Madison Davis
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- Hometown:
- Chersterton, IN
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Chesterton
News mentions
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s and women’s Track and Field teams rounded the corner to begin the home stretch toward the 2023 NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships Friday afternoon by competing at the Billy Hayes Invite hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington. The Blazers faced off against athletes from several NCAA Division I programs, including Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan, Notre Dame, Eastern Illinois, Indiana State, Butler and Miami (Ohio). The No. 18 ranked VU men’s team was led off by a dominant day by freshman Desroy Jordan (Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).
TOPEKA, Kan. – Vincennes University freshman Julia Do Armaral Salvi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) continued the Trailblazers’ storied tradition of pole vaulting Friday at the 2023 NJCAA Indoor National Championships, coming away with the Individual National Championship after besting the field with a height of 3.80 meters. Fellow freshman Ysnaira Dos Santos Vieira (Brazil) joined Salvi on the podium after placing third, reaching a height of 3.50 meters. “The VU Track Program had an incredible meet at the National Championships this weekend,” VU Head Track and Field Coach Marty Rogier said. “We had a lot of highlights, with an individual National Champion, eight athletes earning All-American honors and two VU schools records.”
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The No. 19-ranked VU men’s and No. 25-ranked VU women’s indoor track and field teams took part in their final meet of the 2023 season before Nationals Saturday in the ISU Open hosted by Indiana State University. The VU men’s team got off to a good start Saturday with freshman Justin Emmanuel (Jamaica) and sophomore Yamar Lyons (Kalamazoo, Mich.) both placing in the top five in the 200 meters. Emmanuel took home a third-place finish with at time of 22.92 seconds and Lyons finished fifth at 23.84 seconds.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Indianapolis, Ind. – The Vincennes University indoor Track and Field season is beginning to come to an end as the Trailblazers took part in the Hoosier Hills Invite at Indiana University Friday and the Jerry England Invite at UIndy on Saturday. The VU men’s indoor team comes into this weekend ranked No. 19 in this week’s USTFCCCA National rankings and looked to solidify themselves with more National qualifiers this weekend. VU was led off by a first place finish by freshman Desroy Jordan (Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) in the 400 meter dash. Jordan crossed the line at 49.01 seconds, outlasting a field of several NCAA Division I runners.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field teams had their first meet Saturday afternoon at Eastern Illinois University and had a good showing. The day got started for the Blue and Gold with sophomore thrower David Beadle (Jamaica) placing sixth in the men’s weight throw with a distance of 13.51 meters and a fifth-place finish in the shot put at 11.84 meters. Beadle was followed by freshmen Cody Dawson and Jacob Smith who also placed in the shot put. Dawson finished sixth with a throw of 11.33 meters and Smith placed eighth at 10.96 meters.