Panthers break three program records during GVSU Big Meet’s

ALLENDALE, Mich. – Davenport competed in Grand Valley State's Big Meet on Friday and Saturday. The Panthers broke three program records over the two meets and eight top-10 finishes. Chieme Udaku set a new school record in the triple jump, Thomas VanSlembrouck set the school record in the 3,000 meter run, and Alexandra Eby set a new record in the pole vault!

Friday's Meet

Emma Schafer finished seventh in the high jump, clearing the 1.54 meter height.
Eby cleared 3.57 meters in the pole vault, taking 13^th place and setting a new school record in the process. Betsy Lovett previously held the record at 3.56 meters.

Saturday's Meet
Men

In the 60 meter dash Brett Schenck recorded the fastest time for Davenport. He finished in 7.15 seconds during the preliminaries.
Colin Grady took seventh place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.49 seconds.
In the 400 meter dash Justin Fleser clocked a time of 53.12 seconds.
Zach Diamond finished the 800 meter run in 1:58.85, taking 38^th place.
In the mile run Shem Haas finished in 4:29.89, taking 33^rd place.
VanSlembrouck ran the 3,000 meter race in 8:39.16. He took 18^th place and set a new program record in the process. VanSlembrouck held the previous record of 8:41.73.
Craig Hoskins competed in the 60 meter hurdles and recorded a time of 8.95 seconds in the preliminaries.
The squad of Justin Fleser, Matthew Field, Noah French, and Hoskins completed the 4 x 400 meter relay in 3:26.87. The four took fourth place in the event.
In the long jump Grady recorded a mark of 6.72 meters on his fifth jump, good enough for third place.
William Jones IV threw 13.66 meters in the shot put, placing 19^th.
In the weight throw Brandon MacGregor tossed 16.62 meters, finishing in seventh place.

Women

Udaku placed 12^th in the 60 meter dash preliminaries with a time of 7.95 seconds.
In the 200 meter dash finals Aleah Mixon finished in 26.21 seconds and took 30^th, while Jakara Edwards-House finished in 26.52 seconds and took 41^st place.
DU had 11 competitors in the 400 meter dash finals. Tiler Tyler topped the list with a time of 1:00.17, taking 24^th place, and behind her was Paige Gould with a time of 1:00.90, taking 31^st place.
In the 800 meter race Kaitlyn Rademacher clocked a time of 2:26 .94, finishing 41^st overall.
Olivia Bordewyk took 23^rd in the mile with her time of 5:17.28.
Schafer and Eby had similar performances in the 60 meter hurdles. Schafer finished in 9.46 seconds and took 17^th place, while Eby finished in 9.40 seconds and took 16^th.
The squad of Sarah Stapleton, Haley Nelson, Joelle Humpula, and Kennedy Miedema competed in the 4 x 400 meter relay and took 12^th place with a time of 4:13.84.
In the pole vault Myah Kelly cleared 3.42 meters, taking 10^th place in the event.
Kelsey Graham finished 12^th in the long jump with a mark of 5.25 meters.
Udaku continues her dominance in the triple jump. She recorded a mark of 11.57 meters, giving her third place at the meet and a new school record. Her previous record was 11.55 meters.
Jenna Schumaker had a great showing in the weight throw. She tossed 16.56 meters on her third attempt, giving her fourth place.