Jalani Davis (born 23 May 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put, hammer throw and weight throw.[1]
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Shot put 18.64 (Nashville, 2023) Hammer throw 69.53 (Eugene, 2022) Weight throw: 25.09 (Fayetteville, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Hampton, Virginia, Davis attended Bethel High School before competing for the University of Mississippi.[2][3][4]
Career
editIn March 2023, Davis finished first in the women's weight throw final at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[5]
Davis won the hammer throw and won silver in the shot put at the 2023 NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was subsequently selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest to compete in the shot put.[6]
In February 2024, she won the SEC Championship weight throw competition with a distance of 25.09 metres, making her just third college athlete to ever throw over 25 metres ranked her ninth on the all-time world list.[7] In March 2024, she retained her weight throw title at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Jalani Davis". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Jalani Davis". usatf. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Bethel's Jalani Davis is a three-sports star and the Girls Athlete of the Year". Daily Press. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ McGrath, Jim (February 23, 2018). "Bethel Girls Lead After Day One's Competition". Mile Split. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "JALANI DAVIS AND JASMINE MITCHELL CHAMPION AND 3RD PLACE WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Bethel grad Jalani Davis to compete with Team USA in Hungary". Pilotonline.com. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Jalani Davis Repeats as NCAA Weight Throw Champion". olemisssports.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships". ncaa.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "JALANI DAVIS CHAMPION WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Dyestat. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.