athletics

The campus community is invited to celebrate the dedication of the Wyant Athletic and Wellness Center on Thursday, Oct. 9. The university broke ground on the Wyant Athletic and Wellness Center in the fall of 2013. The facility was made possible by a $4 million commitment from alumnus James C.…

When the 2014 Gay Games descend on Cleveland and Akron Aug. 9-16, Northeast Ohio—and the Case Western Reserve University campus—will help foster an inclusive environment. The university, ranked by The Huffington Post in 2013 as one of the top 25 Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender (LGBT)-friendly colleges…

Case Western Reserve University pitcher Rob Winemiller, a junior from Twinsburg, Ohio, was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round (744th overall) of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. Winemiller is only the second player in team history to be selected in the MLB Draft. Third…

Throughout his career at Case Western Reserve University, Derek Reinbold was the prototypical student-athlete. He successfully juggled study sessions, practice, tests and matches as a triple major (art history, international studies and political science) and tri-captain of the tennis team. His…

As engineering major Patrick DelBarba waited to launch his boat for the finals of the nation’s largest collegiate regatta, one question kept crossing his mind: Would he even get to race? Philadelphia’s recent flooding had contributed to an extremely fast current on the Schuykill River, and as his…

When Amy Backus starred on the basketball team at Ohio’s Vermilion High School in the 1970s, no college came courting her for scholarships. Congress had just passed Title IX, and the country was still adjusting to the idea of equal opportunity for women in education programs. Four decades later,…

In his nearly four years at Case Western Reserve University, senior David Thompson has flourished on the basketball court, in the community and, most importantly, in the classroom. Thompson, the team’s starting center, finished his Spartan basketball career earlier this month as the university’s…

It may seem hard to believe, but golf season is just around the corner—including the 11th annual Spartan Open. The annual golf outing will be held Monday, June 2, at Fowler’s Mill Golf Course. All proceeds from the event benefit the university’s 19 varsity athletic teams and more than 500 NCAA…

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and United States Tennis Association (USTA) named Case Western Reserve University men’s head tennis coach Todd Wojtkowski as the Midwest Region's recipient of the 2013 Sectional Campus and Community Outreach Award. Wojtkowski was one of only seven…

The Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference season came to a close this past weekend with the regional final at Ohio Dominican University. Case Cycling sent senior David Takahashi and first-year student Evan Guarr to compete in the final collegiate race of the season before cyclocross nationals in…