Katy Cross, Women's Soccer Ivy League Player of the Year
Penn women's soccer's first Ivy League Player of the Year, Katy Cross, was also named to the NSCAA/adidas All-Mid-Atlantic Region third-team. Cross led the Quakers and the Ivy League in scoring for the second-consecutive year in 2002, recording 32 points from 14 goals and four assists. Her other postseason accolades include being named an unanimous All-Ivy League first-team selection and Academic All-America first-team District II. She was also named to the SoccerBuzz Team of the Week (9/26) and was an Ivy League Player of the Week honoree (9/26).

Matt Haefner, Men's Soccer Ivy League Player of the Year
Junior goalkeeper Matthew Haefner, who was named Penn men's soccer's first Ivy League Player of the Year, earned several postseason accolades, including third-team NSCAA/adidas Men's NCAA Division I All-America third-team, honorable mention All-America by College Soccer News, first-team All-Ivy League and to the Philadelphia Soccer 7 All-Star Team for the second-consecutive year. After playing in goal for the Quakers in every game, he finished the 2002 regular season with a GAA of 0.45, a new program record. Haefner also set a Penn record for shutouts in a single season with 10.

Ugonna Onyekwe, Men's Basketball Ivy League Player of the Year
Ugonna Onyekwe was the 10th Penn player to be honored as the Ivy League Player of the Year. He is also just the second Red and Blue player to have won it twice (Jerome Allen, 1993 and 1994) and the second player in Ivy League history to win it outright twice. Onyekwe also received honorable mention for All-America by the Associated Press for the second consecutive season, was named first-team All-Philadelphia Big 5 and was tabbed as Penn's Arthur Kiefaber MVP, both for the second-straight season. He leaves Penn as a four-time All-Ivy League honoree (two unanimous first-team awards) and is the second-leading scorer in the history of the basketball program with 1,762 points and sits ninth all-time in Ivy League scoring since the official formation of the conference in 1954. Onyekwe was also honored by Penn's African-American Resource Center and African-American Association of Faculty, Staff and Administrators as an Outstanding Athlete in 2003. Onyekwe was invited to attend the New York Knicks Summer League.

Runa Reta, Women's Squash Ivy League Player of the Year
Runa Reta is the third women's squash player in the last five years to be honored as the Fathers' Trophy Award winner, given annually to the top female senior student-athlete who best typifies the all-around college student, taking into consideration not only athletic participation, but scholarship and service as well. She finished her intercollegiate career as a four-time first-team All-American, a four-time All-Ivy League honoree, the 2000 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and the 2003 Ivy League Player of the Year. Reta completed her stellar career ranked No. 2 in the country by collegesquash.com after finishing as the 2003 national runner-up at the ISA Intercollegiates. Reta, along with junior women's basketball and women's track and field student-athlete Mikaelyn Austin, was also named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars list, presented annually by Black Issues in Higher Education magazine to undergraduate students of color who exemplify those standards of academic excellence and community activism in addition to athletic ability.

Andrew McCreery, Baseball Ivy League Player of the Year
Senior Andrew McCreery became just the third player in Quakers' baseball history to earn Ivy League Player of the Year honors. McCreery was an unanimous first-team selection at the utility position in 2003, where he batted .409 and hit seven homers in League games, while starting five games on the mound for the Red and Blue where he went 3-1 with a 2.50 ERA. He finished his Penn career as a three-time All-Ivy League honoree and won the Blair Batting Title with the highest batting average in Ivy League games (.417) in 2002. McCreery was one of three Penn baseball players to be drafted by teams in the 2003 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft on June 4 when he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 32nd round. Ben Krantz was a 29th round selection also by the Diamondbacks and Russ Brocato was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 29th round.

Alice Pirsu, Women's Tennis Ivy League Player of the Year
Alice Pirsu was named the 2003 Ivy League Player of the Year, making her the second women's tennis player to earn back-to-back honors since Cornell's Olga Itskhoki did it in 1995. Pirsu was also an unanimous first-team selection at singles and doubles. Pirsu, a two-time All-American, advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2003 Outdoor NCAA Championships, making her just the second Ivy League tennis player to do so. This marks her second unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection. Pirsu finished the 2003 season with a record of 18-4 overall and 6-1 against Ivy League opponents. She was ranked No. 14 in the preseason and finished the 2003 outdoor season ranked No. 23 in the country. Pirsu was also named Academic All-Ivy League for the second-straight year.