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Joe Davis
Joe Davis
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Ohio
  • High School:
    Ontario
  • Events:
    Distance
  • 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

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Postema Breaks Record As Yellow Jackets Take Second

FRANKLIN, Ind. – Junior Tom Postema set the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship record in the discus as his...

April 28, 2012

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Yellow Jackets Lead First Day of HCAC Championships

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team featured three individual champions as the team sits at the top of...

April 27, 2012

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Fraley, Postema Earn Wins For Men’s Track and Field

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Aaron Fraley won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and junior Tom Postema won the discus and hammer throw as the...

April 21, 2012

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Men’s Track and Field Records Best-Ever Finish at All-Ohio

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team posted a fifth-place finish out of 22 teams at the All-Ohio Champions...

April 14, 2012

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Davis Earns First Athlete-of-the-Week Award

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College sophomore Joe Davis was named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s track athlete of the...

April 9, 2012

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Men’s Track and Field Posts Strong Showing at Adrian

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team collected several individual victories at the Adrian Invitational on...

April 7, 2012

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Men’s Track and Field Takes Second at Yellow Jacket Open

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team captured second place with 173 points at the 2012 Yellow Jackets...

March 30, 2012

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Track and Field Competes at Mount Union Last Chance Meet

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Several members of the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mount Union...

March 3, 2012

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Multiple School Records Fall in Inaugural Indoor Meet

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track team hosted its first ever indoor track and field meet on Friday in the newly construct...

February 24, 2012

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Postema Breaks Multiple HCAC Records at Championships

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the Heartland...

February 18, 2012

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Three Jacket Records Fall and Two Athletes Named All-Ohio

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track team set two more DC all-time records on Saturday at the DIII All-Ohio Championsh...

February 11, 2012

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Yellow Jacket Men Shine in Weekend Action

ADA, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team competed at the Joe Banks Invitational at Ohio Northern University. The...

February 4, 2012