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Joe Davis Event: Pole Vault
Class: Sophomore
High School: Riverview
Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.
 
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2008 Outdoor: Racked up another sixth-place effort in the pole vault at the ACC Championships, vaulting 16-02.75 … Won the Wake Forest Open’s pole vault with a clearance of 16-06.75 … Tied for 12th in the pole vault at the NCAA East Regional.

2008 Indoor: Cleared a career-best 16-10.75 in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Invitational … Collected a sixth-place at the ACC Championships … Vaulted 16-06.75 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet for ninth place.

High School: Set Florida’s state high school pole vault record twice … Won state championship with a then-state record of 4.75m (15’7”) during junior year … Repeated as state champion with new state record of 4.83m (15’10”) … Team MVP during final two seasons … Served as team captain during senior season … Also lettered in golf for four years … Scholar-athlete during all four years.

Personal: Born December 1, 1988 in Winter Park, Fla. … Son of Robert and Amy Davis … Has a sister, Caroline … Majoring in building construction.