Davenport breaks a pair of shot put records during Tune Up Meet

CALEDONIA, Mich. – The Panthers 2019 Outdoor Season came and went in a hurry. Davenport hosted a tune up meet, which was the Panthers final regular-season meet of the 2019 Outdoor Season. The weather wasn't great at the Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex over the two-day meet, but that didn't stop the team from breaking two school records. Ironically, both records came in the shot put. Isaiah Schafer broke the record on the men's side and Lisa Wangler on the women's.

Men

In the 100 meter dash, Zach Hammel-Brown, Thomas Herring and Brett Schenck all finished within .01 seconds of each other. Hammel-Brown and Herring each finished in 11.57 seconds, while Schenck clocked a time of 11.58 seconds.
Matthew Field, Adrian Bonilla, Justin Fleser, and Herring all ran the 200 meter dash in under 24 seconds. Field took home the top time of 23.17 seconds, Bonilla finished right behind him with a time of 23.19 seconds. Herring finished in 23.49 seconds and Fleser in 23.65 seconds.
In the 400 meter dash, Hammel-Brown clocked a time of 52.28 seconds, taking fifth place at the meet.
Zach Diamond took fourth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:00.12.
In the 1,500 meter run, Hunter Nelson and Thomas VanSlembrouck both finished in the top five. Hunter took third with a time of 4:08.86 and VanSlembrouck finished in 4:13.15 to take fifth.
Corbin DeJonge walked away with a first place finish in the 110 meter hurdles. He clocked a time of 15.68 seconds in the event.
In the 400 meter hurdles, Craig Hoskins finished second with a time of 55.90 seconds.
Another first place finish belonged to Eric Harris in the pole vault. Harris cleared the height of 4.58 meters.
In the long jump, Drake Boomer recorded a mark of 6.57 meters, taking seventh place.
Colin Grady finished fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.13 meters.
In the shot put, Schafer put on a show. The freshman thrower from Pewamo broke the school record in the event, tossing 15.32 meters on his final attempt. The previous record was held by Joshua Coston with a mark of 15.20 meters.
Eric Toledo placed third in the discus throw. Toledo recorded a mark of 42.74 meters on his second attempt.
Brandon MacGregor took first place in the hammer throw, recording a toss of 53.80 meters on his very first attempt.
In the javelin, Harris threw 34.47 meters and took ninth place.

Women

In the 100 meter dash, Aleah Mixon and Joelle Humpula both finished in under 13 seconds. Mixon recorded a time of 12.73 seconds, taking third place, and Humpula finished in 12.75 seconds, taking fifth place.
Mixon also competed in the 200 meter dash, where she took home the top time at the meet, finishing in 26.02 seconds. Paige Gould and Haley Nelson also finished in under 27 seconds. Gould recorded a time of 26.36 seconds, while Nelson finished in 26.63 seconds.
In the 400 meter dash, Kaitlyn Rademacher finished in 1:03.55, taking home seventh place.
Olivia Bordewyk ran the 800 meter dash in 2:21.84, she took home second place.
In the 1,500 meter run, Andrea Messing had the top time for DU. Messing finished in 5:10.12, placing seventh in the event.
Alexandra Eby and Olivia Sandborn each finished in under 16 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles. Eby clocked a time of 15.38 seconds, finishing fifth overall, and Sandborn had a time of 15.98 seconds, taking seventh.
In the 400 meter hurdles Humpula and Kennedy Miedema finished fourth and fifth. Humpula recorded a time of 1:06.34 and Miedema finished in 1:09.80.
Similar to Schafer in the men's shot put, Wangler also put on a show. The freshman thrower from Seville, Ohio broke the school record in the shot put, tossing 12.83 meters on her second attempt. The previous record belonged to Talitha Robertson with a mark of 12.62 meters and was set back in 2011! Wangler also competed in the discus, tossing 35.69 meters.
In the hammer throw, Kaylyn Perry and Jenna Schumaker took first and second at the meet. Perry recorded a mark of 49.83 meters and Schumaker tossed 48.80 meters.
In the javelin throw, McKayla Nadolney placed fifth with a mark of 32.75 meters.