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Case Western Reserve University first-year Antonio Sidoti, a sprinter on the men's track and field team, and first-year Gianna Phipps, a sprinter on the women's track and field team, have been named the Spartan Club Athletes of the Week for their performances this past week.

Sidoti matched a program record in the 60-meter dash in his first collegiate meet on Saturday, the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic at the Veale Center in Cleveland. After running a time of 7.02 seconds in the prelims of the event, Sidoti tied the school record in the finals with a time of 6.96 seconds. The time currently ranks second in the University Athletic Association and 36th in Division III. The Spartans combined to win seven events with 11 finishes in the top three.

Phipps recorded three national top-12 marks and set a pair of school records in her first collegiate meet, the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic at the Veale Center in Cleveland on Saturday. She ran the 11th-fastest time in Division III this season in the 200-meter dash, setting a school record with a time of 25.88 seconds. To end the meet, Phipps anchored the 4x400-meter relay which broke the program record with a time of 4:02.40, the seventh-best mark in the country this season. She also fell 0.07 seconds shy of the school record in the 400-meter dash, running a time of 58.88 seconds. Phipps ranks 12th in Division III with the time. 

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. 

The Spartan Club Athletes of the Week are selected by the CWRU Department of Athletics each Monday, based on their performance during the previous week of competition.

Honorable Mentions:

First-year sprinter Samaria Benochi (women's track and field) placed in the top eight in three events at the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic at the Veale Center in Cleveland on Saturday. Benochi helped the Spartans set a school record in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:02.40, the seventh-best mark in Division III. She placed fifth in the triple jump by bounding 10.39 meters, the sixth-furthest leap in the conference this season. Finally, Benochi completed the 400-meter dash in 1:03.33 to place seventh, the ninth-fastest time in the UAA. 

Junior guard Mya Hartjes (women's basketball) led all Spartans with 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game over a pair of contests last week. Hartjes finished the week shooting 48.4% (15-of-31) overall, 30.8% (4-of-13) from three-point range, and 57.1% (4-of-7) from the free throw line. She led the team with 22 points in a 67-66 loss at home to Marietta on Wednesday, making eight-of-15 shots overall, two-of-six from behind the three-point line, and four-of-seven free throw attempts, while adding seven rebounds and two assists. She added a team-high 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists during the Spartans' 74-61 setback on the road to Denison on Saturday, making seven-of-16 attempts from the floor and two-of-seven from long range. Through the team's first eight games of the season, Hartjes has averaged 15.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per contest. CWRU stands at 5-3 overall during the 2025-26 season.

The Spartans will be on hiatus for the next three weeks for finals and the holidays before returning to action at the Baldwin Wallace Holiday Classic at the end of the month. The Spartans will face Oberlin at 3 p.m. on Monday, December 29, followed by a matchup against host and 21st-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday, December 30, also at 3 p.m.

Sophomore thrower Ishaan Solanki (men's track and field) recorded a pair of career-best marks at the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic on Saturday. Solanki placed ninth in the weight throw with a toss of 12.66 meters, which ranks fifth in the UAA. In the shot put, he heaved the ball 11.43 meters, finishing 14th. 

Senior Art Martinez (wrestling) won all three of his matches at the Yellow Jacket Duals, hosted by Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, on Friday night. He pinned Samuel Hutchinson of UNC Pembroke in the first dual, an eventual 35-12 CWRU loss, and defeated Baldwin Wallace's Dorian Hoffman by decision 6-1 in a 31-15 Spartan setback. Hoffman is ranked second in the region at 125 pounds. Martinez ended the day with a pin of Jason Louiso of Wilmington in just 22 seconds, helping CWRU defeat the Quakers 45-7. Martinez, ranked third in the region at 133 pounds, improved to a team-best 14-1 with the three wins, including five pins and four technical falls. The Spartans dropped to 2-2 in dual matches this season.

The Spartans will be off for final exams before resuming their season with the Chocolate Duals hosted by Messiah University in Grantham, Pennsylvania on Saturday, December 20.

2025-26 Spartan Club Athletes of the Week:
Sept. 2: Jacob Slater (men's cross country) & Jamie Goldfarb (women's soccer)
Sept. 8: Mitchell Fein (men's soccer) & Maggie Farra (women's soccer)
Sept. 15: Bradley Winter (men's soccer) & Ceci Dapino (women's soccer)
Sept. 22: Daniel King (football) & Halina Tompkins (women's cross country)
Sept. 29: Sam DeTillio (football) & Kalli Wall (volleyball)
Oct. 6: Osi Chukwuocha (football) & Ceci Dapino (women's soccer)
Oct. 13: Kalli Wall (volleyball) & Claire Kozma (women's swimming and diving)
Oct. 20: Jacob Slater (men's cross country) & Halina Tompkins (women's cross country)
Oct. 27: Bradley Winter (men's soccer) & Ellie Palaian (women's soccer)
Nov. 3: Art Martinez (wrestling) & Sohalya Rawlins (women's swimming and diving)
Nov. 10: Thomas Wagner (wrestling) & Emily Plachta (women's basketball)
Nov. 18: Jacob Slater (men's cross country) & Kalli Wall (volleyball)
Nov. 24: John Drumm (men's swimming and diving) & Claire Kozma (women's swimming and diving)
Dec. 1: Andrew Fox (men's basketball) & Maura Schorr (women's basketball)
Dec. 8: Antonio Sidoti (men's track and field) & Gianna Phipps (women's track and field)