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Issue №2

The High Academics

Reporting on athletics from the Ivy League, Patriot League, and HALIUA (High Academic, Little Ivy, and UAA).
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Omar Hafez Named Finalist for 2026 Skillman Award
Nguyen, Whittington Earn All-Ivy Selections for Men's Swimming & Diving
Women's Squash Begins 2026 Howe Cup Campaign Friday
Men's Squash Begins 2026 Potter Cup Campaign Friday
Swimming & Diving Concludes ECACs with Multiple Podium Finishes
Squash (M)01 / 05

Omar Hafez Named Skillman Award Finalist as Squash Teams Prepare for Championships

Omar Hafez's recognition highlights a strong week for Penn squash, while the swimming and diving teams excel at the ECAC Championships.

Omar Hafez's recognition highlights a strong week for Penn squash, while the swimming and diving teams excel at the ECAC Championships.

PPENNMID-WEEK30d ago
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This Week's Features

Omar Hafez Named Finalist for 2026 Skillman Award
Nguyen, Whittington Earn All-Ivy Selections for Men's Swimming & Diving
Women's Squash Begins 2026 Howe Cup Campaign Friday
Men's Squash Begins 2026 Potter Cup Campaign Friday
Swimming & Diving Concludes ECACs with Multiple Podium Finishes
Squash (M)01 / 05

Omar Hafez Named Skillman Award Finalist as Squash Teams Prepare for Championships

Omar Hafez's recognition highlights a strong week for Penn squash, while the swimming and diving teams excel at the ECAC Championships.

Omar Hafez's recognition highlights a strong week for Penn squash, while the swimming and diving teams excel at the ECAC Championships.

Omar Hafez Named Skillman Award Finalist as Squash Teams Prepare for Championships

Omar Hafez's recognition highlights a strong week for Penn squash, while the swimming and diving teams excel at the ECAC Championships.

PPENNMID-WEEK30d ago
Nguyen Claims Second Gold as Quakers Wrap Up Ivy League Championships
WBB Dominates Dartmouth in Hanover, 89-66
Women's Basketball Falls to Harvard in Cambridge, 60-46
Nguyen Takes Gold at Day 3 of Ivy League Championships
Men's Swim and Dive Wraps Up Day 2 at Ivy League Championships
Penn Swim and Dive Send Team to ECAC Championships Friday
Swimming & Diving (M)01 / 06

Nguyen Sets Pool Record as Penn Swimming Concludes Ivy Championships

Watson Nguyen's standout performance highlights a challenging Ivy League Championships for Penn's swimming team, while women's basketball splits its final regular-season games.

Watson Nguyen's standout performance highlights a challenging Ivy League Championships for Penn's swimming team, while women's basketball splits its final regular-season games.

Nguyen Sets Pool Record as Penn Swimming Concludes Ivy Championships

Watson Nguyen's standout performance highlights a challenging Ivy League Championships for Penn's swimming team, while women's basketball splits its final regular-season games.

PPENNWEEKEND30d ago
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All Stories This Week

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Women's Squash Beats Princeton For Howe Cup, 5-4squash-w--photo
PPENNSquash (W)101d ago

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Women's Squash Beats Princeton For Howe Cup, 5-4

PHILADELPHIA – The third time proved to be the charm for the University of Pennsylvania women's squash team. After losing to Princeton in the regular season (6-3 on February 7) and the Ivy League Tournament final (5-1 on February 22), the Quakers downed the Tigers when it mattered most—in the final of the Howe Cup.

via pennathletics.com
Swisher Wins Individual Crown for Wrestling at 2026 Ivy League Champswrestling-photo
PPENNWrestling101d ago

Swisher Wins Individual Crown for Wrestling at 2026 Ivy League Champs

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team competed at the 2026 Ivy League Wrestling Championships, hosted by Columbia on Sunday inside Levien Gymnasium. Junior Jude Swisher led the charge, earning the individual title at 157.

via pennathletics.com
#2 Women's Squash Takes Down #3 Stanford, Advances to CSA National Championshipsquash-w--photo
PPENNSquash (W)102d ago

#2 Women's Squash Takes Down #3 Stanford, Advances to CSA National Championship

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's squash team defeated No. 3 Stanford in the CSA Team Championships semifinals on Saturday at the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center, 5-4.

via pennathletics.com
Women's Basketball Caps Off Season With 69-56 Win Over Brownbasketball-w--photo
PPENNBasketball (W)102d ago

Women's Basketball Caps Off Season With 69-56 Win Over Brown

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team capped off the 2025-26 season with a 69-56 win over Brown at the Palestra.

via pennathletics.com
#2 Men's Squash Falls to #3 Harvard in CSA Team Championships Semifinals, 5-4squash-m--photo
PPENNSquash (M)102d ago

#2 Men's Squash Falls to #3 Harvard in CSA Team Championships Semifinals, 5-4

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash team fell to No. 3 Harvard in the CSA Team Championships semifinals on Saturday at the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center, 5-3.

via pennathletics.com
#2 Women's Squash Defeats #7 Cornell, Advances to CSA Team Championships Semissquash-w--photo
PPENNSquash (W)103d ago

#2 Women's Squash Defeats #7 Cornell, Advances to CSA Team Championships Semis

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's squash team defeated Cornell in the quarterfinals of the CSA Team Championships on Friday at the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center,

via pennathletics.com
#2 Men's Squash Defeats #7 Drexel, Advances to CSA Team Championships Semissquash-m--photo
PPENNSquash (M)103d ago

#2 Men's Squash Defeats #7 Drexel, Advances to CSA Team Championships Semis

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania men's squash took down 33rd street rival Drexel on Friday in the CSA Team Championships quarterfinals, 7-2.

via pennathletics.com
Women's Swim & Dive Receives Two NCAA Championship Invitationsswimming-&-diving-w--photo
PPENNSwimming & Diving (W)103d ago

Women's Swim & Dive Receives Two NCAA Championship Invitations

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania women's swimming & diving team officially has received two invitations to the NCAA Championships, with seniors Sydney Bergstrom and Anna Moehn earning the nods.

via pennathletics.com
Wrestling Gears Up for Ivy League Champs at Columbia on Sundaywrestling-photo
PPENNWrestling103d ago

Wrestling Gears Up for Ivy League Champs at Columbia on Sunday

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team gears up for the postseason on Sunday, March 8, heading to Columbia for the 2026 Ivy League Wrestling Championships.

via pennathletics.com
Women's Hoops Closes Out 2025-26 Season Saturday With Brown at Palestrabasketball-w--photo
PPENNBasketball (W)104d ago

Women's Hoops Closes Out 2025-26 Season Saturday With Brown at Palestra

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team will square off against Brown on Saturday at the Palestra in the 2025-26 season finale.

via pennathletics.com
Seven From Wrestling Garner All-Ivy Nodswrestling-photo
PPENNWrestling104d ago

Seven From Wrestling Garner All-Ivy Nods

PHILADELPHIA – The Ivy League announced its 2026 All-Ivy teams on Thursday afternoon, with seven grapplers on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team earning nods.

via pennathletics.com
Nguyen, Whittington Earn All-Ivy Selections for Men's Swimming & Divingswimming-&-diving-m--photo
PPENNSwimming & Diving (M)105d ago

Nguyen, Whittington Earn All-Ivy Selections for Men's Swimming & Diving

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Ivy League announced their First and Second Team All-Ivy honorees today, with sophomore Watson Nguyen earning two First Team nods while junior Peter Whittington claimed two Second Team spots.

via pennathletics.com
Omar Hafez Named Finalist for 2026 Skillman Awardsquash-m--photo
PPENNSquash (M)105d ago

Omar Hafez Named Finalist for 2026 Skillman Award

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash player Omar Hafez was named one of the three finalists for the College Squash Association's Skillman Award. The award is given annually to a senior men's squash athlete who exemplifies sportsmanship and elite play and is considered the most prestigious men's individual award presented by the CSA. Hafez joins Yale's Tad Carney and Trinity's Joachim Chuah as the three finalists.

via pennathletics.com
Men's Squash Begins 2026 Potter Cup Campaign Fridaysquash-m--photo
PPENNSquash (M)106d ago

Men's Squash Begins 2026 Potter Cup Campaign Friday

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash team will look to win its third straight Potter Cup this weekend at the CSA National Team Squash Championship.

via pennathletics.com
Women's Squash Begins 2026 Howe Cup Campaign Fridaysquash-w--photo
PPENNSquash (W)106d ago

Women's Squash Begins 2026 Howe Cup Campaign Friday

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's squash team will look to win its first Howe Cup championship since the 1999-2000 season, this weekend at the CSA National Team Championships.

via pennathletics.com
Swimming & Diving Concludes ECACs with Multiple Podium Finishesswimming-&-diving-m--photo
PPENNSwimming & Diving (M)108d ago

Swimming & Diving Concludes ECACs with Multiple Podium Finishes

The University of Pennsylvania swimming and diving teams finished up competition at ECAC Championships over the weekend at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium.

via pennathletics.com
THE HIGH ACADEMICS

An aggregator of official athletic department feeds from 35 high-academic institutions across the Ivy League, Patriot League, NESCAC, UAA, and the independent academic powers (MIT, Caltech, Washington and Lee). Each weekly feature is synthesized from that school's RSS items by an editorial AI.

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