Three Case Western Reserve University student-athletes earned University Athletic Association Athlete of the Week honors based on their performance last week.
Graduate student Lorenzo Collier of the men's cross country team, sophomore Maya DiPasquale of the women's cross country team, and sophomore Carter Shedd of the men's soccer team received accolades from the conference.
Collier, the UAA Athlete of the Week for Men's Cross Country, won the men's 5K race at the Wooster Twilight at John C. Papp Stadium in Wooster, Ohio, on Friday night. Collier was the top finisher out of 32 runners with a time of 15:46.7. This is his first career UAA Athlete of the Week honor.
DiPasquale, the UAA Athlete of the Week for Women's Cross Country, was the top finisher for the Spartans in the women's 5K race at the Wooster Twilight at John C. Papp Stadium in Wooster, Ohio, on Friday night. DiPasquale was second out of 22 runners with a time of 18:54.8.
The Spartans will now turn their attention to the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championship at Forest Akers East in East Lansing, Michigan, on Saturday, November 14. The women's race is scheduled for an 11 a.m. start, followed by the men's race at 12 p.m. The top-finishing team from each regional meet, along with 22 at-large teams, will earn qualification to the NCAA Championships. In addition, the top seven finishers from each regional not on a qualifying team will secure an individual berth to the championship meet.
Shedd, the UAA Defensive Athlete of the Week for Men's Soccer, recorded a shutout to help the third-ranked Spartans secure their third-ever UAA Men's Soccer Championship on Saturday. Shedd saved five shots in a scoreless draw with Carnegie Mellon at DiSanto Field in Cleveland to keep the Tartans off the board in the contest. The clean sheet was the seventh of the season for Shedd and his fourth in UAA play.
Shedd ended the regular season with a goals against average of 0.45 (0.57 in league play) and a save percentage of .848. This is his third UAA Athlete of the Week honor this season.
CWRU won the league title with a conference record of 3-0-4, becoming the first school in association history to win the conference championship after finishing last in the league the year prior. The Spartans completed their first-ever undefeated regular season, moving to 11-0-5 overall in 2026. Case Western Reserve will host the first two rounds of the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14. The Spartans will play Penn State Behrend at 12 p.m. on Friday.
The following CWRU student-athletes have been named the UAA Athlete of the Week during the 2026-27 academic year:
Sept. 8: Izzy Probst (Women's Soccer – Offense)
Sept. 14: Alex Eby (Men's Soccer – Defense), Tara Markovic (Women's Tennis), Micah Rossen (Men's Soccer – Offense)
Sept. 21: Carter Shedd (Men's Soccer – Defense)
Sept. 28: Carter Shedd (Men's Soccer – Defense)
Oct. 5: Rowan Matorin (Men's Tennis), Izzy Probst (Women's Soccer – Offense)
Oct. 12: Cormac Apostolides (Men's Soccer – Defense), Owen Guffey (Men's Soccer – Offense), Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Oct. 19: Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country), Mitchell Fein (Men's Soccer - Offense)
Oct. 26: Cormac Apostolides (Men's Soccer – Offense), Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Nov. 2: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer – Defense), Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Nov. 9: Lorenzo Collier (Men's Cross Country), Maya DiPasquale (Women's Cross Country), Carter Shedd (Men's Soccer – Defense)
