The Case Western Reserve University men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2025-26 indoor season by setting three school records at the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic on Saturday at the Veale Center in Cleveland.
School Records
- First-year sprinter Gianna Phipps
- 200-meter dash, 25.88 seconds
- Bested previous record of 26.48 seconds set by Emily Bruckner in 2005
- First-year hurdler/sprinter Elizabeth Crossan, first-year sprinter Samaria Benochi, senior runner Melanie Taylor, and Phipps
- 4x400-meter relay, 4:02.40
- Bested previous record of 4:02.99 set in 2020 by Mia Kilroy, Kemi Ogundiran, Melissa Phung, and Julie Hines
- First-year sprinter Antonio Sidoti
- 60-meter dash, 6.96 seconds
- Tied record set by Juan Perez in 2023 and Ben Zelkin in 2017
Event Winners
- Senior runner Matias Facchinato-Sitja
- Senior hurdler/sprinter Grace Misiunas
- 60-meter hurdles, 9.30 seconds
- Phipps
- 200-meter dash, 25.88 seconds
- 400-meter dash, 58.88 seconds
- 4x400-meter relay, 4:02.40
- Sidoti
- 60-meter dash, 6.96 seconds
- Taylor
- 800-meter run, 2:22.45
- 4x400-meter relay, 4:02.40
- Benochi
- 200-meter dash, 25.88 seconds
- Crossan
- 200-meter dash, 25.88 seconds
Top Five Finishes
- Junior sprinter/hurdler Sarah Ball
- 60-meter hurdles, 9.32 seconds, second
- 60-meter dash, 8.09 seconds, fourth
- Junior runner Owen Schessler
- 5,000-meter run, 16:06.47, second
- Crossan
- 60-meter hurdles, 9.41 seconds, third
- 400-meter dash, 1:01.84, fifth
- Senior sprinter/hurdler Joshua Park
- 60-meter hurdles, 8.78 seconds, third
- Sophomore sprinter Riley Friedman
- 200-meter dash, 26.98 seconds, fourth
- Sophomore jumper Pierre-Andre Geoffrion
- 60-meter dash, 7.09 seconds, fourth
- Benochi
- Triple jump, 10.39 meters, fifth
- First-year hurdler/jumper Anna Callo
- Pole vault, 2.90 meters, fifth
- Sophomore jumper Artin Fazeli
- Pole vault, 4.10 meters, fifth
- First-year runner Caleb Guarino
- 5,000-meter run, 16:37.17, fifth
- Junior hurdler Praveen Sureshkumar
- 400-meter dash, 52.78 seconds, fifth
- Facchinato-Sitja
- 4x400-meter relay, 3:38.74, fifth
- Senior sprinter/hurdler Aaron Brula
- 4x400-meter relay, 3:38.74, fifth
- Sophomore sprinter/hurdler Paxton Zelik
- 4x400-meter relay, 3:38.74, fifth
- Sophomore sprinter/hurdler Luke Rabacs
- 4x400-meter relay, 3:38.74, fifth
Spartan Notes
- Phipps also ran the second-fastest in program history in the 400-meter dash, just 0.07 seconds shy of the program record set by Olivia Newman in 2016
- The Spartans combined to win seven events with 11 finishes in the top three
- Participants from Allegheny College, Baldwin Wallace University, Grove City College, Muskingum University, Oberlin College, and Ursuline College competed at the meet
Up Next
The Spartans will take a break from finals before returning to the Veale Center for the Spartan Icebreaker on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Action is slated to begin at 11 a.m.
