Notables
• 2016 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (200 meters)
• 2015 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (400 meters)
2017 Season
2017 Outdoor: Placed 13th in the 400 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) with a time of 47.50 ... finished runner-up in the 400 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/5) in 47.32 ... helped UW take fifth in the DMR with a time of 9:59.94 at the Drake Relays (4/29) ... bested his mark set two weeks ago in the 800 meters (47.10) to claim a fourth-place finish at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/22) ... set a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 47.13 during a sixth-place finish while also notching 28th in the 200 meters (22.76) at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8) ... took third in both the 200 meters (21.57) and the 400 meters (48.09) at the UC-Riverside Spring Classic (3/25)
2017 Indoor: Placed eighth in the 400 meters at the Big Ten Championships (2/24-25) with a time of 47.18 and set a new personal best with a run of 46.69 in the trials while also helping UW take ninth in the 4x400 meter relay ... finished third in the 400 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/11) in 47.19 ... placed third in the 400 meter invitational with a time of 47.96 while contributing to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay at the Armory Invitational (2/3-4) ... helped the Badgers finish second in the Distance Medley and fourth in the 4x400 meter relay at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) ... finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 48.42 at The Dual (1/21) ... won the 400 meters (48.68) and helped UW win the 4x400 meter relay at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14) ...
2016 Season
2016 Outdoor: At the NCAA West Regional (5/28), finished 38th in the 200 meters in 21.45 ... Took 10th in the 400 meters in 47.33 and 17th in the 200 meters in 21.21 at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15). Also ran the opening leg of the 4x400 relay that took 11th in 3:10.53 ... Ran in the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 meter relays that finished 23rd, third, and 23rd, respectively, at the Drake Relays (4/27-30)... Recorded a new personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 21.11, earning a ninth place finish. Also competed in the 400 meters in which he finished 8th and the 4x100 meter relay that finished fourth at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/22-23)... touted a new personal best of 21.46 in the 200 meters while also finishing fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 48.70 at the
Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9)... took eighth in the invitational section of the 200 meters with a new PR of 21.73, tied for seventh in the open section of the 200 in 22.21, and took fourth in the 400 meters in 48.21 at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26)
2016 Indoor: Ran to a 16th place finish in the prelims of the 400 meters with a time of 47.76 at the Big Ten Championship (2/27)... won the 400 meters in 48.58 and took fourth in the 60 meter prelims with a time of 6.98 at the Red and White Open (2/19)... took ninth in the 200 meters with a time of 21.83 and 12th in the 400 meters clocking in at 48.14 at the
Iowa State Classic (2/13)...won his section of the 200 meters with a time of 22.21 and finished sixth in the 500 meters clocking in at 1:04.26 at the Armory Invitational (2/6)... won the 400 meters in 48.55 while also placing sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.02 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)
2015 Season
2015 Outdoor: Finished 38th in the preliminary round of the 400 meters at the NCAA West Regional (5/28) with a time of 47.83 ... Finished 10th in the 400 meter preliminary heat with a time of 47.34, while helping UW to an eighth place finish in the 4x100 relay with a time of 41.25 and a ninth place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:12.62 at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) ... Won the 400 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a time of 47.23 ... Competed as part of the 4x100 relay that finished second in sectionals with a time of 41.06, took fourth in the 4x400 sectionals in 3:12.97 and placed ninth in the sprint medley relay in 3:25.91 at the Penn Relays (4/24-25) ... at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18), finished 12th in the 400 meters with a time of 48.74 ... in the season debut, finished 21st in the 200 meters with a time of 22.09 and placed 10th in the 400 meters in 47.43 at the Stanford Invitational (4/3-4)
2015 Indoor: At the Big Ten Championship (2/27-28) set personal bests in the 200 meters preliminaries taking 3rd (21.52) and the 400 meters preliminaries winning his section (46.89) before finishing 5th in the finals of the 400 meters (46.95) ... placed fourth in the 200 meters with a personal best of 21.56, fifth in 400 meters with a personal best of 47.92 and competed as part of the 4x400 relay that took fourth in 3:13.88 at the ISU Classic (2/13-14) ... finished fifth in the final of the 200 meters with a time of 21.90 while setting a personal best in the preliminary round with 21.88 and placed fifth in the 500 meters in 1:03.01 at the Armory Track Invitational ... at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24), earned second in the 200 meters with a time of 22.17, finished first in the 400 meters with a personal record of 47.96 and competed in the 4x400 meter relay that took second with a time of 3:24.48 ... in his season debut, finished first in the 200 meters with a time of 21.99 at the Wisconsin Open (1/17)
2014 Season
2014 Indoor: Finished 10th in the preliminary round of the 600 meters in 1:18.47 and helped his team place fifth in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:10.50 at the Big Ten championships (2/28-3/1) ... helped his team finish ninth in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:10.56 at the Tyson Invitational (2/14-15) ... with a personal-best time of 48.31, finished runner-up in the preliminary round of the 400 meters at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/8) ... claimed the victory in his first collegiate 600-yard race, crossing the finish line in 1:10.76at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) ... also helped his team finish third in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:13.30 ... in his collegiate debut, finished second in the 400 meters in 48.50 and helped his team win the 4x400-meter relay in 3:18.51 at the Wisconsin vs. Missouri Dual (1/18)
2014 Outdoor: Participated in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing 17th with a time of 3:09.65 at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/31) ... placed eighth at the Big Ten championships (5/16-5/18) in the 400 meters in 47:39 and helped the Badgers place fifth in the 4x400 with a season-best time of 3:09.65 ... at the Tom Botts Invitational (5/3), finished second in the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 47.31, runner-up in the 200 meters in 21.91 and helped his team win the 4x400 relay in 3:13.94 ... won the 400 meters in a personal best 47.56 and helped his team finish fourth in the 4x400 relay in 3:16.32 at the Long Beach Invitational (4/19) ... also placed runner-up in the 400 meters (48.06) and 11th in the 200 meters (21.82) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) ... making his outdoor debut, helped his team win the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.21) and sprint medley relay (3:32.64), while also helping his team finish second in the 4x100-meter relay (42.00) at the Walt Disney World Open (3/21-22)
High School
As a senior, was an all-county, all-conference and all-state selection after winning the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the state meet ... finished fourth at state in the 55-meter dash as a junior ... was part of the 4x100-meter relay team that won conference ... qualified for the state meet in the 100 meters and 55 meters as a sophomore
Personal
Parents are Bill and Lauren Davis ... Bill ran track at Valparaiso University ... has a sister, Lauren, who is a cheerleader at Ball State University ... major is information systems
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because of combination of athletics, academics and campus life."
Personal Bests
| Indoor |
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Outdoor |
| 200 Meters |
21.52 |
2-27-15 |
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200 Meters |
21.11 |
4-23-16 |
| 400 Meters |
46.69 |
2-24-17 |
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400 Meters |
47.10 |
4-22-17 |
| 500 Meters |
1:03.01 |
1-30-15 |
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| 600 Yards |
1:10.76 |
2-01-14 |
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| 600 Meters |
1:18.47 |
2-28-14 |
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Honors and Awards
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2016 - Outdoor
200 Meters: 38th (21.45)
2015 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 38th (47.83)
2014 - Outdoor
4x400 Meters: 17th (3:09.65)
At the Big Ten Championships
2017 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 13th (47.50)
2017 - Indoor
400 Meters: 8th (47.18)
4x400 Relay: 9th (3:22.93)
2016 - Outdoor
200 Meters: 17th (21.21)
400 Meters: 10th (47.33)
4x400 Relay: 11th (3:10.53)
2016 - Indoor
400 Meters: 16th (47.76)
4x400 Meters: 10th (3:12.69)
2015 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 10th (47.34)
4x100 Relay: 8th (41.25)
4x400 Relay: 9th (3:12.62)
2015 - Indoor
200 Meters: 12th (21.52)
400 Meters: 5th (46.95)
2014 - Indoor
600 Meters: 10th-P (1:18.47)
4x400 Meters: 5th (3:10.50)
2014 - Indoor
400 Meters: 8th (47.38)
4x400 Meters: 5th (3:09.65)
