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University of Illinois Athletics

2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster

Davis Fraker

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Throws
  • Hometown Peachtree City, Ga.
  • High School McIntosh HS

Biography

2015

Outdoor

  • Second Team All-American
  • Finished in 11th place at NCAA Championships in the hammer throw
  • Broke the school record at the Musco Twilight Invite with a heave of 68.41m (224’ 5”)
  • Won the Illini Twilight, UNLV Spring Invite, and Musco Twilight hamemr throw events

Indoor

  • First Team All-American
  • Eighth place finish in the weight throw at NCAA Championships
  • Broke his own school record with a throw of 22.50m at Big Ten Championships
  • Placed third at Big Ten Championships
  • Won the weight throw at the Border Battle

2014

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the hammer throw and placed 13th with a season-best mark of 61.47m
  • Competed in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships
  • Recorded two top-three finishes in the hammer throw, including a second-place finish at the Illinois Twilight

Indoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the weight throw and earned second-team All-America honors with a 14th-place finish
  • Reset the school record in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 20.99m to place sixth and score points for the Illini
  • Placed in the top-three in the weight throw in every meet during the regular season, including first-place finishes at the Illini Open and Illini Classic
  • Competed in the shot put at the Illini Open and placed second

2013

Outdoor

  • Opened the season with a third place finish in Shot Put at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge with his best mark of the season at 57-0 3/4 (17.30m)
  • Also took third in the hammer throw at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge with a throwing distance of 177-9 (54.10m)
  • Placed second in shot put at the Lee Calhoun Memorial with a mark of 53-7 3/4 (16.35m)
  • Recorded his season-best mark of 201-7 (61.45m) in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championship, which was sufficient for a sixth place finish overall
  • Competed at the NCAA West Prelims in the hammer throw event

Indoor

  • Initiated the indoor season at the Illini Classic where he recorded a second place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 62-8 (19.10m)
  • Boasted his top mark of the season in the weight throw at the Big Ten's with a distance of 67-9 (20.67m) for a seventh place finish
  • Posted his best shot put distance of the indoor season at the Spire Invite with a mark of 56-8 3/4 (17.29m)

2012

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championship in the hammer throw
  • Scored points for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships in the hammer throw, finishing sixth
  • Set the hammer throw school record at the Drake Relays with a mark of 207-8 (63.30m)
  • Won two hammer throw titles with the first coming at the Tom Botts Invitational and the second at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Redshirted

2011

Outdoor

  • Did not participate

Indoor

  • Earned second-team All-American honors after placing 10th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships
  • First Illini ever to qualify for NCAA Championships in the event
  • Placed third in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships
  • Broke the weight throw school record at the Illini Classic with a mark of 68-2 1/4 (20.78m)

High School

  • 2010 New Balance national champion in the shot put and runner-up in the discus and hammer throw
  • 2009 and 2010 Georgia Class 4A state champion in the shot put and discus
  • 2009 USATF World Youth Team Member
  • 2010 USATF Indoor Sr. Championships Qualifier in the weight throw (13th) and shot put (11th)
  • Owns the following personal-best 216-6 (12-lb. hammer throw), 196-6 (1.6k discus), 67-8.75 (12-lb. indoor shot put), 80-2 (25-lb. weight throw), 59-0.75 (16-lb. indoor shot put), and 65-8 (35-lb. weight throw)
  • Boasts the No. 1 all-time mark by a high school athlete in the 35-lb. weight throw and No. 2 all-time in the indoor shot put
  • Ranked second nationally in the 12-lb. indoor shot put, fifth in the 12-lb. outdoor shot put and 12-lb. hammer throw, and 10th in the discus
  • 2010 All-American High School National champ in shot put
  • Two-time state champion in the shot put and discus

Personal

  • Full name is Davis Marshall Fraker
  • Born Feb. 26, 1992
  • Parents are Tom and Marsha Fraker
  • Has a brother, Benn and a sister, Addie
  • Biggest thrill in sports is winning
  • Majoring in kinesiology

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Shot Put: 57-0 1/2 (17.08m) - Tom Botts Invitational (4/14/12)
Discus: 152-11 (46.61m) - SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23/12)
Hammer Throw: 224-5 (68.41m) - Musco Twilight Invite (5/2/15)

Indoor
Shot Put: 58-10 (17.93m) - Iowa State NCAA Qualifier (3/5/11)
Weight Throw: 73-10 (22.50m) - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Throws
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2014-15Senior

    Throws