GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Panthers remained local as they competed in their second meet of the 2019 season. Davenport ran in the Knight-Raider Invitational at Riverside Park, just outside of downtown Grand Rapids. The women ran a 5K and the men an 8K.
 
The women's team finished in 12^th place and Morgan Posthuma led the way. She ran the 5K in 19:49.3 and finished in 13^th place. Aliza Hengesbach ran for the first time with DU and finished in 21^st with a time of 20:03.2 Autumn Hancock finished with a time of 23:15.7 and took 81^st place, while Britney Medcoff took 90^th place with a time of 24:12.0. McKenna Evans (96^th place) and Erin Dorn (107^th place) finished the race in 24:48.5 and 26:48.4


 
The men's team finished ninth out of the 21 teams. Thomas VanSlembrouck led the charge for Davenport, clocking a time of 26:18.3 and finishing in second place individually. TJ Moore finished in 46^th with a time of 28:39.0 and Trevor Luznak in 51^st with a time of 28:55.9. Joey Fox clocked a time of 29:12.8, taking 57^th place. Brad Hotovy (59^th place) and Brendan McCoy (78^th place) finished the race in 29:19.0 and 30:11.0.


 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Jeremy Weir