NCAA Champions

Fifteen Case Western Reserve University student-athletes have won a combined 18 NCAA Championships in their respective sports. Most recently, graduate student Cassandra Laios won the Hammer Throw at the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 

Name

Sport

Event

Year

Vincent Van Burik

Outdoor Track & Field

800-meter run

1987

John Bradshaw

Swimming & Diving

100-yard butterfly

1988

John Bradshaw

Swimming & Diving

100-yard butterfly

1989

Sheila Ballado

Outdoor Track & Field

100-meter hurdles

1990

Kevin Luthy

Outdoor Track & Field

Decathlon

1990

Kevin Luthy

Outdoor Track & Field

Decathlon

1991

Jay Gindin

Swimming & Diving

200-yard butterfly

1992

Chris Ricklic

Wrestling

167 pounds

1994

Leslie Kindling

Indoor Track & Field

High Jump

1995

Chris Ricklic

Wrestling

167 pounds

1995

Leslie Kindling

Outdoor Track & Field

Heptathlon

1995

Derek Messmer

Wrestling

Heavyweight

1996

Alicia Kendig

Swimming & Diving

500-yard freestyle

2003

Esther Erb

Outdoor Track & Field

10,000-meter run

2008

Isaac Dukes

Wrestling

149 pounds

2010

Obinna Nwanna

Outdoor Track & Field

Decathlon

2010

Eric Klawitter

Tennis

Doubles

2014

Christopher Krimbill

Tennis

Doubles

2014

Cassandra Laios

Outdoor Track & Field

Hammer Throw

 2019

CWRU

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Fri Nov 08
Women's Volleyball
Final
0 Case Western Reserve
3 vs. Washington (Mo.)
@ Chicago, Ill. UAA Championship
RC | BX
Fri Nov 08
Women's Volleyball
Final
0 Brandeis
3 vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Chicago, IL
RC | BX
Fri Nov 08
Men's Basketball
Final
94 Central (Iowa)
96 vs. Case Western Reserve
Bill Sudeck Tournament
RC | BX
Sat Nov 09
Women's Swimming & Diving
Final
John Carroll University W, 198-91
RC | R
Sat Nov 09
Men's Swimming & Diving
Final
John Carroll University L, 170-128
RC | R
Sat Nov 09
Women's Volleyball
Final
3 Case Western Reserve
0 vs. New York U.
@ Chicago, Ill. UAA 5th-place match
RC | BX
Sat Nov 09
Women's Soccer
Final
3 #25 Carnegie Mellon
1 vs. Case Western Reserve
Senior Day
RC | BX
Sat Nov 09
Football
Final
27 Case Western Reserve
24 at Waynesburg
RC | BX
Sat Nov 09
Women's Basketball
Final
51 Case Western Reserve
76 at Albion
RC | BX
Sat Nov 09
Men's Basketball
Final
75 Centre
79 vs. Case Western Reserve
Bill Sudeck Tournament Championship
RC | BX
Sat Nov 09
Men's Soccer
Final
4 Carnegie Mellon
0 vs. Case Western Reserve
Senior Day
RC | BX
Sun Nov 10
Wrestling
Final
Ohio Intercollegiate Open No Team Scoring
RC | R
Tue Nov 12
Women's Basketball
Final
45 Case Western Reserve
47 at Kenyon
RC | BX
Wed Nov 13
Men's Basketball
Final
67 Case Western Reserve
73 at Otterbein
RC | BX
Fri Nov 15
Women's Soccer
Final - PK Away
0 Wooster
0 vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Wheaton, Ill. NCAA DIII Championship - First Round
RC | BX
Fri Nov 15
Women's Basketball
Final
64 Case Western Reserve
71 at Wash. & Jeff.
Springhill Suites Tip-Off Tournament
RC | BX
Sat Nov 16
Women's Cross Country
Final
at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships 9th of 34 teams
@ Grand Rapids, Mich. (Calvin College)
RC | R
Sat Nov 16
Men's Cross Country
Final
at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships 4th out of 37 teams
@ Grand Rapids, Mich. (Calvin College)
RC | R
Sat Nov 16
Wrestling
Final
CWRU Mini Invitational No Team Scoring
RC | R
Sat Nov 16
Football
Final
21 Case Western Reserve
24 at Carnegie Mellon
RC | BX
Sat Nov 16
Women's Basketball
Final
65 Otterbein
56 vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Washington, Pa. (Wash. & Jeff. College) Springhill Suites Tip-Off Tournament
RC | BX
Tue Nov 19
Women's Basketball
Final
79 Waynesburg
96 vs. Case Western Reserve
RC | BX
Wed Nov 20
Men's Basketball
7:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at John Carroll
V | LS | PR
Fri Nov 22
Women's Swimming & Diving
6:00 pm
at Grove City College
Diving Only
LS
Fri Nov 22
Women's Swimming & Diving
6:00 pm
at University of Rochester
@ Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College) Diving Only
LS
Fri Nov 22
Men's Swimming & Diving
6:00 pm
at Grove City College
Diving Only
LS
Fri Nov 22
Men's Swimming & Diving
6:00 pm
at University of Rochester
@ Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College) Diving Only
LS
Fri Nov 22
Women's Basketball
8:00 PM
Hope
vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Alliance, Ohio Mount Union Tournament
Sat Nov 23
Women's Swimming & Diving
1:00 pm
at Grove City College
Swimming Only
LS
Sat Nov 23
Women's Swimming & Diving
1:00 pm
at University of Rochester
@ Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College) Swimming Only
LS
Sat Nov 23
Men's Swimming & Diving
1:00 pm
at Grove City College
Swimming Only
LS
Sat Nov 23
Men's Swimming & Diving
1:00 pm
at University of Rochester
@ Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College) Swimming Only
LS
Sat Nov 23
Women's Cross Country
11:45 am
at NCAA DIII Championships
@ Louisville, Ky. (Tom Sawyer State Park)
V | LS | PR
Sat Nov 23
Men's Cross Country
10:45 am
at NCAA DIII Championships
@ Louisville, Ky. (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park)
V | LS | PR
Sat Nov 23
Wrestling
10:00 am
at BW Invite
@ Berea, Ohio (Baldwin Wallace Univ.)
LS
Sat Nov 23
Women's Basketball
TBA
Case Western Reserve
vs. Mount Union or Juniata
@ Alliance, Ohio Mount Union Tournament (2 PM or 4 PM)
Sat Nov 23
Football
12:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Union (N.Y.)
V | LS | T
Sat Nov 23
Men's Basketball
1:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Kalamazoo
V | LS | PR
Tue Nov 26
Women's Basketball
7:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at John Carroll
V | LS
Tue Nov 26
Men's Basketball
7:00 PM
Denison
vs. Case Western Reserve
V | LS
Wed Dec 04
Men's Basketball
8:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Thiel
No Event
No Event
No Event
No Event
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Sat Feb 22
Baseball
3:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Earlham
Sun Feb 23
Baseball
12:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Earlham
Sun Feb 23
Baseball
3:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Earlham
Sat Feb 29
Baseball
1:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Wash. & Jeff.
Sat Feb 29
Baseball
3:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Wash. & Jeff.
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Sat Nov 23
Men's Cross Country
10:45 am
at NCAA DIII Championships
@ Louisville, Ky. (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park)
V | LS | PR
No Event
No Event
No Event
No Event
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Sat Nov 23
Football
12:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Union (N.Y.)
V | LS | T
No Event
No Event
No Event
No Event
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Wed Nov 20
Men's Basketball
7:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at John Carroll
V | LS | PR
Sat Nov 23
Men's Basketball
1:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Kalamazoo
V | LS | PR
Tue Nov 26
Men's Basketball
7:00 PM
Denison
vs. Case Western Reserve
V | LS
Wed Dec 04
Men's Basketball
8:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Thiel
Sat Dec 07
Men's Basketball
12:00 PM
Adrian
vs. Case Western Reserve
V | LS
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Fri Feb 07
Men's Tennis
TBA
Northwestern Ohio
vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Toledo, Ohio
Sat Feb 08
Men's Tennis
11:30 AM
Rose-Hulman
vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Holland, Mich.
Sat Feb 08
Men's Tennis
2:30 PM
Case Western Reserve
at Hope
Fri Feb 14
Men's Tennis
1:00 PM
Wooster
vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Cleveland, Ohio (Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion)
Fri Feb 14
Men's Tennis
5:00 PM
Oberlin
vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Cleveland, Ohio (Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion)
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Fri Nov 22
Women's Swimming & Diving
6:00 pm
at Grove City College
Diving Only
LS
Fri Nov 22
Women's Swimming & Diving
6:00 pm
at University of Rochester
@ Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College) Diving Only
LS
Sat Nov 23
Women's Swimming & Diving
1:00 pm
at Grove City College
Swimming Only
LS
Sat Nov 23
Women's Swimming & Diving
1:00 pm
at University of Rochester
@ Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College) Swimming Only
LS
Thu Dec 05
Women's Swimming & Diving
All Day
at Wooster Invitational
@ Wooster, Ohio (Ellen Shapiro Natatorium)
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Fri Nov 22
Women's Basketball
8:00 PM
Hope
vs. Case Western Reserve
@ Alliance, Ohio Mount Union Tournament
Sat Nov 23
Women's Basketball
TBA
Case Western Reserve
vs. Mount Union or Juniata
@ Alliance, Ohio Mount Union Tournament (2 PM or 4 PM)
Tue Nov 26
Women's Basketball
7:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
at John Carroll
V | LS
Sat Dec 07
Women's Basketball
2:00 PM
Denison
vs. Case Western Reserve
V | LS
Fri Dec 20
Women's Basketball
5:00 PM
Wooster
vs. Case Western Reserve
V | LS
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Sat Feb 15
Women's Tennis
8:00 AM
Case Western Reserve
at Hope
Sat Feb 15
Women's Tennis
12:00 PM
Case Western Reserve
vs. Chicago
@ Holland, Mich. (Hope College
Sun Feb 16
Women's Tennis
9:00 AM
Case Western Reserve
at Kalamazoo
Sat Feb 22
Women's Tennis
10:00 AM
Carnegie Mellon
vs. Case Western Reserve
Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion
Sun Feb 23
Women's Tennis
4:00 PM
Otterbein
vs. Case Western Reserve
Cleveland Skating Club
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Sat Nov 23
Wrestling
10:00 am
at BW Invite
@ Berea, Ohio (Baldwin Wallace Univ.)
LS
Sat Dec 07
Wrestling
9:30 am
at RIT Invite
@ Rochester, N.Y. (RIT)
Sat Jan 04
Wrestling
9:00 am
D3 National Challenge
Wed Jan 08
Wrestling
12:00 pm
Lourdes / Thiel Throwdown
Wed Jan 15
Wrestling
5:00 pm
Ohio Wesleyan
Senior Night
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