Meet the Class of 2023

Jackson Appel

Hometown: Houston, TX
Major: Finance

Activities & Honors:

  • Captain – Varsity Baseball
  • Second Team  All-Ivy
  • 2-year Mentor – Penn Athletic Wharton Leadership Academy (PAWLA)
  • 4-year Supporter – Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
  • Member – 2022 team that broke the Penn baseball win record (33)
  • 13th toughest to strikeout in Division 1 Baseball (2022) 

Hobbies: Piano, watching sports, happy hours, video games
Favorite Book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Favorite Food: Salmon
Favorite Quote: “It’s never too early for ice cream.” ~ Michael Scott

Plans After Penn: Obtain my masters while playing baseball at Texas A&M. Then, I plan on either continuing baseball or going into Investment Banking with Guggenheim in Houston.