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First-year Ciara Ledford finishes 36th at the Grizzly Invitational, helping her team secure fourth place in the first 6K of the season.

[Photo] Men’s and women’s cross country place third and fourth at Grizzly Invitational

Ellie Palaian, Contributing Writer
September 13, 2024
The Spartans' cross country team ran a tough race last Friday, with third-year Ashley Novak coming in first place in the women's 4K race.

[Photo] Cross country starts season with first-place finishes at Sudeck Invitational

Darcy Chew, Sports Editor
September 6, 2024
Third-year pitcher Lexi Miskey leads the Spartans in a clean-sweep victory against the Brandeis Judges, earning a record-breaking 54th career win in the process.

[Photo] Softball regains their groove against Brandeis

Puneet Bansal, Sports Editor
April 26, 2024
Graduate student Diego Maza leads the men's tennis team with multiple victories throughout the weekend against Kalamazoo College, Denison University and Carnegie Mellon University.

[Photo] No. 4 men’s tennis finishes season with 10-match win streak

Darcy Chew, Copy Editor
April 26, 2024
During CWRU's first softball game against WashU on April 12, first-year Alaina Steffes contributed 2 hits and 2 runs batted-in to the Spartans' 3-1 final score.

[Photo] Softball loses 16-game win streak to WashU

Angelina Minaya, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024
Second-year Aaron Brula participated in the men’s 4x400 team that came in with the 22nd-fastest time in DIII this season. Overall, the Spartans saw an impressive weekend of wins at the Marv Frye and Wooster Invitationals.

[Photo] Track and field teams compete at Wooster and Marv Frye Invitationals

Darcy Chew, Copy Editor
April 12, 2024
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[Photo] CWRU softball team racks up 15 straight wins after an undefeated four-game series against Emory

Puneet Bansal, Sports Editor
April 12, 2024
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[Photo] 3-1 series win

Angelina Minaya, Staff Writer
April 5, 2024
Third-year Lily McCloskey went undefeated at this past Blue Gray Invite. McCloskey and fellow third-year Hannah Kassaie kicked off the invite by securing a win against Southwestern in first doubles 8-0.

[Photo] No. 7 CWRU softball sweeps UAA Opening Weekend vs NYU

Darcy Chew, Copy Editor
April 5, 2024
CWRU men's baseball team maintains a six-game win streak following their victories against UChicago.

[Photo] Baseball sweeps UChicago for perfect post-spring break start

Puneet Bansal, Sports Editor
March 29, 2024
CWRU's girls 200 freestyle relay team consisting of second-years Claire Kozma, Eliza Dixon, and third-years Gabriella Chambers, Kelly Vann placed eighth at the NCAA Championships. Kozma reflected on the women's team this past season, stating "I'm really proud of the women's team, especially. We got fifth in UAA, which is the highest we’ve gotten in around 20 years."

[Photo] Swimming and diving break school records at NCAA Championships

Darcy Chew, Copy Editor
March 29, 2024
On Mar. 8, graduate student guard Preston Maccoux added 4 points off the bench with a pair of free throws in the second half of a game against Wisconsin-Platteville.

[Photo] Men’s basketball falls in Sweet 16, ends season 23-5 ranked No. 11

Marvin Lee, Staff Writer
March 22, 2024
During CWRU men's basketball game against Brandeis University, graduate student guard Preston Maccoux achieved his seventh double-digit contribution this season with 7 3-pointers.

[Photo] Men’s basketball goes 1-1, will end season with crucial home stretch

Marvin Lee, Staff Writer
February 16, 2024
Despite losses against Kenyon, CWRU's teams still saw remarkable achievements in the individual and relay events, finishing the season 5-1.

[Photo] Swimming and diving teams falls to No. 2-ranked Kenyon

Tanishka Mhaskar, Staff Writer
February 9, 2024
The CWRU swimming and diving team heads to Kenyon College this weekend after dominating Oberlin College in their most recent meet.

[Photo] Swimming and diving defeats SUNY Geneseo, Oberlin to open spring season

Puneet Bansal and Paola Van der Linden Costello
February 2, 2024
During CWRU men's basketball team's game against Washington University in St. Louis, graduate student guard Richie Manigault added 18 points to their score.

[Photo] Men’s basketball drops 2 straight away from home, falls to No. 11 ranking

Marvin Lee, Staff Writer
February 2, 2024
On Jan. 19, CWRU's men's basketball team faced off against Emory, winning 90-86. During the game, third-year guard Sam Trunley scored a career high of 33 points.

[Photo] Men’s basketball defeats Emory, Rochester to improve to 15-1

Paola Van der Linden Costello, Staff Writer
January 26, 2024
During the CWRU men's basketball team's 94-76 win against NYU, graduate student guard Anthony Mazzeo led the team with 27 points.

[Photo] Men’s basketball starts UAA play 2-1, earns program-record No. 2 ranking

Marvin Lee, Staff Writer
January 19, 2024
During the CWRU men's baskball game against Kalamazoo College, graduate student forward Colin Kahl surpassed the 1,000-point mark of his basketball career.

[Photo] No. 8 men’s basketball improves to 6-0, Kahl reaches the 1,000-point mark

Marvin Lee, Staff Writer
December 8, 2023
After leading the CWRU men's basketball team to two wins against La Roche and Dension, graduate student guard Anthony Mazzeo was named UAA Athlete of the Week.

[Photo] Men’s basketball defeats La Roche, Denison to earn 4-game win streak

Paola Van der Linden Costello, Staff Writer
December 1, 2023
During the CWRU women's basketball match against Allegheny, fourth-year forward Kayla Characklis recorded a career high of 22 points, leading the team to a win.

[Photo] Women’s basketball stands 4-3 following a series of close matches

Paola Van der Linden Costello, Staff Writer
December 1, 2023
The Spartans valiantly fought back from a 10-point deficit, but the Tartans scored a last minute touchdown to win the game.

[Photo] Football season ends in disappointing 21-31 loss to CMU

Angelina Minaya, Contributing Writer
November 17, 2023
The CWRU women's basketball team rounded out last season with a record of 15-10, winning 70% of their home games.

[Photo] Women’s basketball season preview

Paola Van der Linden Costello, Staff Writer
November 10, 2023
On Oct. 28 at CWRU's meet against Carnegie Mellon University, the Spartans saw many meritorious results. Second-year swimmer Emil LaSida set two school records, and third-year diver Abigail Wilkov qualified for the March 2024 NCAA Diving Zone Regional.

[Photo] Swimming and diving starts season 2-0 in dominant fashion

Paola Van der Linden Costello, Staff Writer
November 3, 2023
On Oct. 21, third-year running back Gage Duesler (left) scores 2 touchdowns in the Spartans' game against Waynesburg University.

[Photo] Football defeats Waynesburg 35-0 for fifth straight win

Puneet Bansal, Sports Editor
October 27, 2023
Second-year middle blocker Amanda Ngo contributes to the first set win of CWRU's volleyball team against Averett University during a CWRU Quad game on Sept. 7.

[Photo] Volleyball sweeps at CWRU Quad 3-0

Puneet Bansal, Sports Editor
September 15, 2023
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