PHILADELPHIA – For the second time in the last three weeks, Isabella Whittaker of the University of Pennsylvania women's track and field team was named Penn Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Acme.
 
Over the weekend in Boston, Whittaker polished off an extremely successful month of January with a fantastic showing at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. She ran the 400m and clocked 51.96 seconds—a full second off the program and Ivy League records she set just two weeks ago.
 
In addition to setting the school, Ivy and facility records with her time, Whittaker moved herself into second place in the world in the distance with Saturday's run.
 
Not only did she contribute to the Quakers' success individually, but she also was a part of another record-setting performance at the Terrier Classic, joining Christiana Nwachuku, Jocelyn Niemiec and Aliya Garozzo with a time of 3:32.44 in the 1,600m relay. That shaved nearly three seconds off the previous mark, set in 2020, breaking facility and Ivy League records in the process.
 
Whittaker and Penn continues the 2024 indoor campaign in State College this weekend, visiting Penn State for the Sykes-Sabock Challenge.
 
Penn Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Acme
Week 1 (Sept. 6): Maeve Stiles, Women's Cross Country
Week 2 (Sept. 13): Michael Hewes, Men's Soccer
Week 3 (Sept. 20): Bella Rittenberg, Volleyball­­
Week 4 (Sept. 27): Allison Kuzyk, Field Hockey
Week 5 (Oct. 4): Natalie Cao, Women's Golf
Week 6 (Oct. 11): Malachi Hosley, Football
Week 7 (Oct. 18): Ty Scherer, Sprint Football
Week 8 (Oct. 25): Esha Velaga, Women's Tennis
Week 9 (Nov. 1): Laurence Gladu, Women's Soccer
Week 10 (Nov. 8): Malachi Hosley, Football
Week 11 (Nov. 15): Olivia Morganti, Women's Cross Country
Week 12 (Nov. 22): Alex Almeyda, Wrestling
Week 13 (Nov. 29): Tyler Perkins, Men's Basketball
Week 14 (Dec. 6): Matthew Fallon, Men's Swimming & Diving
Week 15 (Dec. 13): Jordan Obi, Women's Basketball
Week 16 (Jan. 3): Lucas Revano, Wrestling
Week 17 (Jan. 10): Tyler Perkins, Men's Basketball
Week 18 (Jan. 17): Isabella Whittaker, Women's Track & Field
Week 19 (Jan. 24): Anna Kalandadze, Women's Swimming & Diving
Week 20 (Jan. 31): Isabella Whittaker, Women's Track & Field