2008 Track & Field Roster
Austin Davis
- Position:
- Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
Junior Year: All-ACC honors from second-place finish in triple jump and eighth-place finish in long jump at ACC Outdoor Championships • Led team in triple jump with distance of 53-2.25 • NCAA Regional qualifier
Sophomore Year: Set a new school record in the triple jump by one centimeter with a jump of 16.30 meters at the Indoor ACC Championships • ACC Champion in the triple jump• Earned All-America status at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a seventh place finish • Outdoor NCAA Regional qualifier in triple jump • Finished 12th in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships • Recorded a season best of 16.19 m in the triple jump at the NCAA championships • Also participated in the long jump, recording a personal best of 7.54 m at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Earned All-ACC honors in the long jump with a third place finish.
Freshman Year: Earned All-ACC plaudits at the ACC Indoor Championships in the triple jump with a second place finish • Set a personal best of 15.79 meters in the triple jump at the Indoor ACC Championships, ranking him second in school history • NCAA qualifier in the triple jump • Placed 14th in the triple jump at the NCAA Chapionships • Earned All-America status at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as he set a new personal best of 16.23 meters in the triple jump • His mark ranks second in school history • Named All-ACC after finishing third in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Member of US Junior National Team that traveled to Poland for Junior World Championships and finished sixth in the triple jump final with a jump of 15.78.
Prep: Eight-time all conference • Conference MVP junior and senior year • Five-time All-State • Indoor State Champion in triple jump • Indoor National Champion in triple jump • Played football • Named Athlete of the Year at his high school.
Personal: Majoring in sports administration • Says his family has had the greatest influence on his career • Favorite movie is "Friday Night Lights", Favorite food is steak• Favorite book is "Dessa Rose" • Has a sister who ran for Livingston College and a brother who played football at NC State and is currently playing for the Cleveland Browns • Austin Lamar Davis is the son of Albert and Jacqueline Davis • Born January 10, 1989 in Durham, N.C.
