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

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Davis, Nolfi, and Parrett named to First Team

GREENWOOD, Ind. – After the team’s strong performance at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship, four...

May 1, 2014

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Yellow Jackets place fifth in HCAC

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The men’s track and field team took fifth place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with...

April 26, 2014

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DC wraps up day one of HCAC Championships

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...

April 25, 2014

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Parrett three-peats at All-Ohio Championships

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Men’s Track and Field Team traveled to Ohio Wesleyan University to compete in the All-Ohio Division III Champions...

April 12, 2014

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Yellow Jackets take second in Dick Small Tri-Meet

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...

March 31, 2014

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Trio of Track and Field athletes earn HCAC Athlete of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has released its Athletes of the Week list and three athletes from DC Track...

March 24, 2014

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Yellow Jackets finish third in Early Bird Invitational

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...

March 22, 2014

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DC picked fifth in preseason poll

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Track and Field Team has been picked to finish fifth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...

March 18, 2014

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Three runners have strong showing at Fred Wilt Invitational

ANDERSON, Ind. – After a successful showing last week at Anderson University, three individuals went back for a finale showing.

March 1, 2014

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Men finish 5th in HCAC Championships

Anderson, Ind. – The Yellow Jackets put together a nice showing in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The men were able to...

February 22, 2014

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DC finish 11th in the All-Ohio Championships

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC Track and Field Team took a trip to Otterbein University to compete in the All-Ohio Division III Indoor Track &...

February 15, 2014

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Career records fall at the Joe Banks Invitational

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...

February 8, 2014

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Davis holds his own against NCAA Division I competition

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While the rest of his team participated in the Taylor University Invitational, Joe Davis took his talents to Bloomington...

February 3, 2014

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DC men take 2nd in Defiance College Invitational

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets hosted the Defiance College Invitational and put together a good showing for their home meet. The...

January 25, 2014

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Track and Field Men and Women both selected to finish third

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...

January 22, 2014

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DC picks up two first place finishes in NW Ohio Invitational

DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC placed seven individuals in top 10 in the Northwest Ohio Invitational. There were two individuals that also won their...

January 17, 2014

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Records fall in DC's first meet of the indoor season

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...

December 6, 2013