2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Amy Davis

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Madison, Wis.
  • Highschool Madison Edgewood

Biography

Eligibility (Cross Country): Redshirt Junior
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Senior/Redshirt Junior
 

Notables

  • 2019 First-Team All-American (Outdoor: 10,000 Meters)
  • 2019 Second-Team All-American (Indoor: DMR)
  • 2018 Second-Team All-Big Ten (Cross Country)
  • 2018 Second-Team All-American (Indoor: 5000 Meters)
  • 2016 All-Great Lakes Regional honors (Cross Country) 
  • 2017 All-Great Lakes Regional honors (Cross Country)
  • NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier
    • 2017 - 5000 Meters
    • 2019 - 10,000 Meteres
 

2019-20 Season

2020 Indoor: Won the 3,000 meter fast section with a time of 9:16.32 at the Indiana Relays (2/1)... Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 15:42.98 at the Husky Classic (2/14)

2018-19 Season

2019 Outdoor Track: Earned first-team All-America honors in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships (6/5-8) with a time of 33:34.20 and an eighth-place finish ... qualified for the NCAA's with a 10th place finish in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/23-25) ... at the Big Ten Championship (5/10-12) took fourth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 33:12.26 and was runner up in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:56.86... competed at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3) and won the 1500 meters with a time of 4 minutes, 24.63 seconds... at the Penn Relays (4/26), Davis ran the 4x1500 and finished in fourth place with the fifth best time in Badger history and the DMR, finishing in seventh place with the sixth best time in school history... ran at the Stanford Invitational (3/29) and competed in the invitational 10,000 meters and brought home the fifth best time in school history, finishing in 33 minutes, 15.04 seconds

2019 Indoor Track: Helped the women's DMR team to a ninth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a time of 11:21.71... competed at the Big Ten championship (2/22) and took sixth place in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:27.89 and was runner-up in the 5000 meters with a 16:18.68 time... won the invitational 5000 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/9) with a time of 15 minutes, 47.80 seconds... runner-up in the 5000 meter with a 16:00.17 time at the Indiana Relays (1/26)... finished third in the mile with a personal best time of 4:48.10 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)

2018 Cross Country: Davis ran to a 67th place finish at the NCAA's Championship race (11/17) with a time of 20:49.9 (6K) ... ran at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/9) and took 11th overall with a time of 20:48.3 (6K) ... took 13th place at the Big Ten Conference Championship (10/28)  with a time of 20:31.5 (6K) ... competed at the Wisconsin Pre-National Meet (10/13) and finished in 34th place with a time of 20:57.8 (6K) ... ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28) and finished 25th overall with a time of 20:16.9 (6K) ... finished fourth overall at the Badger Classic (9/14) with a time of 21:27.0 (6K)

2017-18 Season

2018 Outdoor Track: Did not compete (redshirt season)

2018 Indoor Track: Finished 11th in the 5000 meters with a time of 16 minutes 11.50 seconds at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9) ...was runner-up in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:12.62 and finished fourth in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:23.28 at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/24)...took third in the 5000 meters finishing in 15:44.65 at the ISU Classic (2/9) ...finished fifth in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:14.27 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26) ... took second place in the mile with a time of 4:48.11 and won the 3000 meters, crossing the line in 9:36.05 at The Dual (1/13)

2017 Cross Country: Won the Indiana Open (9/2) thanks to a time of 17:39.9 (5K)...Finished second overall at the WI Mayflower Day Open (9/16) with a time of 21:34.8 (6K)...Finished first for the Badgers and 11th overall with a time of 16:53.68 (5K) at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/30)...Finished second for UW and 47th overall at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/13) with a time of 20:39.1 (6K)...Ran at the Big Ten Championships (10/28) with a time of 20:51.3 (6K) to finish 21st overall and 2nd for UW...Finished second for UW and ninth overall at the Great Lakes Regional (11/11) with a time of 20:53.2(6K)...Ran at the NCAA Championship (11/18) and finished 55th overall and second for UW with a time of 20:22.3 (6K)
 

2016-17 Season

2017 Outdoor: Finished 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-27) in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:44.27 ... earned two top-ten finishes at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) placing sixth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34:16.95 and seventh in the 5000 meters in 16:26.35 ... placed sixth in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/31) with a time of 16:03.02 ... Finished sixth in the 1500 meters at the Aztec Invite (3/24-25) clocking in at 4:26.05

2017 Indoor: Collected two 10th place finishes at the Big Ten Championships (2/24-25) running the 3000 meters in 9:33.19 and the 5000 meters in 16:26.73 ... set a personal record in the 5000 meters invitational at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) finishing 13th in 16:14.05 ... placed second in the 3000 meters in a personal-best 9:31.00 at the Armory Invitational (2/3-4) ... was runner-up in the 3000 meters at the Minnesota Dual (1/21) with a time of 9:39.74

2016 Cross Country: Finished fifth for the Badgers and 160th overall at the NCAA Championship (11/19) in 21:06.8 (6k) ... at the Great Lakes Regional meet (11/11) placed third for UW and 15th overall in 20:24.2 (6k) ... led the Badgers at the Big Ten Chamionship (10/30), placing 16th overall in 24:48.1(6k) ... at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) placed 72nd overall and second for Wisconsin in 21:06.7 (6k) ... placed second overall and second for UW at the Badger Classic (9/23) with a time of 21:45.6 (6k) ... finished second for the Badgers and fifth overall at the Oz Memorial Invitational (9/9) in 22:35.1 (6k)
 

2015-16 Season

2016 Outdoor: Finished seventh in the 5000 meters in 17:14.76 at the 2016 U.S. Junior Championships (6/24) ...Took 15th in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) in 17:06.01 ... Ran the opening leg of the DMR that took sixth in 11:35.24 at the Drake Relays (4/30) ...Made her outdoor track debut by taking fifth in the 5,000 meters in 17:04.91 at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26)

2016 Indoor: At the Iowa State Classic (2/12), placed 12th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:25.52 ... Was a member of the distance medley team that took fifth in 11:41.21 at the Armory Track Invitational (2/5) ... Started her track debut taking third in the 3000 meters in 9:38.15 and was a part of the 4x400 relay team that took second with the time of 3:55.26 at the Minnesota Dual (1/23)

2015 Cross Country: Ran in the "B" race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/16) and placed first for the Badgers and 19th overall in 21:24.0 (6k) while competing unattached
 

High School

As a senior, won the WIAA Division 2 girls state cross country championship and placed 30th at the 2014 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship … during the track season defended her state title in the 1600 meters, was runner-up in the 3200 meters, and was a part of the 4x800 meter relay that won the state title … won the 3200 meters at the 2015 Kansas Relays and was named the 2015 Wisconsin State Journal/WisconsinPrepZone.com All-Area Girls Athlete of the Year … Junior year was runner-up at the 2013 WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Meet where she led her team to the state title … during track season was state champion in the 1600 and 3200 meters … sophomore year placed second at the 2012 state cross country meet

Personal

Parents are Barry and Nan Davis …. Father, Barry, was an Olympian in wrestling and coached at UW and mother, Nan, was an All-American distance runner … major is elementary education.

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
Mile 4:48.10 1-12-19 1500 Meters 4:24.63 5-3-19
3000 Meters 9:12.62 2-9-18 5000 Meters 15:56.86 5-12-19
5000 Meters 15:44.65 2-9-18 10,000 Meters 33:12.26 5-10-19
Cross Country
5 Kilometers 16:53.68 9-30-17
6 Kilometers 20:22.3 11-18-17
 

Honors and Accolades

At the NCAA Championships
2019 - Indoor
DMR: 9th (11:21.71)

2018 - Cross Country
67th: 20:49.9 (6K)

2018- Indoor
5000 Meters: 11th (16:11.50)

2017- Cross Country
55th: 20:22.3 (6K)

2016- Cross Country
160th: 21:06.8 (6K) 

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2017 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 13th (16:44.27)

At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2018- NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11th- 20:48.3

2017- NCAA Great Lakes Regional

9th: 20:53.2 (6K) 

2016- NCAA Great Lakes Regional
15th: 20:24.2 (6K) 

At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 2nd (15:56.86)
10000 Meters: 4th (33:12.26)

2019 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 6th (9:27.89)
5000 Meters: 2nd (16:18.68)

2018 - Cross Country
13th- 20:31.5 (6K)

2018 - Indoor

3000 Meters: 2nd (9:12.62)
5000 Meters: 4th (16:23.28)

2017 - Cross Country
21st- 20:51.3 (6K)

2017 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 7th (16:26.35)
10,000 Meters: 6th (34:16.95)

2017 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 10th (9:33.19)
5000 Meters: 10th (16:26.73)

2016- Cross Country
16th- 21:34.5 (6K)

2016 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 15th (17:06.01)

Other Notable Performances
2016 U.S. Junior Championships
5000 Meters: 7th ( 17:14.76)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2019Senior

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

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