Joe Davis
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- Hometown:
- Ontario, Ohio
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Ontario
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Math and Social Studies Education
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
GREENWOOD, Ind. – After the team’s strong performance at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship, four athletes have garnered All-HCAC recognition.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The men’s track and field team took fifth place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with 66.5 points.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Five individuals for DC picked up points for the Yellow Jackets in day one. Track and Field sits in fifth place after the first day of competition in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship.
DELAWARE, Ohio – The Men’s Track and Field Team traveled to Ohio Wesleyan University to compete in the All-Ohio Division III Championships. The Yellow Jackets finished with 24 points, which was good enough for a tenth place finish among the 19 schools that recorded points.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC Men’s Track and Field Team fell just short of the win at the Dick Small Tri-Meet. The Yellow Jackets finished in second behind Bluffton by just 15 points. DC secured the second place finish with 92 points.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has released its Athletes of the Week list and three athletes from DC Track and Field have made the cut.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The men’s track and field team starts off the outdoor season strong, with a third place finish at the Rose-Hulman Early Bird Invitational.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Track and Field Team has been picked to finish fifth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference outdoor season.
ANDERSON, Ind. – After a successful showing last week at Anderson University, three individuals went back for a finale showing.
Anderson, Ind. – The Yellow Jackets put together a nice showing in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The men were able to finish with 61.50 points to finish in fifth place.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC Track and Field Team took a trip to Otterbein University to compete in the All-Ohio Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.
ADA, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets finished sixth out of 10 teams with 52 points, they also saw four career records fall, as well as one school record.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While the rest of his team participated in the Taylor University Invitational, Joe Davis took his talents to Bloomington to compete in the Indiana University Relays this past weekend.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets hosted the Defiance College Invitational and put together a good showing for their home meet. The men’s track and field put together a good showing as they finished in second place in the George M. Smart Athletic Center.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The 2014 Indoor Track and Field HCAC Preseason polls are out and DC is viewed as a team that will be competitive every time they step on the track. Both men and women were selected to finish third.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC placed seven individuals in top 10 in the Northwest Ohio Invitational. There were two individuals that also won their events in Findlay, Ohio in the first indoor meet of 2014.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The DC Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams took to the track for the first time this winter season and the Yellow Jackets came away with a strong showing including several wins. The women also broke a couple school records in the event.