https://dupanthers.com/rss.aspxLatest news items for Davenport University Athleticsen-us60https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/6/8/womens-volleyball-kucharczyk-joins-womens-volleyball-coaching-staff.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/6/8/womens-volleyball-kucharczyk-joins-womens-volleyball-coaching-staff.aspxWomen's Volleyball

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Davenport University head women's volleyball coach Charley Andrews announced the hiring of Karlie Kucharczyk as the new assistant coach of the program on Monday morning (June 8).]]>Karlie Kucharczyk hiringMon, 8 Jun 2026 11:23:00 EST2348652https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/6/3/general-davenport-president-richard-j-pappas-ed-d-honored-with-prestigious-gliac-tom-donahue-award.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/6/3/general-davenport-president-richard-j-pappas-ed-d-honored-with-prestigious-gliac-tom-donahue-award.aspxGeneral

GLIAC -- Davenport University President Richard J. Pappas, Ed.D., received the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's most prestigious honor when he was presented with the Tom Donahue Service Award during the GLIAC's Spring Board of Directors' meeting in Lansing.]]>Pappas earns Donahue awardWed, 3 Jun 2026 15:24:00 EST448651https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-five-panthers-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-five-panthers-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxBaseball

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Five Davenport University baseball standouts have been selected for 2026 Academic All-District® honors by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday. The 2026 Academic All-District Baseball Teams, selected by the CSC membership, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom.]]>2026 CSC Baseball Academic All-DistrictTue, 2 Jun 2026 14:30:00 EST148650https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/30/baseball-pawenski-earns-all-american-status.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/30/baseball-pawenski-earns-all-american-status.aspxBaseball

MARSHALL, Minn. - The NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) has released the baseball All-America team for the 2026 season. A total of 48 student-athletes were named to either the first, second or third team All-America squad, while 16 were named honorable mention.]]>Pawenski All-American 2026Sat, 30 May 2026 13:28:00 EST148649https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/28/mens-lacrosse-jayden-ashley-earns-honorable-mention-all-region-honors.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/28/mens-lacrosse-jayden-ashley-earns-honorable-mention-all-region-honors.aspxMen's Lacrosse

USILA – Jayden Ashley of the Davenport University men's lacrosse team has been named an Honorable Mention All-Region selection by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).]]>MLAX 2Thu, 28 May 2026 14:04:00 EST1048648https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-ultimate-frisbee-womens-ultimate-takes-fifth-at-nationals.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-ultimate-frisbee-womens-ultimate-takes-fifth-at-nationals.aspxWomen's Ultimate Frisbee

WAUKEGAN, Ill. -  USA Ultimate DIII Nationals was held from May 16-18 and the Panthers took fifth place for the second straight year. On Saturday, DU came out strong in pool play and had two easy wins against Mount Holyoke (15-5) and Colorado College (14-3). In the third and final game of the day against Macalester, Davenport was down 8-4 at halftime. However, the Panthers never gave up and came back to win the game 14-13 on universe point.]]>USA Ultimate Women's RecapThu, 28 May 2026 10:21:00 EST7648647https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/28/baseball-pawenski-and-johnson-named-ncbwa-all-midwest-region.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/28/baseball-pawenski-and-johnson-named-ncbwa-all-midwest-region.aspxBaseball

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Senior catcher Dylan Pawenski (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica) and senior utility/first baseman Justin Johnson (Nunica, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) of the Davenport baseball team were named All-Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Friday and the D2CCA on Monday.]]>Baseball All-Region 2026Thu, 28 May 2026 11:39:00 EST148641https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/27/softball-lands-five-on-the-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/27/softball-lands-five-on-the-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxSoftball

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Five members of the Davenport University softball team have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. Ally Prasnjak and Kailyne Luna are making their second appearance on this list, while Alaina Schwanke, Chloe Parker, and Hannah Tahaney are being honored for the first time.]]>2026 CSC Softball All-DistrictWed, 27 May 2026 10:58:00 EST1448646https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/21/womens-tennis-opray-bloch-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/21/womens-tennis-opray-bloch-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxWomen's Tennis

CSC – Sienna Opray and Amy Bloch of the Davenport University women's tennis team were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the CSC announced on Tuesday, May 12.]]>WTEN CSC Academic All-DistrictThu, 21 May 2026 15:56:00 EST2148645https://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/21/mens-tennis-four-panthers-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxhttps://dupanthers.com/news/2026/5/21/mens-tennis-four-panthers-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxMen's Tennis

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its 2026 Men's Tennis Academic All-District selections for the 2025-26 season. Davenport had the maximum of four men's tennis players honored.]]>Men's Tennis 25-26 CSC Academic All-DistrictThu, 21 May 2026 14:52:00 EST1248644