Joe Davis
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- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Ohio
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Ontario
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Middle Childhood Math
Bio
2012 at Defiance: Set three school records during the indoor season … Record holder in the 1-mile run
(4:24.67), 4x400-meter relay (3:27.23) and 1,000-meter run (2:36.51) … During the outdoor season, he was honored as Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week from April 2-8 … DC record-holder in the 5,000-meter run after notching a 15:35.4 time at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships on April 14 … Named Outdoor All-Ohio in the 5,000-meter run.
2011 at Defiance: Competed in six events over the indoor and outdoor seasons … Runner in the group that set the Defiance College record in the distance-medley relay with a time of 10:41.18 at the All-Ohio Championships on February 12 … Earned Indoor All-Ohio honors … During outdoor competition, ran season-best for the team in both the 800-meter run (1:59.40) and the 1,500-meter run (4:06.56).
High School: Four-year letterman at Ontario High under head coach Phil Griffin … Three-time team most valuable player and conference champion … Six-time regional qualifier.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Jani Davis … Majoring in math and social studies education … Earned First-Team All-HCAC honors as member of the DC cross country team in 2012.
News mentions
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Junior Tom Postema set the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship record in the discus as his efforts helped propel the men’s track and field team to a second-place finish.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team featured three individual champions as the team sits at the top of the standings after the first day of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Aaron Fraley won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and junior Tom Postema won the discus and hammer throw as the men’s track and field team competed at the Spartan Invitational on Saturday.
DELAWARE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team posted a fifth-place finish out of 22 teams at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday. The fifth-place result was the best-ever finish for the Defiance men at the event.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College sophomore Joe Davis was named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s track athlete of the week for his performance at the Adrian Invitational.
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team collected several individual victories at the Adrian Invitational on Saturday. Seven Yellow Jackets earned claimed wins the event.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team captured second place with 173 points at the 2012 Yellow Jackets Open. Defiance picked up wins from Troy Parrett, Hayden Krick and Reggie Neal at the event.
ALLIANCE, Ohio – Several members of the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mount Union Last Chance meet on Friday and Saturday. The men had four representatives, while the women’s squad had one athlete in the final indoor event of the season.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track team hosted its first ever indoor track and field meet on Friday in the newly constructed George M. Smart Athletic Center. Defiance hosted Mount St. Joseph for the dual meet.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday. The men earned 112.50 total points at the meet and placed second as a team.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track team set two more DC all-time records on Saturday at the DIII All-Ohio Championships and had two athletes earn All-Ohio recognition. The Yellow Jackets turned in a superb performance at the meet, earning seventh place with 39 total points.
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team competed at the Joe Banks Invitational at Ohio Northern University. The Yellow Jackets turned in some impressive performances on their way to a fourth place finish, totaling 115 points.