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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2024-25 UNK Men's Track & Field Roster

Payton Davis

  • Hometown David City, NE
  • Highschool Aquinas Catholic
  • Class Senior
  • Major Social Science Ed. 7-12
  • Position Distance

Biography

IN THE LOPER TOP 10
Indoors - DMR (3rd/9:44.48, 4th/9:54.13 & 6th/9:54.41); Mile (9th/4:09.39); 3,000 (7th/8:27.50)
Outdoors - 1,500 (4th/3:48.25)

AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
MIAA Excellence Award for a 4.00 cumulative GPA (indoor) ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... USTFCCCA All-Scholar ... MIAA Scholar Athlete (indoor) ... CSC Academic All-District ... finished fourth in the 1,500 at the MIAA Outdoor Championships ... PR in the event came earlier in the spring at Drake ... ranked 52nd nationally in the event ... All-American during the winter as a member of the eighth place DMR team at the NCAA Championships ... foursome ran a 9:54.41 to rank sixth in Loper lore ... a different lineup had a 9:54.13 at MIAA's to place third ... also was seventh in the mile at conference ... 47th nationally in the 800 ... took part in 14 meets overall


AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
MIAA Excellence Award for a 4.00 cumulative GPA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... USTFCCCA All-Scholar ... USTFCCCA indoor All-Region ... indoor All-American as a member of the DMR team ... finished eighth in 9:51.98 ... same group turned in an 9:44.48 at Pitt a few weeks prior ... at conference, sixth in the mile (career-best 4:09.39) ... NCAA provisional time ... also 14th in the 3,000 ... seventh in the 1,500 at the MIAA Outdoor Championships ... career-best 3:49.17 came at Drake ... NCAA provisional time


AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
MIAA Excellence Award for a 4.00 cumulative GPA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... eighth in the 1,500 at the MIAA Outdoor Championships ... top time of 3:53.68 came at Doane a week earlier ... competed in seven spring meets ... ninth in the mile and part of the fourth place DMR team at the indoor conference meet ... ran in eight indoor events

HIGH SCHOOL
2020 Class D state cross country champ (16:41.1) ... meet held at Kearney C.C. ... efforts helped the Monarchs win the state title ... also state champ in 2019 on the same course (16:55.0) ... team finished as state runners up ... 2021 Class C state champ at 1,600 ... state runner up at 800 and 3,200 ... qualified in all three events in both 2019 and 2018



Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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