EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Panthers competed in the NCAA Regionals today for the first time in program history. Davenport, who was recently accepted as full members into NCAA Division 2 this year, ran in the NCAA cross country regionals for the first time. The field was extremely tough, showcasing the best runners in all of the Midwest Region. The men finished in 23^rd place with 669 points and the women placed 28^th with a score of 863. Morgan Posthuma broke her own school record in the 6K and Thomas VanSlembrouck set the school record in the 10K. This was the first time the men's team has run a 10K in competition.
 
VanSlembrouck had the top individual mark for the Panthers, finishing in a time of 33:01.2 and taking 40^th place. TJ Moore finished in 35:25.8 and placed 134^th. Brad Hotovy took 151^st place with a time of 35:53.8. With a time of 36:43.5 Hunter Nelson took 170^th place, while Brendan McCoy finished 174^th with a time of 37:05.0. Trevor Luznak placed 179^th, finishing in 37:27.1, and Joey Fox placed 185^th, with a time of 38:25.3.


 
Posthuma had the top time/place for the women, finishing in 23:15.0 and taking 100^th place. Julianna Wilson finished 146^th with a time of 24:20.8 and Avri Beach finished 201^st with a time of 27:12.0. Finishing in 202^nd was Autumn Hancock, who recorded a time of 27:21.7. Erin Dorn placed 214^th with a time of 28:36.3 and Britney Medcoff placed 215^th with a time of 28:42.8.


 
"Really proud of how the kids competed today, bouncing back from the conference meet a couple weekends ago. We showed a lot of toughness and ended the season on a positive note." – Head Coach Scott Cook
 
This concludes the 2019 cross country season for both teams.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Southern Indiana Athletics