Case Western Reserve University sophomore Calvin Gelle (baseball - hitter), senior Ayla Grabenbauer (women's track & field), and first-year Camryn Mclelland (softball - pitcher) were named the University Athletic Association Athletes of the Week following their standout performances last week.
It was the first career UAA Athlete of the Week award for each of the three honorees.
Gelle batted .500 (eight-for-16) with a .625 slugging percentage and a .579 on-base percentage for a 1.204 OPS over four games last weekend. Gelle had a pair of doubles, scored four runs, drove in five, walked three times, and stole a base on his only attempt, while also playing flawless defense at third base. Highlights from his week included a three-for-four performance with a double, two walks, a stolen base, and a career-high five RBI in a 19-5 win over John Carroll on Saturday, and a three-for-five day at the plate with a double and a run scored in an 8-5 loss to 17th-ranked Mount Union.
Gelle is batting .328 this season with an .872 OPS and has driven in 10 runs.
The Spartans went 2-2 last weekend and will enter University Athletic Association play next weekend with an 11-7 overall record. CWRU will open its 2026 UAA schedule next weekend, hosting Brandeis University at Nobby's Ballpark. The four-game series is scheduled to begin on Friday, March 27, with a single game starting at 3:00 p.m.
Grabenbauer recorded the fastest time in Division III this season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Washington and Lee Track Carnival in Lexington, Virginia, last weekend. Grabenbauer completed the race in 11:14.90 to win the event for CWRU at the meet.
The Spartans won seven events at the unscored meet with 13 top-three finishes. The CWRU track and field teams will travel to Oberlin, Ohio, for the Bob Kahn Invitational on March 27 and 28.
Mclelland picked up a pair of wins in the circle for the 19th-ranked Spartans during the team's 2-1 series win over sixth-ranked WashU last weekend at Mather Park in Cleveland. Mclelland started two of the three games, going 2-1 with a 2.05 earned run average and 13 strikeouts in 13 and two-thirds innings. She tossed a complete game in the series-opening 4-1 win, allowing one unearned run in seven innings with four strikeouts. Mclelland also started the series finale, earning the win with five and two-thirds innings of work with seven strikeouts.
This season, she has a 6-3 record, 3.24 ERA, and 55 strikeouts in 49 and two-thirds innings. CWRU improved to 12-5 and 2-1 in conference contests with the series win.
CWRU will resume non-conference play this week, taking a trip to Granville, Ohio, on Thursday, March 26, for a doubleheader against Denison University starting at 5 p.m.
The following CWRU Athletes have been named the UAA Athlete of the Week during the 2025-26 academic year:
Mar. 23: Calvin Gelle (Baseball - Hitter), Ayla Grabenbauer (Women's Track & Field), Camyrn Mclelland (Softball - Pitcher)
Mar. 16: Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Pitcher), Devanghi Misra (Softball - Pitcher), Rowan Matorin (Men's Tennis)
Mar. 2: Emily Plachta (Women's Basketball), Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Pitcher)
Feb. 23: Ethan Edwards (Men's Basketball), Claire Kozma (Women's Swimming), Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Hitter)
Feb. 16: Hannah Kassaie (Women's Tennis), Art Martinez (Wrestling), Bryce Ware (Men's Tennis)
Feb. 9: Maura Schorr (Women's Basketball), Thomas Wagner (Wrestling)
Feb. 2: Hunter Keane (Wrestling), Jack Rudofsky (Men's Diving)
Jan. 26: Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Jan. 20: Thomas Wagner (Wrestling)
Jan. 5: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Dec. 15: Matthew Ellis (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 8: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Nov. 24: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Nov. 3: Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Oct. 27: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer - Defense), Bradley Winter (Men's Soccer - Defense)
Oct. 13: Kalli Wall (Volleyball), Claire Kozma (Women's Swimming)
Sep. 22: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer - Defense), Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country)
Sep. 8: Maggie Farra (Women's Soccer - Offense), Phillip Washington (Men's Soccer - Defense), Katie Wong (Women's Tennis)
Sep. 2: Jamie Goldfarb (Women's Soccer - Offense), Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country)
