Track and Field | 12/2/2023 6:20:00 PM

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Davenport track and field teams started their indoor season at the Saginaw Valley State Holiday Open and several student-athletes were able to post new personal records.

Freshman Solomon King burst onto the scene by setting a new school record and hit the NCAA qualifying mark in the 60 meters with a time of 6.74 in the finals to win the event. He ran a 6.83 in the prelims and improved his time in the finals.

Freshman Damarcus Rouse Jr. had a runner-up finish in the 800 meters (1:57.39), hitting a DU all time top five mark in his first meet. 

Jaden Herrick had a big personal record in the 60 meter hurdles (8.59) and finished sixth in the event. Bryce Albrecht finished fourth in the high jump with a height of 6' 4". Albrecht also finished third in the pole vault at a height of 15' 1". Freshman Ryan Delcour placed fourth in the pole vault with a height of 14' 7.25".

Julia Tuuri had a huge PR in the 60 meters (7.88), which was also a DU top five performance. Erin Boettcher ran two PR's on the day with a 2:27.37 in the 800 meters and 7.99 in the 60 meters. Sidney Heugel had a runner-up finish in the pole vault with a height of 12' 0.75". Annabelle Schafer finished fifth in the pentathlon with 3,128 points.