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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

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Caspar Lightner

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/17/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Water Polo
  • Bio
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Caspar Lightner collected 12 goals, six assists and two steals as the MIT water polo team went 2-2 at the Navy Open over the weekend. Lightner scored four goals, including the game-winner in the third overtime period of the Engineers 15-14 win over Mount St. Mary's. He also dished out five assists and had one steal in the win. Additionally, he scored five goals against Salem and had three goals, a steal and an assist in MIT's win over Connecticut College.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
3/23/2022 Edenna Chen Women's Swimming and Diving
3/23/2022 Tobe Obochi Men's Swimming and Diving
3/16/2022 Kenneth Wei Men's Track and Field
3/16/2022 Izzi Gengaro Women's Track and Field
3/9/2022 Sydney Pyon Women's Lacrosse
3/9/2022 Matthew Sardis Men's Lacrosse
3/3/2022 Rose Alsalman Rifle
3/3/2022 Men's Fencing Foil Team Men's Fencing
2/23/2022 Jack Yurkanin Men's Volleyball
2/23/2022 Sarah Pertsemlidis Women's Tennis
2/16/2022 Alexis Boykin Women's Track and Field
2/16/2022 Kenneth Wei Men's Track and Field
2/9/2022 Ryan Wilson Men's Track and Field
2/9/2022 Christina Antonakakis Women's Basketball
2/3/2022 Women's 4 x 400 Relay Women's Track and Field
2/3/2022 Matthew Kearney Men's Track and Field
1/27/2022 Tobe Obochi Men's Swimming and Diving
1/27/2022 Edenna Chen Women's Swimming and Diving
1/19/2022 Julia Howarth Women's Track and Field
1/19/2022 Kenneth Wei Men's Track and Field
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