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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Walter Cronk

Noah Evers

  • Position Thrower
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 280
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Martin, Mich.
  • Highschool Plainwell

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

DU Highlights:
(2023-24) Named an Academic All-American by the USTFCCCA...named a First Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators...GLIAC Champion in the shot put (62' 10.5") at the Indoor Championships...set the school record indoors for the shot put at that event...set the school record outdoors for the discus (183' 4") at the GVSU Last Chance Meet (May 11)...a two-time All-American in the shot put...placed third indoors (60' 11.25") and second outdoors (63' 3.5") with a PR...named All-Midwest Region in the indoor and outdoor season...won the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for the spring season...finished 15th in the discus at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships.

(2022-23) Named to the CSC (College Sports Communicators) Academic All-District team...named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team (3.5 or above)...earned All-Region by the USTFCCCA in the shot put and discus...competed in both events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and finished 15th in the shot put (17.09 meters) and 14th in the discus (48.84 meters)...finished third in the shot put at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 57' 9.75"...he won the discus with a provisional mark of 167' 11"...set his personal best in the discus at the Gibson Invitational on Apr. 13-15 with a throw of 173' 7"...finished eighth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn All-America honors...finished third in the shot put (53' 11.75") and sixth in the weight throw (51' 9.75") to set a personal best at the GLIAC Indoor Championships.

(2021-22) At the Hall of Fame Classic took home second place for Shot Put of 15.93m on Jan. 28...At the GVSU 10 Event-Last Chance earned a personal record for the Discus Throw of 48.85m claiming first for the event on May 10...placed ninth in the discus with a PR of 153' 2" at the 2021 GLIAC Outdoor Championships...won the shot put with a PR of 51' 11.25" at the 2021 GVSU Extra Weekend Meet...finished 10th in the shot put at the GLIAC Indoor Championships with a throw of 47' 6.5"...had a personal best in the weight throw of 48' 7.25" at the GVSU Tune Up on Feb. 21...had a personal best of 47' 7" in the shot put at the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 15.

High School: Prepped at Plainwell High School under coach Scott Evans...personal best of 52' 2" in the shot put...personal best of 160' 8.25" in the discus...four year varsity letter winner...four-year, all-conference honoree...three year all-region honoree...state qualifier twice...new balance national qualifier...one year all-state honoree...twice Tike Team MVP...two-time team leading scorer...second place in the region.

Personal: Majoring in business...favorite movie is Talladega Nights...born on May 31.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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    6'3" 0 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

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    6'3" 0 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Thrower
    6'3" 280 lbs