2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster
James Davis
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clarkesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Tallulah Falls School
2019 Outdoor (Junior):
Placed third in the pole vault, clearing 4.55m at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4) … Won the vault at the Terrier Relays, raising the bar 4.45m (3/30) … Also cleared 4.45m at the Winthrop Invitational (3/23) and the Duke Invitational (4/20) … Also posted a height at the 49er Classic (3/16).
2018-19 Indoor (Junior):
Placed sixth in the pole vault with a clearing height of 4.35m at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) … Claimed third in the vault after clearing 4.45m and also competed in the 60m hurdles at the JDL Early Bird Duals (12/2).
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Cleared a season-best 4.50m (14’9) in the pole vault at the 49er Classic (3/15) … Placed seventh in vault, clearing the 4.40m (14’5.25) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) … Took sixth in the pole vault at the Charlotte Invitational (4/13.
2017-18 Indoor (Sophomore):
Placed fifth in the heptathlon with 4420 points and 10th in the pole vault at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/17-18) … Cleared a season-best 4.45m (14’7.25) in the vault at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (12/2) … Registered in the 4201 points heptathlon at the Queens Combined Events meet (2/5-6).
Placed eighth and tied a program record in the pole vault, clearing 4.55m (14’11) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship (5/6) … Cleared 4.50m (14’9) at the Winthrop Invitational (3/24) … Placed sixth in the vault (4.35m) at the Charlotte Invitational (4/15) … Cleared 4.40m in the vault at the Duke Invitational (4/22) … Ran the 400m hurdles in 57.47 seconds at the Charlotte 49ers Classic (3/17) … Made it over 4.32m (14’2) in the vault at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/1).
2016-17 Indoor (Freshman):
Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (4/24) … Placed seventh in the heptathlon (4,295) and the pole vault (4.35m, 14’3.25) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/18-19) … Won the vault by clearing 4.55m (14’11) at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/9) … Cleared 4.40m in three consecutive weeks at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21), the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29) and the Camel City Invitational (2/4) … Helped lead the 4x400m relay (3:27.75) to a third place finish at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/9).
Before Davidson: Was a four-year letterwinner for coach Scott Neal at Tallulah Falls School ... State Champion vaulter (2015) ... Named All-State first team (2015) ... Tabbed Field Athlete of the Year for A Private ... Three-time MVP ... Holds Private School Record in pole vault (15'1) ... School record holder in the 100m hurdles (15.14), 300m hurdles (38.76), 60m hurdles (8.76) and pole vault (15'1), along with the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
Personal: Born October 12, 1997 ... Son of Lou and Ephraim Davis ... Has one sister, Anna ... Majoring in Political Science.
