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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk

Rogan Melling

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 145
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Hanover, Mich.
  • Highschool Hanover-Horton

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

2024-25: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic list...set a new PR in the mile (4:23.81) at the GVSU Tune-Up...finished 14th at the GLIAC Indoor Championship in the 3,000 meters (8:53.51)...placed second in the 10,000 meters (31:52.33) at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open...ran a 15:09.06 for a new PR at the 5,000 meters at the GVSU Al Owens Classic...finished ninth in the 10,000 meters (32:19.14) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championship.

2023-24: Had a very successful freshman season both indoors and outdoors...ran a PR of 4:29.04 in the mile and placed second at the GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic (Feb. 2)...placed fifth in the DMR with a time of 10:27.86 and set a PR of 8:36.27 in the 3,000 meters at the GLIAC Indoor Championships...ran a PR of 4:07.69 and placed second in the 1,500 meters at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (Apr. 20)...ran a time of 15:39.89 in the 5,000 meters at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships.

High School: Prepped at Hanover-Horton under head coach Dean Blackledge...Cross Country Team State Champions as a freshman...six-time track and field conference champion...named All-State Cross Country and All-State Track and Field three times... career bests in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:26, 3,200 meters with a time of 9:17 (school record), and 5k time of 16:02 for cross country.

Personal: Majoring in marketing...born on February 25...favorite team is the Detroit Lions...favorite athlete is Jared Goff.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
    5'11" 150 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance
    5'11" 148 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance
    5'11" 145 lbs