2015-16 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Six-time All-American
Three-time Big Ten champion
Three-time Big Ten runner-up
Holds Third-Fastest 60m hurdles time (7.75), third-fastest 110m hurdle time (13.52) and the fourth-fastest 400m hurdle time (49.92) in Illinois history
2016
Outdoor
- Second Team All-American in 400m hurdles, placing 10th at NCAA Championships with a time of 50.73
- Placed 16th in the 110m hurdles at NCAA West Prelims with a time of 13.95
- Earned bronze medals at Big Ten Championships in the 110m and 400m hurdles
- Set a season-best mark in the 110m hurdles at Big Ten Championships (13.74)
- Won the 110m hurdles at three meets
- Won the 400m hurdles at two meets
- Timed his fastest 400m hurdles of the season at the Illinois Twilight (50.66)
Indoor
- Placed 2nd at Big Ten Championships in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.82
- Moved into third on the school's 60m hurdles all-time list with a 7.75 time at the Orange & Blue Open
- Won the Iowa State Classic and Orange & Blue Open 60m hurdles titles
- Set a new PR in the 400m dash with a time of 47.90 at the Iowa State Classic
2015
Outdoor
- First Team All-American as a member of the 4x400m relay team that took eighth place at NCAA Championships
- Second Team All-American in the 110m hurdles (10th)and 400m hurdles (11th)
- Big Ten Champion in the 400m hurdles
- Placed second at Big Ten Championships in the 110m hurdles with the third fastest time in school history (13.52)
- Finished first at the Drake Relays in the 400m hurdles
- Ran the fourth-fastest 400m hurdles time in Illinois history at the Jim Click Shootout (49.92)
- Academic All-Big Ten
Indoor
- Part of the 4x400m relay team that broke the school record at NCAA Championships, taking home fourth place, with a time of 3:06.58
- Big Ten Champion as part of the 4x400m relay team ... Ran the 60m hurdles at Big Ten Championships, taking eighth
- Won the 60m hurdles at the Iowa State and Illini Classics
2014
Outdoor
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles and placed 22nd
- Finished runner-up in the 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships
- Also competed in the 110m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships
- Clocked the fourth-fastest 400m hurdles time in school history (50.09) to place third at the prestigious Drake Relays
- Recorded first-place finishes in the 400m hurdles at both the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite and the Tiger Track Classic
- Academic All-Big Ten
Indoor
- Competed in the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships and placed seventh to score points for the Illini
- Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed third at the Big Ten Championships and clocked the fifth-fastest time in school history
- Won the 60m hurdles at the Orange & Blue Open
- Placed second in the 60m hurdles at the Illini Classic
- Placed 11th in the 400m at the Indiana Relays
2013
Outdoor
- Earned All-America honors as the 4x400m relay squad finished fifth at the NCAA Championships (3:04.83)
- The fifth place finish for the squad was the highest at the national meet since 1994
- Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 400m H, setting a career-best time of 50.54 in the finals which is the 10th best in school history
- Ran a personal-best time of 14.13 in the prelims of the 110m H at the Big Ten Championships
- Also ran the 400m H at the conference meet, finishing ninth
- Helped the Illini win the first annual HyVee Cup, running in the 4x400m relay squad that set the fifth fastest time in school history (3:04.46)
- Won the 400m H title at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational
Indoor
- Scored points for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth in the 60m H with a career best time of 7.85
- The time ranks fourth fastest in Illinois history
- Won the 60m H and 400m title at the Spire Invite
- Took the 60m H title at the Illini Open and Illini Classic
High School
- Seven-time West Virginia state champion
- 2011 Big 10 Runner of the Year
- 2010 NCAC Runner of the Year
- Holds five school records
- Placed eighth in the 110m hurdles at the 2010 New Balance Nationals
- Won first at the Blunt East Coast Invitational in the 110m hurdles
Personal
- Son of Robin and Laura Davis
- Born on Sept. 6, 1993
- Was on the honor roll all four-years
- Was a National Scholastic Youth Scholar
- Majoring in Political Science and International Studies
Personal Bests
Outdoor
200m: 21.39 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15)
400m: 47.05 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
800m: 1:56.33 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
110m H: 13.52 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)
400m H: 49.92 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15)
Indoor
60m H: 7.75 - Orange & Blue Open (2/20/16)
400m: 47.90 - Iowa State Classic (2/13/16)
600m: 1:22.73 - Indiana Relays (1/31/14)
Updated June 2016
Historical Player Information
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2014-15Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
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2015-16Senior
Sprints/Hurdles