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Joe Davis
Joe Davis
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • 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 and Parrett Notch Records at Grand Valley State

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled north to Michigan Friday, May 10 for the Grand Valley...

May 11, 2013

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Yellow Jackets Davis and Postema Sweep HCAC MVP Awards

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its outdoor track and field All-HCAC lists Thursday, May 2 and the...

May 2, 2013

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Jackets Takes Third at HCAC's, Paced by Davis and Postema

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Tom Postema and junior Joe Davis used the second day of action at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...

April 27, 2013

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DC’s Postema Hurls Third-Furthest Hammer Toss in DIII History

MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior thrower Tom Postema put on a jaw-dropping spectacle on Friday, April 26 at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic...

April 26, 2013

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DC Outdoor Track and Field Reaches Highest Ranking in History

NEW ORLEANS – The Purple and Gold men’s outdoor track and field team have cracked the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches...

April 25, 2013

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Davis, Parrett and Postema Score First-Place at Championships

DELAWARE, Ohio – The All-Ohio Championships brought out the best in many of the athletes on DC’s men’s track and field team on...

April 13, 2013

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Purple and Gold Compete at Adrian Invitational

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled north on Saturday, April 6 to get there last competition in...

April 6, 2013

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DC Men’s Track and Field Grabs Second at Dick Small Invite

DEFIANCE, Ohio – In the 18th Annual Dick Small Invitational, the Defiance College men’s track and field team notched a solid outing of...

March 29, 2013

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Postema Back at it with Hammer, Discus, and Shot Wins at MSJ

CINCINNATI, Ohio – National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III Indoor All-American Tom Postema picked up right where he left off, as...

March 22, 2013

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DC Men’s Track and Field Selected to Finish Second in HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Purple and Gold men’s track and field team received 84 points in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...

March 15, 2013

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HCAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year Goes to DC’s Postema

GREENWOOD, Ind. – It was a big weekend for the Yellow Jacket men’s track and field squad at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic...

February 19, 2013

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Postema, Davis Pace DC to Third at HCAC Championships

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team members Tom Postema and Joe Davis each recorded a pair of first-place...

February 17, 2013

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Postema Places First in Weight Throw and Shot at All-Ohio

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Four Defiance College school records fell to the men’s track and field team at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships...

February 9, 2013

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Duo of Parrett and Postema Lead DC at ONU Invitational

ADA, Ohio – The Defiance men’s track and field team continued its indoor season Saturday, February 2 with the Ohio Northern Invitation...

February 2, 2013

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Men’s Track and Field Set Four Records at DC Invitational

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team took home a third-place finish at the DC Invitational on Saturday,...

January 26, 2013

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Hardin-Wallace, Parrett Grab First Place at Northwest Ohio Invite

FINDLAY, Ohio – In the first meet of the 2013 calendar year for the Defiance College men’s track and field team, several athletes...

January 18, 2013

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DC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Picked to Place Second

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Two years of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference indoor track and field competition in the books has led to a pair of...

January 16, 2013

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Davis Sets Record in 1000m, Jackets Show Well at Trine Invite

ANGOLA, Ind. – The DC men’s indoor track and field squad continued its strong start to the 2012-2013 season, as it competed at the...

December 7, 2012

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DC Men’s Track Notches Seven First-Place Finishes in Opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team couldn’t have opened the 2012-2013 season better, as it churned...

December 1, 2012