2017-18 Track Roster
Davis, Joshua
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Wednesday, March 09

Joshua Davis
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pelham, N.C.
- High School:
- Bartlett Yancey HS
- Weight:
- null
Bio
3x NCAA All-American:
- 2018 Indoor Weight Throw (First Team)
- 2017 Indoor Weight Throw (First Team)
- 2016 Indoor Weight Throw (Second Team)
2018 Indoor ACC Champion (Weight Throw)
6x All-ACC Performer:
- 2018 Outdoor - Hammer Throw (4th place)
- 2018 Indoor - Weight Throw (1st place)
- 2017 Outdoor - Hammer Throw (4th place)
- 2017 Indoor - Weight Throw (3rd place)
- 2016 Outdoor - Hammer Throw (6th place)
- 2016 Indoor - Weight Throw (3rd place)
3x NCAA East Regional Qualifier:
- 2018 - Hammer Throw
- 2017 - Hammer Throw
- 2016 - Hammer Throw
6x All-ACC Academic Team:
- 2018 Outdoor
- 2017-18 Indoor
- 2017 Outdoor
- 2016-17 Indoor
- 2016 Outdoor
- 2015-2016 Indoor
2017-18 USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year (Indoor)
2017-18 ACC Men's Field Athlete of the Year (Indoor)
ACC record holder in the weight throw
Collegiate-Best Marks
Indoor:
Weight Throw - 78' 2.25" (23.83m)
Outdoor:
Discus - 163' 5" (49.81m)
Hammer Throw - 218' 9" (66.68m)
Shot Put - 46' 11" (14.30m)
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed in one meet during the regular season, placing fifth in the hammer throw at the Tom Jones Memorial with a 202' 3"
- Earned All-ACC honors for the third season in a row in the hammer throw after placing fourth to tie for his best finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the hammer throw
2017-2018 Indoor Track & Field:
- Won weight throw at multiple meets, including the JDL College Kickoff, Bob Pollock Invitational, and UCS Invitational
- Won the ACC title in the weight throw, setting a program and ACC record of 78’ 2.25” (23.83m)
- Placed third at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 75’ 3.25” (22.94m), earning First Team All-America Honors
- Named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year and ACC Men's Field Athlete of the Year
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Finished 29th at the NCAA East Regional with a 203' 3" performance in the hammer throw
- Placed fourth at the ACC Championships with a mark of 214' 2" in the hammer throw
- Broke his own all-time program record in the hammer throw with a mark of 218' 4" at the Florida Relays
- Earned a top-10 finish in the discus at the ACC meet, placing ninth with a distance of 160' 11"
- Notched a discus PR at the Penn Relays, tossing a distance of 163' 5"
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships, shattering his own weight throw school record with a mark of 72' 3.75" to place fifth at the national meet
- Took home bronze at the ACC Championships with a throw of 69' 0.5"
- Placed inside the top-three in every regular season weight throw event he competed in, including first-place finishes at the Virginia Tech Challenge, the Hokie Invitational, the Dick Taylor UNC Challenge and the CNU Holiday Open
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Opened the season with a win in the Hammer Throw at the Carolina Relays
- Place 3rd in the Discus at the Carolina Relays
- Cracked the 200’ mark in the hammer throw for the first time in his career and threw past it five times during the season
- Finished 2nd in the Hammer Throw at the Bill Carson Invite with a toss of 207’8”
- Broke the school record and finished in 2nd place in the Hammer Throw at the Wolfpack Last Chance with a throw of 208’11”
- Earned All-ACC honors in the hammer and scored points to help the team finish second overall at the ACC Championships
- Qualified for Regionals for the first time in his career, and finished 39th in the hammer throw
- Tallied 9 top-five finishes throughout the season
2015-2016 Indoor Track & Field:
- Had a breakout year in the weight throw, earning All-America honors and setting the school record in the weigh throw
- Opened the season with a win in the Weight Throw at the Liberty Kickoff
- Finished second in the Weight Throw at the Carolina Cup
- Took second in the Weight Throw at the Tyson Invite
- Earned All-ACC honors and won bronze at the ACC Indoor Championships with a school-record breaking throw of 69'11"
- Won the Weight Throw at the BU Last Chance
- Advanced to his first ever NCAA competition and took 16th place in the Weight Throw at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-America honors
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Picked up 14 top-10 finishes during the season
- Improved his distance in the hammer throw by 23 feet from the start of the season
- Recorded a PR of 198'3.00" in the hammer throw, placing second at the Duke Twilight meet
- Dominated at the App State Invite, taking first in both the hammer throw and discus throw
- Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the ACC Championships with a throw of 193'7"
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
- Won the weight throw at the UNCG 6-Way - his first collegiate meet
- Finished top-10 in eight of his nine events, finishing no lower than 11th during the season
- Took 10th in the weight throw at the ACC Championships with a throw of 60'3.25"
- Recorded a PR of 63'0.75" at the SPIRE Invitational, placing sixth
- Opened the season with three straight top-five finishes
2014 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
Prep/Personal:
- Placed 5th in North Carolina 2A State Championships
- Placed 3rd in 2A Mid East Regionals