The Case Western Reserve University men's and women's track and field set four school records across three meets on Friday and Saturday. The Spartans sent team members to the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Michigan, on Friday afternoon, the Crimson & Gold Invite in Oberlin, Ohio, on Friday evening, and the All-Ohio Indoor Championships in Westerville, Ohio, on Saturday.

At the All-Ohio Championships, the CWRU women's team placed second out of 16 teams with 85.0 points, and the Spartan men's team placed 11th out of 16 teams with 16.0 points.

School Records

• First-year Gianna Phipps
  • 200-meter dash, 25.48 seconds
    • Previous school record of 25.88 seconds set by Phipps earlier this season
  • 400-meter dash, 56.61 seconds
    • Previous school record of 58.88 seconds set by Phipps earlier this season
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
    • Previous school record of 4:02.40 set earlier this season
• Junior Arianna Holbrook, 800-meter run, 2:17.20
  • Previous school record: 2:18.09, Melissa Phung-Rojas in 2023
• Senior Grace Misiunas, 60-meter hurdles, 9.09 seconds
  • Previous school record of 9.15 seconds ran by Misiunas last week
• First-year Elizabeth Crossan
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
    • Previous school record of 4:02.40 set earlier this season
• First-year Samaria Benochi
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
    • Previous school record of 4:02.40 set earlier this season
• Senior Melanie Taylor
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
    • Previous school record of 4:02.40 set earlier this season

GVSU Big Meet Friday

800-meter run (open)

• Holbrook, ninth, 2:17.20

1-mile run

• Sophomore Donovan Crowley, 20th, 4:14.66

Crimson & Gold Invite

Event Winners

• Senior Troy Olson
  • Long jump, 6.53 meters
  • 60-meter dash, 7.07 seconds
• Junior Toby Langsner
  • Weight throw, 14.87 meters
  • Shot put, 13.92 meters
• Sophomore Paxton Zelik
  • 60-meter hurdles, 9.07 seconds
• Sophomore Jeremiah Broughton
  • 400-meter dash, 54.43 seconds
• Graduate student Collin Witt
  • 200-meter dash, 24.27 seconds

All-Ohio Indoor Championships

Event Winners

• Phipps
  • 200-meter dash, 25.48 seconds
  • 400-meter dash, 56.61 seconds
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
• Senior Lauren Iagnemma
  • 3,000-meter run, 10:21.68
• Crossan
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
• Benochi
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86
• Taylor
  • 4x400-meter relay, 4:00.86

Top Five Finishes

• First-year Gianna Lacey
  • High jump, third, 1.56 meters
  • Long jump, fifth, 4.85 meters
• Senior Michelle Lee
  • Weight throw, third, 16.46 meters
• Misiunas
  • 60-meter hurdles, third, 9.09 seconds
• Taylor
  • 800-meter run, third, 2:20.62
• Senior Julia Hluck
  • Mile run, fourth, 5:25.51
• Sophomore Nathaniel Hahn
  • 400-meter dash, fifth, 51.50 seconds
• Sophomore Cecilia Postma
  • Mile run, fifth, 5:26.17
• First-year Jacob Porter
  • Distance medley relay, fifth, 10:50.84
• Sophomore Paul Salah
  • Distance medley relay, fifth, 10:50.84
• First-year Chance Krenzer
  • Distance medley relay, fifth, 10:50.84
• Sophomore Adam Joseph
  • Distance medley relay, fifth, 10:50.84

Spartan Notes

• Lee recorded the third-best mark in program history in the weight throw
• Olson recorded the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 60-meter dash
• Phipps's mark in the 400-meter dash would rank 16th in Division III among times entering the day

Up Next

The Spartans will return home for the Ed Finnegan Invitational on Friday, February 20 with action slated to begin at the Veale Center at 4 p.m.