Jennifer Brann W'20 reflects on her time playing with Penn softball and how her experience at Penn prepared her for a career in Major League Baseball with the Miami Marlins.

The Penn Athletics Podcast takes an in-depth look at the Young Quakers Community Athletics program in this episode. YQCA, in which student-athletes provide mentorship to West Philadelphia elementary students, includes men’s and women’s basketball, men’s & women’s lacrosse and men’s & women’s track & field.

The episode is divided into three segments:

00:40: Alanna W. Shanahan, T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W'69 Director of Athletics and Recreation and Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Founding Director

20:39: Penn's Big Quakers and Young Quakers reflect on the program and its impact

22:29: Sara Kelly, the Director of YQCA, talks about the logistics behind the scenes of the program

Amy Coffey, the Director of the Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy, joins the show to discuss the program and how it works closely with the Wharton School and our student-athletes.

Women's soccer teammates Kelli Kaput and Deane Mariotti reflect on their experience at Penn and their time currently coaching together locally!

The newly appointed Associate AD/Director of Campus Recreation, Shelbi Long, discusses her first few months at Penn and how campus recreation can be a vibrant part of the campus community.

Penn's Athletics Psychologist Dr. Liz Nobis joins the show to discuss the techniques and advice she provides student-athletes regarding mental health.

Cat Hammer, Penn's full-time sports dietician, sits down on the podcast to discuss her role in enhancing performance and the experience of Penn student-athletes.

The John R. Rockwell Head Coach Steve Donahue and Vince Curran look back on the Columbia game, preview Brown and Yale and talk about Clark Slajchert's possible timeline for return.