 60-yard dash, which he won from 1953 through 1956. In addition to the four national championships, he won the event three times at the IC4As, and in 1955 and 1956, he was the College-American record holder in that event. Haines also won the national championship in the 55-meter dash, and in 1956, he was the runner-up in the 400-meter and the 100-meter races at nationals. In indoor competition, Haines was equally competitive, and was named an All-American from 1953 through 1955. In 1955, he won the 100-meter run at the IC4As. The following year, int eh same competition, he won the 220-yard run and 400-meter run. Over his career, Haines won six IC4A championships, fi ve Heptagonal championships, and two Penn Relays titles. In 1956, Haines competed in the Olympic Trials, and was a fi nalist in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter dashes. In addition, Haines was the Cane Man for the Class of 1956.

Alvin C. Kraenzlein D’1900

Class II

Alvin Kraenzlein was arguably the most successful of Penn’s countless track greats, who set nine intercollegiate and Olympic records, invented modern track methods, and was a notable coach as well. Kraenzlein’s greatest moment came at the 1900 Paris Olympics, where he became the fi rst male athlete ever to win four Olympic gold medals. Kraenzlein won the 200-meter and 100-meter hurdles as well as the 60-meter dash and the broad jump.

Competing on the collegiate level, Kraenzlein set the world record for long jump in 1899 and the year before, he set world records in the 120-yard high-hurdles and 220-yard low-hurdles, a record that lasted more than a quarter of a century. He was named All-American seven times: three times each for the high-and low-hurdles and once for the long jump. His skills led to his induction into the National Track Hall of Fame. Kraenzlein is credited with inventing the current hurdling method of leading with a straight leg. Upon graduation, Kraenzlein coached winning programs at Mercersberg Academy and the University of Michigan. He was hired by Germany to coach its Olympic team for fi ve years, but World War I cut short that contract.

Josiah C. McCracken M’1901, H’27

Class III

As the University of Pennsylvania’s only world record holder in the throws, McCracken was not to be taken lightly out on the fi eld. He set the world record in the hammer throw as a sophomore in 1898 with a toss of 153 feet, eight inches. He also earned the 1898 IC4A title in the hammer throw and broke the old record in that event with a throw of 149 feet, fi ve inches. During that same meet, McCracken broke another IC4A mark and recorded

another IC4A Championship in the shot put with a record-throw of 43 feet, eight and one-half inches. McCracken was named an All-American for his accomplishments. As a junior in 1899, McCracken won both the shot put and hammer throw championships at the IC4As, was named an All-American in both events and served as the captain of the University of Pennsylvania track team. In 1900, McCracken competed at the Olympic Games for the United States in Paris. There, he won a silver medal in the shot put and followed that with a bronze medal in the hammer throw, which etched his name into Olympic history forever. Not too many other Penn athletes boast credentials comparable to Josiah McCracken’s as a two-sport athlete, world record holder, Olympian and All-American.


Don Lippincott, C’15

Class II

Early in his tenure at Penn, Lippincott made a name for himself as a world class sprinter. At the age of eighteen, he was granted a spot on the U.S. Olympic Track Team. Pitted against the world’s best sprinters at the time, the unlikely Lippincott set a world record in a qualifying heat in the 100 meters with a time of 10.6 seconds; this time advanced him to the fi nals, where he would captured the bronze medal. He followed this performance with even

more success in the 200 meters, winning a silver medal. For the next three years Lippincott was a member of Penn’s varsity track team, becoming a champion record-holder during a time when Penn athletes dominated the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4-A) under the coaching of the legendary Mike Murphy. In his last years at Penn, Lippincott became a member of the 1,600-meter relay team and gave another world-record performance in 1915, the same year he was named captain of the track team, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association.

E. Leroy Mercer M’13

Class II

LeRoy Mercer was one of America’s best in two sports – he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame and he represented the United States track team at the 1912 Olympics after being selected as an alternate in 1908. On the football fi eld, Mercer was twice named All-American, in 1910 and 912, and the fullback captained the 1911 and 1912 Red and Blue squads. Over the course of his three-year varsity

career, Mercer scored 30 touchdowns, 15 in his senior campaign. These accomplishments all came without any secondary school football experience. Mercer captained the 1913 University of Pennsylvania intercollegiate-champion track team. The year prior to that, however, he had placed fi fth in the Olympic long jump and sixth in the decathlon. In 1913, he was named an All-American for his long jump accomplishments, and he won the IC4A long jump titles in 1912 and 1913. Mercer cleared the 12-foot mark in the pole vault in 1908, setting a record which he then broke in 1909. He is credited with becoming the only high school athlete to clear that height with a now-outdated spruce pole. Mercer was named University of Pennsylvania’s Dean of Physical Education in 1930.

J. E. Ted Meredith W’16

Class II

James Edwin “Ted” Meredith was at Mercersberg Academy when he began his assault on the track world. He earned his notoriety when he broke the interscholastic 440-yard record twice, once a t a meet in Princeton, N.J., and once on Franklin Field. In 1912 at the age of 19, Meredith won the 800-meter competition at the Stockholm Olympics – a race where the top four fi nishers all ran under the

world record. He won a second gold medal running a leg of the 1,600-meter relay as well. Meredith enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, and during a two-week span onf the 1916 season, he set two more world records in the 880-yard race and setting the 440-yard mark as well. He would lower his 440 time in IC4A competition that same year. Overall, Meredith won four combined IC4A championships in the 880- and 440-yard runs. Prior to his record-setting season, Meredith was the U.S. National champion in the 440-yard run in 1914 and 1915. He won fi ve All-America distinctions, three times for the 440-yard competition and two for the 800. Meredith is a member of the National Track Hall of Fame.

David A. Merrick W’76

Class I

Twenty years after he last ran for Pennsylvania, Dave Merrick is still considered the greatest long distance runner in school history. Merrick’s time of 28:49.2 for 10,000 meters, run in 1972, is 58 seconds better than the second fastest time in school records, and his time of 23:51 over Van Cortlandt Park’s championship cross country course in New York City is still the all-time school

record. He also ran the anchor mile on another school record, the 6,400 meter relay (15:09.8). Merrick’s best NCAA cross country fi nish was ninth place in his senior year of 1975. He was a member of three outdoor Heptagonal Games championship teams.

Michael C. Murphy

Class II

In the heralded adolescence of the University of Pennsylvania track program, Mike Murphy was the man who guided the athletes to their stellar achievements. He was Penn’s track coach and athletic trainer from 1896-1900, and after a second stint at Yale, came back to coach from 1905-1913. During that time, he coached three Olympic teams (1900, 1908 and 1912). Out of the 21 teams

he coached, eight of them won intercollegiate championships, four of them at Penn, in 1907, 1910, 1912 and 1913. The athletes Murphy coached were second-to-none as well, including fellow inductees Alvin Kraenzlein, Ted Meredith, Leroy Mercer, Walter Tweksbury, Mike Dorizas and T. Truxtun Hare, all of whom were Olympians. In addition, Murphy is credited with developing the modern crouched starting method for sprinters. Today, a plaque erected by the Pennsylvania Varsity Club still stands in Franklin Filed, honoring Michael C. Murphy, with his most famous quote inscribed on it: “You can’t lick a team that won’t be licked.” He was much revered, even after his retirement. Upon his death, the University hung its fl ags at half-mast and cancelled all of its athletic competitions.

George Orton G’1894, Gr’1896

Class II

George Orton was a Red and Blue representative in the 1900 Paris Olympics, where he set a world record in the 2, 500-meter steeplechase and won the bronze in the 400-meter hurdles. Orton represented the United States, but was the fi rst Canadian compeitior in the Olympics. The Olympics in 1900, however, was just Orton’s crowning glory, after he had made quite a name for

himself at the University of Pennsylvania. Orton was honored with All-America status for the mile run in 1894, 1895 and 1897; for the two-mile run in 1896; and for the steeplechase in 1894, 1896 and 1897. He set collegiate records in those three events as well. In AAU competition, he was the steeplechase and mile champion in three of his four years. In 1913, Orton began managing the Penn Relays, and he compiled and edited The History of Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania 1873-1896.


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Lawson Robertson

Class III

Lawson Robertson, who served as coach of both the University of Pennsylvania and the United States Olympic track teams, was a participant and a coach of track since 1901. As a member of both the 1904 and 1906 Olympic track teams, he placed second in the standing high jump. Robertson had the distinction of introducing the javelin throw to U.S. track and fi eld after the

1906 Olympics in Athens. From 1906-08, he was the 300-yard national indoor champion. In 1907, he fi nished fi rst in the 150-yard dash in the national indoor championships. Robertson also held the world record for the three-legged race with Harry Hillman. After retiring from competition, Robertson began his coaching career in 1909 when he coached track and fi eld at the New York Athletic Club and afterwards, at Brooklyn College and New York University. He was appointed head track coach at the University of Pennsylvania in 1916, and was thereafter well-known for developing quality track athletes. As the Penn coach, his 1920, 1923, 1924, 1930 and 1931 teams won the indoor track national championships with his 1920 squad also capturing the outdoor track championship. During his 31 years at Penn, Robertson coached nearly a dozen world record holders including Ted Meredith, W’16 and Larry Brown, W’22. He also served as the head coach of the Olympic track and fi eld teams in 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936. In addition to his duties as track coach, Robertson spent some years as the conditioning coach for the Penn football team and taught military tactics to undergraduates. Robertson’s unique standing in sport history won him a place with the select group of top coaches in the Helms Hall of Fame. A plaque in the name of the late Lawson “Robbie” Robertson was erected at Franklin Field in 1953 and Irving J. Feist, W’29 stated at that plaque unveiling that “ ... keep alive the example of a leader who saw the highest purpose of amateur sport in its relationship to education, to national character and to world understanding ... Robbie’s dignity, tact and perspective made him an ambassador without portfolio, of the sports world to the academic, of Pennsylvania to its intercollegiate contemporaries, of the American athlete to those of other nations.”

Fred A. Samara W’73

Class II

A two-time track All-American, Samara was honored for the decathlon in 1971 and in 1972 for the long jump. Samara won the Penn Relays decathlon title fi ve times, four times after graduation, and once in 1973, when he captained the University of Pennsylvania men’s track team. Also that year, he won the IC4A outdoor long jump title. Samara competed in the 1976 Olympics in Munich, where he was the second United States fi nished in the decathlon. In 1974, Samara set the

indoor pentathlon record, and the following year, he set the world record in the decathlon. In the 1973, U.S. World University games, he won the decathlon competition. Overall, he was an All-Ivy League performer in eight indoor and outdoor events over a three-year span. Samara is an accomplished coach outside of Franklin Field. He was an assistant coach for the 1987 U.S. World championship team and the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. He acted as head coach for the 1995 U.S. team in the Pan-American games and the 1996 decathlon coach for eth USA/Visa decathlon team. He is currently in his 21st season coaching the Princeton track team.

John Baxter Taylor W’1908

Class V

John Baxter Taylor made a name for himself at Penn before he even donned the Red and Blue; while at Brown Preparatory, he was a member of a team celebrated for not losing a race and capturing the one-mile interscholastic relay championship at the Penn Relays. Taylor entered the Wharton School in 1903, withdrew at the end of his second year and moved

into the School of Veterinary Medicine in 1908. During his tenure at Penn, Taylor was regarded as the fi nest quarter-miler in the college ranks, winning three IC4A championships at 440 yards and setting the record at 48.6 seconds. In 1907 he was the national indoor champion for 600 yards. Internationally, Taylor holds two distinctions—he is the fi rst African-American selected to represent the United States internationally in any sport, and he is the fi rst African-American to win an Olympic gold medal (as a member of the United States’ 1600-meter relay team at the 1908 London Games; another member of that relay team was Taylor’s Penn teammate, Quaker Hall of Famer Nathaniel J. Cartmell). Unfortunately, Taylor had only a few months to enjoy his success; he died of typhoid pneumonia on December 2, 1908. Today, the trophy given to the men’s team champion at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships is named in John Taylor’s honor.

Walter B. Tewksbury D’1899

Class II

Walter Tweksbury was one of many Penn tracksters under Mike Murphy to compete in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, and like the others, he won his share of medals. Before reaching Paris, however, Tweksbury captured several championships for the University of Pennsylvania. At the IC4A championships, Tweksbury was a two-time winner in the 100-meter and 220-yard dashes, winning both races in 1898 and 1899. Additionally,

1898 and 1899 market Tweksbury’s All-America status in those two events. In Paris, Tweksbury amassed two gold medals, two silvers and one bronze. HE won the 400-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash, placed second in the 60-and 100-meter dashes and took third in the 200-meter hurdles.

James “Tup” Tuppeny

Class II

Jim Tuppeny coached some of the most successful University of Pennsylvania track teams and directed the Penn Relays to new heights during his 22 year tenure. “Tup” coached from 1966 until 1979 and was the Penn Relays director from 1970 through 1987. Tuppeny coached teams easily handled the competition, especially the outdoor teams between 1966 and 1969, which defeated 52 straight opponents. Over a 10 year span, his teams did

not lose a single dual or triangular met. In addition, he brought seven straight Heptagonal championships to Penn, and in 1972, the Quakers won their fi rst IC4A championship in 52 years. Indoors, Tuppeny’s teams were almost as successful, winning Penn’s fi rst indoor Heptagonals title in 1971, the school’s fi rst indoor IC4A title in 41 years in 1972, and posting a 54-20 dual-meet record. In his 18 seasons the Relays director, Tuppeny was able to attract thousands of new fans and competitors by re-introducing the decathlon (after a 40 year hiatus) adding a marathon and in 1978, dedicating a complete day for women’s events. Participants increased from 6,000 to 9,000 during his tenure. He also hosted the NCAA track and fi eld championship in 1976 and coached the US team at the World University games in 1979.


Jack Welsh W’43Welsh was a three-star athlete at Penn, competing in football and basketball as well as in track and fi eld. As a member of the track and fi eld team he won the Class of 1915 Award which is presented annually to the Penn student-athlete that best exemplifi es the spirit and tradition of University of Pennsylvania athletics. One of Penn’s famed “Mungermen” football players, he picked off four passes against Princeton in just his third varsity game, a record that still stood at the time of his induction (68 years later). Finished sophomore season with nine picks, another record that was still intact at the time of his induction, and ended his career with 13. His Penn teams did not lose to any Ivy competition during his three years, outscoring its competition 595-206 with seven shutouts. Welsh came back to coach after World War II. and organized the Varsity Football Club and served as its fi rst president.

Ken Dietz W’71The words were written in The Daily Pennsylvanian in April 1969: “Sophomore Ken Dietz is the best discus man in Pennsylvania track & fi eld history.” Dietz’s best throw from that year held up for 25 years as the program’s standard. He was a three-time All-East honoree, Heptagonal champion and fi rst-team All-Ivy selection in the discus. He never lost to an Ivy League opponent in that event during his four years on campus. He was a Gold medalist at the 1969 World Maccabiah Games and he captained the 1971 team that swept the indoor and outdoor Heps titles, the genesis of a 10-year period that saw the Quakers dominate that competition.

Edward James C’76Graduated with the school record in the indoor 55, indoor 100 and outdoor 200. Helped Penn to six Heptagonal titles during his career, winning fi ve individual Heps titles and three others with relay teams. A two-time Heps champion in the indoor 55-meter dash and outdoor 200. As a junior, part of a 4x100 relay team that attained All-America status and ran a time (39.59 seconds) that was still the record at the time of his induction. As a senior, pulled off the 100/200 double at the IC4A Championships. 1976 recipient of the Class of 1915 Award. Ran the 100 and 200 at the 1976 Olympic Trials.

Class VI Hall of Fame InducteesOf the 24 members from the men’s track and fi eld team that have been inducted into the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame, three

recieved the honor in May 2008 as part of Class VI. Jack Welsh W’43, Ken Dietz W’71 and Edward James C’76 were the

honorees.

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is well-known for his many inventions, including bifocals, the lightning rod and the Franklin stove. We like to think of The University of Pennsylvania as one of Franklin’s biggest and best inventions—one that continues to fl ourish centuries after its founding. In his “Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania” (1749), Franklin outlined a progressive college: one that would off er practical as well as classical instruction in order to prepare youth for real-world pursuits. Franklin’s spirit of free inquiry and learning in the service of society continues to guide the University today.

Founder of The University of Pennsylvania and creator of many principles still in use today, Franklin stands in front of Weightman Hall, a 100-year-old building that houses the administrative offi ces for Penn’s Athletic Department as well as the football offi ces.

Now You Know ...

• Nine Penn alumni, faculty members and trustees signed the Declaration of Independence.• Eleven alumni, faculty members, and trustees signed the U.S. Constitution.• The Heisman Trophy is named after former Penn football coach and Law graduate John Heisman.• Dr. Judith Rodin, CW’66 was Penn’s seventh president (1994-2004) and the fi rst female president in the Ivy League.• John B. Taylor, College 1907 and Veterinary School 1908, was the fi rst black athlete to win a gold medal for the U.S. (track at the 1908 Olympics).• Penn is the only school in the country to have at least one representative on every U.S. summer Olympics team since 1900.• The record nine gold medals Penn students and alumni won at the 1900 Olympics has never been matched by another school.• College Hall is one of two buildings cartoonist and Penn alumnus Charles Addams remembered when he drew the “Addams Family” mansion.• Dr. John Draper, M.D., took the fi rst photographs of the moon at Penn.• Surgeons General for both the United States and the Confederate States were Penn Medical School graduates.• ENIAC, the fi rst all-purpose digital computer, was developed at Penn in 1946.• The Penn Relays is the world’s largest and oldest annual track meet.• University Provost William Smith taught his class in moral philosophy from a jail cell for three months in 1778.• Eadweard James Muybridge, who pioneered motion photography, began his experiments under the University’s auspices.

A National Profi leWhen you become a student-athlete at the University of Pennsylvania, you become a part of an athletic program that has one of the highest profi les not just in the Ivy League, but nationally. Penn remains the only Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) campus the ESPN College Football GameDay crew has visited (right), and that episode is still one of the most-watched in the show’s history. In 2005, Penn was the only FCS team to be profi led on ESPN’s “The Season,” as the sports superstation spent a week with the team—on and off the fi eld—leading up to the Quakers’ game with archrival Princeton. Several other Penn teams are frequently televised on the cable channel CN8, which extends throughout the Northeast region of the United States, as well as on College Sports Television (CSTV) and ESPNU.

ESPN College Gameday came to the Penn-Harvard game in 2003—which remains the only time the Gameday crew

aired live from a FCS game.

Welcome to Penn

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“What drew me to Penn—and makes me so pleased to be the University’s president—

is its great energy and spirit, qualities I associate with its founder, Benjamin Franklin.

Penn’s excellence is electric.”

– Dr. Amy Gutmann

Dr. Amy Gutmann began her tenure as President of the University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 2004 as just the eighth president in the history of the school.

AdmissionsStudents who apply for admission typically have outstanding records of academic and extracurricular achievement—for example, approximately 96 percent of the students in the Class of 2011 ranked in the top 10 percent of their secondary school classes. If you would like to receive additional information or an application for admission, please contact our Offi ce of Undergraduate Admissions (215-898-7507 or www.upenn.edu/admissions).

StudentsUndergraduates - 10,163Graduate and Professional Students - 9,653

Penn received 22,646 applications for admission to the Class of 2011, of which 3,637 (16.1 percent) were off ered admission. About 38 percent of those accepted for admission to the Class of 2011 are Black, Hispanic, Asian or Native American, and more than 13 percent are international students. Women comprise 51.9 percent of all students currently enrolled. Penn has an aggregate undergraduate graduation rate of 94 percent.

A Distinguished FacultyPenn boasts a student/faculty ratio of 6:1, and counts these statistics among its 4,822 faculty members ... • 66 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences • 58 members of the Institute of Medicine • 38 members of the National Academy of Sciences • 31 members of the American Philosophical Society • 61 Guggenheim Fellowships (1980-2007) • 11 members of National Academy of Engineering • Seven MacArthur Award recipients • Six National Medal of Science recipients • Five Nobel Prize recipients • Five Pulitzer Prize winners

AcademicsWith 53 undergraduate departments to choose from, Penn students pursued 123 diff erent majors in 2006-07; in addition, 29 undergraduates pursued individualized majors last year. Penn is regarded as a national leader in programs that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries and combine liberal learning with practical application, such as Biological Basis of Behavior, International Studies and Business, and Management and Technology.

Flexible OptionsUndergraduate students at Penn choose from an incredible array of courses; our online course catalog (www.upenn.edu/registrar/register) makes that clear. The academic fl exibility of our programs permit double majors, dual-degree programs and joint-degree programs. Submatriculation, another option, makes it possible for undergraduates to begin graduate programs at Penn while completing their baccalaureate degrees. Other opportunities for individually tailored study include the option of initiating new courses, called preceptorials. Recent preceptorials have included Astronomy for English Majors, Ways of Etiquette in Japan, Australian and

The College of Arts and ScienceBachelor of Arts:African StudiesAfricana StudiesAncient HistoryAnthropologyArchitectureAsian and Middle Eastern StudiesBiochemistryBiological Basis of BehaviorBiologyBiophysicsChemistryCinema StudiesClassical StudiesCognitive StudiesCommunicationComparative LiteratureCriminologyEconomicsEnglishEnvironmental StudiesFine ArtsFrench StudiesGender, Culture and SocietyGeologyGermanic Languages and LiteraturesHealth and SocietiesHispanic StudiesHistoryHistory of ArtHistory and Sociology of ScienceIndividualized MajorInternational RelationsInternational Studies and BusinessItalian StudiesJewish StudiesLatin American and Latino StudiesLife Sciences and Management, Roy and Diana Vagelos ProgamLinguisticsLogic, Information and ComputationMathematicsModern Middle East StudiesMusicPhilosophyPhilosophy, Politics, and EconomicsPhysics and AstronomyPolitical SciencePsychologyReligious StudiesRomance LanguagesScience, Technology and SocietySlavic Languages and LiteratureSociologySouth Asia StudiesTheatre ArtsUrban StudiesVagelos Scholars Program in Molecular Life SciencesVisual StudiesWomen’s Studies

The School of Engineering and Applied ScienceBachelor of Science in Engineering:BioengineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringComputer and Telecommunications Engineering

Computer Science and EngineeringDigital Media DesignElectrical EngineeringMaterials Science and EngineeringMechanical Engineering and Applied MechanicsSystems Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Applied Science:Biomedical SciencesCognitive ScienceComputational BiologyComputer Science

The School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science in Economics:AccountingActuarial ScienceBusiness and Public PolicyEntrepreneurship and Innovation*Environmental Policy and ManagementFinanceGlobal Analysis*Health Care Management and PolicyIndividualizedInsurance and Risk ManagementLegal Studies and Business Ethics*ManagementManaging Electronic Commerce*MarketingMarketing and Communication*Operations and Information ManagementReal EstateRetailing*StatisticsTransportation*Second Concentration

Dual-Degree and Joint-Degree ProgramsThe Wharton SchoolThe School of Engineering and Applied ScienceJerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology

The School of Arts and SciencesThe Wharton School (MBA)Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies

The School of Arts and SciencesThe Wharton School (BSE)Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business

The School of NursingThe Wharton SchoolNursing and Health Care Management

The School of Arts and Sciences The School of Engineering and Applied ScienceComputer and Cognitive ScienceLiberal Studies and Technology

Undergraduate SchoolsThe College at Penn

School of Engineering and Applied Science

School of NursingThe Wharton School

Graduate SchoolsAnnenberg School for

CommunicationsSchool of Arts and SciencesSchool of Dental Medicine

Graduate School of Education School of Engineering and

Applied ScienceSchool of Design

Law SchoolSchool of MedicineSchool of Nursing

School of Social WorkSchool of Veterinary Medicine

The Wharton School

Study Abroad

• Penn off ers opportunities to study abroad on more than 125 programs in 60 countries.

• Penn ranks fi rst among the Ivy League schools and 12th nationwide among doctoral/research institutions in the number of students studying abroad, according to the most recent data (Institute for International Education, 2007).

• In 2005-06, the most recent year of data, 1,815 Penn students participated in study abroad programs.

The Facts on Penn


Over the past three years Penn has moved aggressively to enhance its undergraduate fi nancial aid programs, including the elimination of loans for students from families with income under $50,000 in 2006, with that threshold increasing to $60,000 in 2007. Through these eff orts, the number of students attending Penn has doubled in families below this income threshold. In addition, the benefi t of these moves has been demonstrated through the increase in the number of no-loan packages from 31-percent to 49-percent of the grant-aided admitted freshman class. In addition, the new policies have decreased the average debt at graduation from $20,927 in 2006 to $18,800 in 2007, a decrease of 10-percent.

With the enthusiastic support of the Penn Trustees, President Gutmann announced a bold new initiative to eliminate loans for all students eligible for fi nancial aid, regardless of family income. Consequently, eff ective for the 2009-10 academic year, a student admitted to Penn who is eligible to receive fi nancial aid will no longer have to take on any loans to study at Penn. This transformative initiative will continue Penn’s commitment to lower- and lower-middle income students while also lifting the burden off of students from middle- and upper-middle income families, who typically have carried the greatest debt from higher education.

Financial AidWe urge you not to let fi nancial concerns deter you from applying to Penn. The University guarantees that any accepted student who matriculates with demonstrated fi nancial need will receive a fi nancial-aid package that meets the full extent of the student’s need for a full four years. • 55-percent of all undergraduates receive some form of fi nancial aid,

including grant, loan and work-study job. • 40-percent of all undergraduates are eligible for need-based aid. • This year Penn will award over $102 million in grant aid

• Beginning in fall 2008, all undergraduate students – not just entering freshmen – from families with calculated incomes under $100,000 will receive no-loan aid packages. Families with incomes above that level will receive a 10-percent reduction in need-based loans.

• Beginning in fall 2009, all undergraduate students eligible for fi nancial aid will receive loan-free aid packages, regardless of family income level.

• This new initiative is the latest step in the University’s goal to make a Penn education aff ordable and accessible to students from a wide spectrum of economic backgrounds. Penn currently spends more than $90 million per year of its resources for grant aid to undergraduate students. When the new initiative is fully implemented, that fi gure will exceed $110 million — an increase of more than 20-percent.

• The new fi nancial aid initiative is expected to benefi t more than 40-percent of Penn’s undergraduates. The University will fi nance this initiative largely through funds raised from its recently launched, fi ve-year, $3.5 billion “Making History” capital campaign, which includes a $350 million goal for undergraduate fi nancial aid endowment. During the silent phase of the campaign Penn raised over 400 new aid scholarships.

• Penn also recently launched a new outreach program targeting hundreds of schools and thousands of students from low and middle income families — who might never have considered applying to Penn — to let them know that if they can get accepted to Penn, they will receive a full fi nancial aid package with no loans.

How to Apply for AidComplete the College Board PROFILE application and a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Copies of your parents’ and your tax returns and W-2 forms will also be required. Details also are in the undergraduate admissions application.

Students and their families are also encouraged to contact Student Financial Services at: 100 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6270 Phone: 215-898-1988 Email: [email protected] additional information on topics such as educational tax credits and current interest rates on parent and student loans, please visit www. sfs.upenn.edu.

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Making History—Penn Eliminates Loans

You Can Aff ord Penn

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The success of University of Pennsylvania athletic programs weighs largely on the academic progress of each student-athlete. In order to achieve excellence in all areas, Penn’s student-athletes are encouraged to utilize services available through its academic services program, which is coordinated by Rosemarie Burnett. The Offi ce of Academic Services works to ensure that all student-athletes maintain academic integrity while making satisfactory progress toward a degree. To this end, study sessions, tutoring in groups or on an individual basis, and counseling are made available to every student-athlete at the University. A student-athlete who is successful in the classroom is usually also a successful player on the fi eld. The commitment to academic and athletic excellence requires discipline, dedication and motivation. These are the same characteristics needed for a Penn student-athlete to succeed beyond the walls of the University after earning a degree from one of the most prestigious institutions in the country.

Grade-Tracking ProgramThe Grade-Tracking Program is designed to monitor the academic progress of targeted student-athletes during the academic year. Student-athletes selected for this program include those on academic probation and those identifi ed by their school eligibility offi cer, dean or coach. Information acquired from the faculty and deans is used as the basis of student-athlete referrals to the appropriate academic support service resources.

CAAP ... Collegiate Academic Achievement Program The Collegiate Academic Achievement Program (CAAP) is designed to provide student-athletes with supplemental study and tutoring opportunities as well as foster academic interaction with fellow student-athletes. In fact, some of our CAAP tutors are current student-athletes! During the academic year, classrooms are reserved for advising and tutoring sessions. Workshops are conducted in the beginning of the term on strategies for succeeding at Penn. In addition, graduate school and career informational sessions are organized during the academic year. CAAP sessions are held at a variety of times throughout the week.

Laptop Computer ProgramLaptop computers are provided to student-athletes for use while they are away from campus for competition or while they are participating in required practices and competition during vacation periods. The laptop computers (as available) may be used by any in-season varsity student-athlete whose participation in the next scheduled competition has been confi rmed by his or her coaching staff .

Penn provides assistance with the student-athlete’s academic progress by working with the University’s support services to enable the student to excel academically. The Academic Services Offi ce staff can provide valuable assistance with a wide variety of concerns including:

• University procedures• Educational and career goals clarifi cation• Time management• Referrals to University resources• General strategies for succeeding

at Penn

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Academic All-AmericansEvery year, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) elect Academic All-Americans in several sports. It is considered the largest academic honor a college athlete can receive. Nineteen Penn athletes have earned the honor.

First Team

Brian Chaput (Track& Field) – 2004Rich Comizio (Football) – 1986Katy Cross (Soccer) – 2003, 2004Michael Germino (Football) – 1999Doug Glanville (Baseball) – 1991Elisabeth Kwak-Heff eran (Volleyball) – 2003Carol Kuna (Basketball) – 1980Robert Morse (Basketball) – 1972Tom Pereles (Swimming) – 1985Andrei Rodzianko (Wrestling) – 1999

Second Team

John Bishop (Football) – 1997Ed Boone (Baseball) – 1974Brian Chaput (Track & Field) – 2003James Fangmeyer (Football) – 1986Tom Gilmore (Football) – 1985Ed Haughey (Baseball) – 1995Elisabeth Kwak-Heff eran (Volleyball) - 2002Bettie Lombardi (Lacrosse) – 1982Andy Muhlstock (Baseball) – 1973

Locust Walk is the main thoroughfare for campus and off ers a grassy, tree-lined retreat

from the bustling city surrounding it.

Focus on Academics


The Ivy LeagueSponsoring conference championships in a nation-leading 33 men’s and women’s sports, and averaging more than 35 varsity teams at each school, the Council of Ivy Group Presidents—known as the Ivy League—provides intercollegiate athletic opportunities for more men and women than any other conference in the country. All eight Ivy schools are among the Top 20 of NCAA Division I schools in number of sports off ered for both men and women. This successful competition in NCAA Division I athletics is achieved by approaching athletics as a key part of the student’s regular undergraduate experience—with rigorous academic standards, the nation’s highest four-year graduation rates (the same as those for non-athletes), and without athletic scholarships. Ivy athletic programs receive institutional support as part of each institution’s overall academic programs, independent of won-loss or competitive records and together with extensive programs of intramural and recreational athletics.

The Ivy League By the Numbers Since 2000 alone, the Ivy League has...

• Produced NCAA individual champions in fencing, women’s swimming and diving, men’s indoor track & fi eld, men’s outdoor track and fi eld, women’s indoor track and fi eld, women’s outdoor track and fi eld and wrestling while earning NCAA team championships in fencing, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and women’s rowing. The League has also captured national champions in the non-NCAA sports of men’s squash and men’s rowing. All eight Ivy League schools have had at least one NCAA champion—individual or team—during this span.

• Amassed more than 100 All-Americans each year.• Averaged more than a dozen Academic All-Americans each year, including an all-time

high of 18 in 2006-07.• Posted far and away the best record in Division I, across all sports and conferences, in the

fi rst two annual compilations of the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate, posted in the spring of 2007 and 2008.

• Had 162 competitors at the four Olympic Games (2000, ’02, ’04 and ’06). Those 162 have collected 53 medals, including 18 gold.

• Hosted the fi rst ESPN College GameDay football show to draw more than 1.5 million households (2002).

• Sent numerous athletes into the professional ranks — the Women’s United Soccer Association, National Football League, Major League Lacrosse, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball.

• Became the fi rst conference to “sweep” the four major NCAA Honors in the same year (2006).

• Became the second conference with three of the six NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winners in the same year (2007).

• Finished eighth among the 31 Division I conferences in the 2007-08 Directors’ Cup presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy and USA Today.

Penn AthleticsMission Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to providing a wide array of athletic opportunities on both the intercollegiate and recreational levels, which will enhance and enrich the educational experience of our students, as well as provide recreational and fi tness facilities and activities for the entire University community. Penn Athletics is committed to conducting a program that is consistent with the educational purposes of the University of Pennsylvania and the principles of the Ivy Group Agreement, ECAC and NCAA. Penn Athletics supports a wide range of athletic opportunities in which student-athletes can participate, excel and achieve, both as individuals and on behalf of the institution. Penn Athletics also supports a program that is representative of the student body and serves the diverse interests of both male and female student-athletes, while fostering individual balance between the academic and athletic experience. We encourage the highest standards of competition for our intercollegiate teams that includes conducting our aff airs within the moral and ethical principles of the University and the spirit of fair play. Penn Athletics is also committed to presenting an environment for our coaching and administrative staff that provides for equitable opportunity in professional and personal growth. In addition, we focus our allocation of resources such that the priorities of the Athletic Department are fostered and encouraged to develop. We are also dedicated to the promotion of a shared experience with the University community, alumni and friends which help form the foundation of a lifelong relationship between the individual and the University.

Intercollegiate Sports at Penn (33) Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coach Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach

Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Cole Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Knapp Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glen Miller Cross Country. . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Harris Cross Country. . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Powell Fencing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Micahnik Fencing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Micahnik Field Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . Val Cloud Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Bagnoli Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Sprint Football . . . . . . . . . . Bill Wagner Gymnastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ceralde Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Lacrosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karin Brower Lacrosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Voelker Rowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Lane Rowing, Hwt. . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Honebein Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darren Ambrose Rowing, Ltwt. . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Irwin Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie King Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rudy Fuller Squash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Wyant Squash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Thorpe-Clark Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schnur Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schnur Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Dowd Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nik DeVore Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Harris Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Powell Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Carr Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zeke Jones

Penn Athletics off ers live video streaming of selected athletics events through its Penn Sports Network subscription service. Penn Athletics is working to expand its coverage to include a wider range of events throughout the year. Check PennAthletics.com for up-to-date broadcast schedules.

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School ColorsThere are several stories concerning the origin of Penn’s colors. One tale explains that George Washington, having been invited to a Pennsylvania Commencement to receive the fi rst presidential honorary degree, donned his best uniform—blue tunic trimmed in red. Mention of his attire was the fi rst offi cial recording of colors at a Penn function, and the use of red and blue continues as a mark of deference to our Founding Father. Another legend, perhaps more plausible, concerns an early track meet at Saratoga, N.Y., between Penn, Harvard and Yale. When asked by the meet’s offi cials what colors would be representing the Penn faction, the Pennsylvania captain replied, “we’re going to be wearing the colors of the teams we beat,” ie. Harvard Crimson and Yale Blue. We shall assume that Penn was victorious, and thus loyalty to the red and blue was sworn. In all seriousness, the University of Pennsylvania has used diff erent shades of red and blue at diff erent times over the past century. Yet the University has been faithful to a resolution adopted by the Trustees nearly a century ago, on May 17, 1910: “The colors shall be red and blue...The colors shall conform to the present standards used by the United States Government in its fl ags.” These are the colors used today.

Ivy DayOne of the oldest traditions at Penn is Ivy Day, when the graduating class plants Ivy by a building and an “Ivy Stone” is placed on a building to commemorate the occasion. In 1981, the day was offi cially moved to the Saturday preceeding Commencement. Also on this Saturday, the prestigious Spoon, Bowl, Spade and Cane awards are given to four senior men, while the Harnwell, Goddard, Brownlee and Hottel awards are presented to four senior women. During this celebration, an address is given by a prominent speaker chosen by the class—recent Ivy Day addresses have been presented by Penn parent Joan Rivers and basketball great Julius Erving.

Hey DayIn 1916, Hey Day was established as a “Moving-Up” celebration - a formal day to mark the advancement of each class. In recent decades, Hey Day, which is unique to Penn, represents the offi cial passage of the junior class to senior status and is characterized by thousands of marching students parading around campus sporting fake straw hats, red t-shirts and canes.

Toast ThrowingToast throwing is one of the most unique sporting traditions at Penn which crowds of Quakers fans perform as a sign of school pride. After the third quarter of Penn football games at historic Franklin Field, the spirited fans unite in the singing of “Drink a Highball.” As the last line is sung—“Here’s a toast to dear old Penn”—the fans send toasted bread hurtling through the air to the sidelines. Legend has it that this tradition began back in the mid-1970s, and after a couple of games where thousands of pieces of toast covered the track, a group of engineering students modifi ed Penn’s motorized turf cleaner so it would be able to pick up larger pieces of trash. These days, it is belovedly called the “Toast Zamboni,” and it is a permanent fi xture at Penn football games.

The Red and BlueBy Harry E. Westervelt 1898

Music By William J. Goechel 1896

Come all ye loyal classmen now,in hall and campus through,

Lift up your hearts and voices forthe royal Red and Blue.

Fair Harvard has her crimson,Old Yale her colors too.

But for dear Pennsylvania,we wear the Red and Blue.

Chorus:

Hurrah! Hurrah! Pennsylvan-I-ah!Hurrah for the Red and Blue!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!Hurrah for the Red and Blue!

Penn Traditions


Future Facilities

Penn ConnectsPenn Connects, the Campus Development Planning Study for the University of Pennsylvania was submitted by Sasaki Associates in June 2006. The plan acknowledges the unprecedented opportunity to transform the Penn campus in response to the acquisition of property along the Schuylkill River. This campus expansion of contiguous land will enable the University, for the fi rst time in history, to establish a major physical presence along the Schuylkill River corridor, create new gateways to the campus from the city, and establish new connections with the surrounding communities. In terms of Penn Athletics, the planning study aims to create a signature new urban park to include sports and recreation fi elds east of Franklin Field on the site of the existing Bower Field and the surface parking areas of the postal lands. This “once in a generation” opportunity will also enable Penn Athletics to address many of its programmatic needs, as well as key priorities that may arise over the next several years. Though still in the planning stages and subject to change, Penn Athletics intends to create the Franklin Field Pavilion to house existing named spaces as well as some new construction and renovation of existing spaces. The north side of the stadium, inside the arcades, would include the Avery Blake

Palestra Green Levy Indoor Tennis Pavilion Renovation

Dunning-Cohen Champions’ Field and Air Structure

James “Ace” Adams Synthetic Turf Field

Sand Volleyball Courts

George A. Weiss Pavilion at Franklin Field

Softball Stadium Lynn B. and Clay W. Hamlin Outdoor Tennis Center

Multi-purpose Synthetic Turf Field for Recreation Sport and Field Hockey Competition

Phase I: 2008-2010

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Phase I: 2008-2010

WEISS PAVILIONIntercollegiate Varsity

Weight Room (21,000 NSF)

Robert A. Fox C’52 Fitness Center (7,600 NSF)

Donald E. Frey Athletic Training Room (4,600 NSF)

Retail Space (3,300 NSF)

Lobby Space (2,600 NSF)

Unassigned Space (6,500 NSF)

Lacrosse Complex, the George A. Munger Complex, a new 15,000 square foot intercollegiate varsity weight room, a new recreational fi tness center to complement the state-of-the-art Pottruck Health and Fitness Center built in 2003, retail space, a renovated and enhanced training room and locker facilities. In addition, there are plans to build two synthetic turf fi elds and two smaller grass fi elds (all for intercollegiate and recreational use), a new softball-specifi c stadium, outdoor tennis complex and a seasonal air structure that will serve as an indoor practice facility that can be raised and lowered during the winter months. Another major change on the landscape of the athletics area of campus is the creation of the Palestra Green; a green quadrangle in front of the Palestra and adjacent to Franklin Field that would be part of the urban park extending along the banks of the river. The tennis courts, currently outside the Palestra, will be moved to a new outdoor tennis center on the existing Bower Field. These plans hope to provide for a series of new public gathering and circulation spaces in the Palestra and Franklin Field area that serve to link the newly acquired property, campus and community.


Edward T. Anderson, C’65, M’69

PhysicianCardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmia Group

Palo Alto, Calif.

Alan L. Aufzien, W’52

PresidentThe Norall Organization

Fairfi eld, N.J.

David M. Brush C’82

Head of RREEF EuropeDeutsche Bank AG

London, United Kingdom

L. John Clark, W’63, WG’68

ChairmanThe Steamboat Capital Group, LLC

Washington, D.C.

George W. Connell, W’58

Vice ChairmanThe Haverford Trust Company

Radnor, Pa.

William J. Constantine, C’66, WG’68

Managing DirectorLegg Mason Investment Counsel

New York, N.Y.

James D. Dunning, Jr., W’70

ChairmanThe Dunning Group

New York, N.Y.

Robert A. Fox, C’52

President & ChairmanRAF Industries

Jenkintown, Pa.

James H. Greene, Jr., W’72

MemberKohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.

Menlo Park, Calif.

Clay Hamlin III, W’67, WG’72

Vice ChairmanCorporate Offi ce Properties Trust

Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Paul K. Kelly, C’62, WG’64

President & CEOKnox & CompanyWestport, Conn.

Charles B. Leitner III, C’81

Global Head, Alternative InvestmentsDeutsche Asset Management

New York, N.Y.

Robert P. Levy, C’52

Chairman & PresidentDRT Industries, Inc.

Ardmore, Pa.

Caroline Cavanaugh Morrill, C’86

RetiredHSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

New York, N.Y.

Leslie Simon Myers, C’88

Vice President, MarketingCitigroup

New York, N.Y.

Helen Frame Peters, CW’70, G’74, GR’79

Professor of Finance and Former DeanBoston College

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

David S. Pottruck, C’70, WG’72

Chairman & CEORed Eagle Ventures, Inc.

San Francisco, Calif.

Marc H. Rapaport, W’79

PartnerRapaport Investments

Los Angeles, Calif.

Jeff rey J. Rhodes, C’69, WG’71

PresidentThe Rhodes Company

Wynnewood, Pa.

John R. Rockwell, W’64, WG’66

RetiredT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Baltimore, Md.

H. Elliott Rogers Jr., C’72, WG’75

Managing Director - RetiredCredit Suisse First Boston, LLC

Southport, Conn.

Alvin V. Shoemaker, W’60, HON’95

Former Chairman, The First Boston Corp.Sun Valley, Idaho Indian Wells, Calif.

John P. Shoemaker, C’87

PartnerMilestone Partners

Rosemont, Pa.

Myles H. Tanenbaum, W’52, L’57

Vice ChairmanA Wish Come True

Bristol, Pa.

Paul Thompson III, W’72

Chairman & CEOThe Darby Creek Company

Gladwyne, Pa.

George A. Weiss, W’65

PresidentGeorge A. Weiss Associates, Inc.

New York, N.Y.Hartford, Conn.

Mark B. Werner, C’80

PresidentGraham Capital Management

Norwalk, Conn.

Robert Wolf, W’84

Chairman & CEOUBS Group Americas

President & COOInvestment Bank, UBS, AG

Stamford, Conn.

Penn Athletics Sport Boards

The Penn Athletics Sports Boards represent all of Penn’s 33 varsity sports and consist of a diverse group of individuals, including former athletes, alumni, parents, and friends of Penn Athletics. Membership is open to anyone interested in becoming more personally involved with their particular sport and with Penn Athletics overall. These sport specifi c volunteer organizations provide vital support to the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics staff and coaches. They actively promote the continued importance of Recreation and Athletics in leadership and teamwork development as part of a Penn education. The purpose of each Sports Board is to supply information about Penn teams and Penn Athletics to its alumni, parents, and friends. They also provide a vital support network for today’s student-athletes through mentoring and career advising. Sports Board members create an important “peer-to-peer” link and emphasize that a lifelong fi scal and personal support of their sport and Penn Athletics is a critical component of their athletics experience at Penn. Through the sponsoring of career networking and job placement, hosting of special events including receptions, alumni games, and the raising of money to support their sport and Penn Athletics as a whole, Sports Board members augment the experience of current Penn student-athletes. These dedicated volunteers forge a strong connection between Penn Athletics and the alumni community and use their professional and personal expertise to ensure that Penn reaches its lofty fundraising goals, sustains a loyal and spirited community, and maintains a network of active alumni to continue Penn Athletics’ rich tradition of excellence and personal distinction.

The Athletic Board of Overseers meets twice per year—once in the fall, and again

in the spring—to discuss issues concerning the business of Penn Athletics.

Board of Overseers

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Steve Bilsky, W’71

Athletic DirectorBilsky enters his 15th year as the director of the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics at his alma mater. He has overseen tremendous growth in Penn Athletics, changing the infrastructure and look of the athletic department and guiding the department to unprecedented success. As a former student-athlete at Penn, Bilsky took the reins in 1994 and his personal pride and involvement in the Penn community continues to impact current student-athletes. In 14 years, Bilsky has spearheaded numerous facility renovation projects, recruited premier coaches and generally created a rich environment for student-athletes to thrive athletically and academically. During his term, Bilsky has generated tremendous enthusiasm among alumni, coaches and student-athletes that extends to all facets of Penn athletics. Bilsky oversees a program that is one of the most comprehensive in the country. Penn sponsors 33 intercollegiate sports, featuring more than 1,000 student-athletes and a vast number of recreational programs. In the past 14 years, Bilsky has seen 74 teams earn conference championships including 21 diff erent sports that have won at least one title in that time, as well as several

teams winning their fi rst Ivy League championships in school history. Penn has been honored with more than 300 Academic All-Ivy honorees, 26 Ivy League Players of the Year and 86 All-Americans. To support that success, Bilsky has made eff orts to secure the best facilities and coaching for Penn. Since raising $800,000 in 1994, Bilsky and Penn Athletics has nearly quadrupled the athletic department’s annual Weightman Fund, topping three million dollars in the 2007 and 2008 fi scal years. Through discreet fundraising drives, Penn Athletics has built or renovated more than 15 facilities including the Dunning Coaches Center (1999), the Palestra concourse (2000), Meiklejohn Baseball Stadium (2000), the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center (2003) and Rhodes Field soccer stadium (2001) and lights (2005). With an eye to the future of the department, Bilsky has also been involved with the research and planning of Penn’s extensive development plans for the newly acquired postal lands along the Schuylkill River banks. The plans will allow Penn to establish a major physical presence along the Schuylkill River corridor, create new gateways to the campus from the city, and establish new connections with the surrounding communities as well as improve Penn Athletics facilities in a “once in a generation” opportunity. In terms of personnel, the department has received specifi c donations to endow nine head coaching positions and the Penn Relays directorship, allowing the Quakers to attract the top coaching talent from around the country. Penn’s eighth athletic director served as the executive director of the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships, which Penn hosted at Lincoln Financial Field in conjunction with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Sports Congress and the Philadelphia Lacrosse Association. In 2007, Penn hosted the NCAA women’s lacrosse fi nal four at Franklin Field. The Quakers also hosted the NCAA Championships for fi eld hockey (1998), women’s rowing (2000) and women’s basketball (2000). In 1996, Bilsky formed the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame which inducted 46 former athletes and coaches into its inaugural class. Since then fi ve more classes have been inducted, including the latest in May 2008. Bilsky also serves as the executive director of the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest relay carnival in the world, which continuously breaks attendance records with as many as 110,000 fans packing Franklin Field to watch athletes from ages 3-100 compete in over 300 events annually. Before returning to Penn in 1994, Bilsky served as the executive director of the Department of Athletics and Recreation at George Washington University and led the revitalization of the Colonials’ athletic program. Prior to that, he was assistant director of athletics at Penn (1979-83). His educational background includes a Master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Oregon in 1975 and a bachelor of science in economics from Penn’s Wharton School in 1971. As an undergraduate student-athlete at Penn, Bilsky was a three-time All-Ivy League guard and captained a Quakers basketball team that is considered arguably the greatest in program history. During the 1970-71 season, Penn went undefeated through the regular season and into the NCAA Tournament before fi nally losing to Villanova in the Eastern Regional fi nal. The Quakers fi nished the season 28-1, garnered a No. 3 national ranking, and claimed their second-straight undefeated Ivy League and Big 5 championships. Bilsky is a member of the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame (1988), the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame (1998) and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002). Bilsky and his wife, Sue, reside in St. Davids, Pa. Sue is a 1975 graduate of the Penn College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Education. She also holds a Master’s degree from Wharton. Their son Jeff recently graduated from Penn, while daughter Katie enrolled at Penn in 2007.

As a senior in 1970-71, Bilsky guided

the Penn men’s basketball team

to a No. 3 national ranking after

taking the Quakers to the NCAA

Tournament’s Eastern Regional fi nal.

The Quakers claimed their second-

straight undefeated Ivy League and

Philadelphia Big 5 championships.

Steve Bilsky, W’71 is

in his 15th year as the

director of the Division

of Recreation and

Intercollegiate Athletics

in 2008-09.

Coach and Sport Endowments In order to strengthen Penn’s coaches and their programs—and to ensure the highest benefi t to our student-athletes—Penn Athletics actively seeks fi nancial support to endow its head coaching positions. Establishing an endowed fund with Penn Athletics allows individuals and families to ensure that our coaches and student-athletes have a perpetual and consistent support base well into the future. It is an important way for donors to recognize that participation in athletics is an important part of the entire educational experience. It also pays tribute to the important role coaches perform as educators, mentors and friends, while providing real fi nancial benefi ts for their programs.

The following coaching positions are currently endowed:

W. Joseph Blood Head Coach of BaseballJohn R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s BasketballGeorge A. Munger Head Coach of FootballHead Coach of Men’s Lacrosse: AnonymousHead Coach of Women’s Lacrosse: AnonymousNicholas B. Paumgarten Head Coach of Men’s Heavyweight RowingJames C. Gentle Head Coach of Men’s SoccerAlbert G. Molloy Head Coach of Men’s TennisJames P. Tuppeny Head Coach of Men’s Track & Field Frank Dolson Director of the Penn Relays

Penn Athletics


The Philadelphia StoryMade famous as the birthplace of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” Philadelphia off ers more than cobblestone streets and historic landmarks. Cultural, culinary, artistic and ethnic treasures abound. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. King Charles II granted him a parcel of land that included 1,280 acres between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. For Penn, this was the beginning of a new colony based on religious freedom. Philadelphia’s history from 1774 to 1880 is linked to the American Revolution and the birth of a young nation. As the colonies grew, Philadelphia became the cradle of the nation’s burgeoning quest for freedom. The First Continental Congress met at Carpenter’s Hall in 1774. At the State House, later renamed Independence Hall, patriots declared their independence in 1776. Then in 1787, the Constitutional Convention was held at Independence Hall. A short time later, Philadelphia served as the fl edgling nation’s capital from 1790 to 1800. Of course, the rest is history. The story of our nation’s birth is preserved at Independence National Historical Park and visitor’s center, “America’s most historic square mile,” which attracts thousands of visitors each day.

Opportunities AboundThe fi fth-largest city in the United States and the second-largest city on the East Coast, Philadelphia is at the crossroads of the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic states. With 1.5 million residents and another four million in the surrounding region, Philadelphia is a welcoming place, the hometown of comedian Bill Cosby, celebrated contralto Marian Anderson, actor and musician Kevin Bacon, Princess Grace of Monaco (fi rst known as the silver screen’s Grace Kelly) and superstar Will Smith. Philadelphians enjoy the opportunities of the city — including international commerce, national touring theatre, over 27 accredited colleges and universities and eight professional sports teams — but take pride in the manageable nature of their hometown. There’s no better way to explore Philadelphia than on foot. Easily navigable streets and a host of eclectic neighborhoods make Philadelphia one of the greatest walking cities in the world. A true residential city, Philadelphia is home to fascinating architecture, history and culture. From cobblestoned alleys of colonial-era homes to grand boulevards lined with monumental landmarks, Philadelphia’s streets tell countless stories and provide character for this very diverse city.

A Cultural DestinationNo street emits as much energy and fl air as South Street, Philadelphia’s hip and trendy melting pot. Between Front and Sixth Streets, a party atmosphere prevails and the people-watching is as fun as the window shopping. All walks of the fashionably unfashionable come together in a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs. Far-from-conservative specialty stores, antiques and boutiques fi ll block after block with a smattering of name-brand retailers in the mix. Dining ranges from authentic Philadelphia cheesesteaks to sidewalk cafes and international cuisine. Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts is the region’s premier performing arts district, extending more than three miles along North and South Broad Street in the heart of Center City. Visitors from around the world are drawn to the vibrant strip by the impressive blend of opera, dance, jazz, symphonic music, classic drama and musical theatre. Between Broad and 19th Streets on Walnut Street, you’ll fi nd fashionable and upscale retail shops and some of the fi nest cuisine Philadelphia has to off er along Rittenhouse Row, the most prestigious address in the city. Alfresco dining is the way to go, especially when you have a view of Rittenhouse Square, a beautiful public park designed as part of William Penn’s original city plan. Window-shopping is at its peak among the scores of galleries and shops, including high-end retailers and stores you’ll only fi nd in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s location along the East Coast also makes it easily accessible to New York, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, DC, whether by train using Amtrak, or by air via the newly remodeled Philadelphia International Airport. Destinations within the city are also convenient from any dorm, apartment or house via SEPTA’s network of buses, subways and elevated trains. In recent years, Philadelphia has been named the “number one restaurant city,” “America’s friendliest city,” and “the safest large city.” In Philadelphia, you are at the crossroads of big city excitement and hometown hospitality where the promise of the future meets old world charm. The Philadelphia experience — don’t miss it!

Penn’s picturesque campus is situated near the heart of Philadelphia, a vital

and lively city. Both students and faculty enjoy both campus life and the

expansive cultural off erings of the city. Penn makes substantial investments

in its surrounding neighborhood and off ers ways for students and faculty to

make community service part of their educational experience.

City of Philadelphia

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