Second-year runner sprinting into spring season
Nicholas Kamlet, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2019
Eric Rachita is a distance runner on both the Case Western Reserve University cross country and track teams. Last track season, he achieved personal records of 2:07.47 in the 800-meter run and a 15:50.94 in the 5,000-meter run. While not on the run, Eric conducts research for the polymer science department...
Men’s cross country places 21st at nationals
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 30, 2018
321Second-year runner Trey Razanauskas finished in 64th place, the Spartans’ top finisher, at the NCAA Division III Championships for the Case Western Reserve University men’s cross country team. As a team, CWRU finished in 21st place, their best finish since 2003, when they placed 20th. T...
Cross country advances to NCAA Championships
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 16, 2018
For the first time since 2012, the Case Western Reserve University men’s cross country team will advance to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. Third-year runner Madeline Lindemann from the women’s team also moved on to the championship race as an individual participant. At the NCAA Di...
Case Athletics Briefs
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 26, 2018
Swimming and diving teams open season with win The Case Western Reserve University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams began the 2018-2019 campaign against John Carroll University. Both teams won, with the women winning by a score of 216-80, and the men 153-147. For the women, fourth-yea...
Cross country teams both take second in Ohio Championships
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 12, 2018
At the All-Ohio Championships on Sept. 29, the Case Western Reserve University men’s and women’s cross country teams both earned second place among Division III teams in the state. For the men, it was a repeat performance from last year, when they also finished second. This time arou...
Spartan runners’ win in first home meet
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University cross country teams sprinted into first place at the Sudeck Sunset Classic Stampede on Friday, Aug. 31 at the Squire Valleevue Farm in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Third-year runners Madeline Lindemann and Andrew Green broke away from the pack to each place first in their...
Men’s tennis earns two wins, cross country honored
Eddie Kerekes, Director of Web & Multimedia
February 16, 2018
Men’s tennis wins two of three The No. 15 Case Western Reserve University men’s tennis team picked up their first win of the season in its first competition against a Division III opponent. The Spartans defeated Oberlin College 8-1 on Feb. 9 in a home indoor match. The team swept the three do...
Top runner finishes career with best finish at national meet
David Chang, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2017
Fourth-year veteran runner Sam Merriman represented Case Western Reserve University at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at Elsah, Illinois, on Saturday, Nov. 18. Merriman finished No. 11 overall out of 279 runners, which was a 10 spot improvement over last year’s finish. “It w...
Cross country teams do well at regionals
David Chang, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2017
On Nov. 11, the Case Western Reserve University men’s and women’s cross country teams headed to Powell, Ohio for the 2017 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional meet at Liberty Park. The race highlighted the Spartans’ well-rounded team effort. The men’s team placed seventh out of 35 teams in...
Cross country faces challenge at conference meet
David Chang, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2017
Imagine taking an exam without knowing the the topic, format or length. The Case Western Reserve University cross country teams faced a similar test as they headed to Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park, New Jersey for the 2017 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, hosted b...
