NEW BOSTON, Mich. – Led by a 1-2 finish from Luke Oyster and Jordan Domany, the Davenport University men's cross country team captured the team title at the Wayne State Warrior Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Panthers totaled 43 points to finish ahead of Purdue Northwest and Ferris State, which each scored 77 points, while Cierra Guay paced the Davenport women with an 18th-place finish.
Oyster won the men's 8K in 25:12.6, while Domany crossed second in 25:24.0. Ian Petruska placed 10th in 25:53.3, just ahead of Lucas Van Meter, who recorded a personal-best 25:53.5 to finish 11th.
Rogan Melling rounded out Davenport's scoring five in 20th at 26:15.5, putting the Panthers' first five runners within 1:02.9 of one another. Liam Bingman placed 56th with a personal-best 27:24.5, while Bryson Ballentyne also posted a personal best, finishing 79th in 28:09.8. Aidan Simrau completed Davenport's lineup in 87th at 28:48.6.
Guay led the Panther women through the 6K in 23:04.1. Jocelynn Olds followed in 65th with a personal-best 24:30.9, while Kaylen Clark placed 93rd in 26:29.8. Carley Lamborne added a personal-best performance of her own, crossing 95th in 26:48.5.
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The Panthers return to action Nov. 6 at the GLIAC Championships, hosted by Purdue Northwest in Hammond, Ind.
