Ryan Davis

Class:
Senior
Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Prev School:
Highlands Christian Academy

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
60 - 6.95 (Indoor)
200 - 21.96
400 - 48.62 (Indoor)
500 - 1:05.32 (Indoor)
60H - 8.26 (Indoor)
110H - 14.55
400H - 51.23
HJ - 5-1.25 (1.56m)

Big South Individual Titles (4)
2014 Outdoor 400 Hurdles
2015 Outdoor 400 Hurdles
2016 Indoor 60 Hurdles
2017 Outdoor 400 Hurdles

All-Big South Honors (13)
2014 Outdoor 400 Hurdles - 1st
2015 Indoor 400 - 2nd
2015 Indoor 60 Hurdles - 2nd
2015 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2015 Outdoor 110 Hurdles - 3rd
2015 Outdoor 400 Hurdles - 1st
2016 Indoor 400 - 2nd
2016 Indoor 60 Hurdles - 1st
2016 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2016 Outdooor 400 Hurdles - 2nd
2017 Indoor 60 Hurdles - 2nd
2017 Outdoor 110 Hurdles - 2nd
2017 Outdoor 400 Hurdles - 1st

Career
• At the time of his graduation, was part of the school-record indoor shuttle hurdles relay quartet (32.88)
• Left Liberty ranked No. 2 in the outdoor 400 hurdles (51.23) and outdoor shuttle hurdles relay (58.98), No. 3 in the indoor distance medley relay (9:57.32), No. 6 in the indoor 60 hurdles (8.26), No. 7 in the outdoor distance medley relay (9:58.14) and tied for No. 10 in both the indoor 60 (6.95) and outdoor 110 hurdles (14.55)

2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Won his third Big South 400 hurdles title (season-best 51.80), while finishing second in the 110 hurdles (personal-best 14.55) and 4 x 100 relay, closing his career as a 13-time All-Big South performer
• Joined former Flame Marlon Tanner (1997-99) as the only three-time Big South men's 400 hurdles champions in meet history
• Made his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet in the 400 hurdles
• Tabbed Big South Men's Track Athlete of the Week on March 23, following a 400 hurdles victory at the season-opening CSU Spring Break Invitational
• Fared well against strong competition in the 400 hurdles, finishing second at the FSU Relays, third at the Gamecock Invitational and 10^th at the Penn Relays
• Led off for the second-fastest shuttle hurdles relay quartet (58.98) in program history, during the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• At the Big South meet, placed second in the 60 hurdles (personal best-equaling 8.26), fourth in the 60 (personal-best 6.95 in prelims) and sixth in the 200
• Helped Liberty place eighth in the IC4A distance medley relay final and advanced to the IC4A 60 dash semifinals
• Anchored the Flames to a program-record shuttle hurdles relay time of 32.88 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on Jan. 27
• Part of Liberty's third-fastest distance medley relay quartet (9:57.32) in program history during the IC4A prelims, clocking 48.4 seconds for his 400-meter leg

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Big South 400 hurdles runner-up, earning his 10^th career All-Big South honor
• Also came in fifth in the Big South 110 hurdles and 4 x 100 relay
• Raced in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet for the second straight year
• Top 400 hurdles effort of the season (52.43) was achieved at the Texas Relays
• Season-best 110 hurdles time of 14.59 came at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• Led off for the Flames' ninth-place sprint medley relay squad at the Texas Relays
• Improved his 200 personal best to 21.96 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Big South champion in the 60 hurdles (personal-best 8.26) and 4 x 400 relay, while placing second in the 400 (personal-best 48.62)
• Liberty's first Big South 60 hurdles champion since 2009
• Competed in the 60 hurdles and 400 at the IC4A meet

2015 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Successfully defended his Big South 400 hurdles title, with a meet-record and personal-best clocking of 51.23 which ranks No. 2 in Liberty and Big South history
• Also placed second in the 4 x 100 relay and third in the 110 hurdles (personal-best 14.57 seconds) at the Big South Championship
• Made his NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round debut in the 400 hurdles
• Big South Men's Track Athlete of the Week on March 17, after recording his first of four 400 hurdles victories on the season, at the Coastal Carolina Invitational

2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Scored 18.5 points at his first Big South indoor championship, thanks to a victory in the 4 x 400 relay and runner-up finishes in the 400 dash and 60 hurdles
• Competed in the IC4A 400 and 4 x 400 relay
• Season-best times included 8.39 in the 60 hurdles and 49.46 in the 400 dash

2014 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Big South 400-meter hurdles champion in a time of 53.07 seconds
• Got faster in each of his first six 400 hurdles races, cutting his time from 55.17 at the Virginia Cup to 52.79 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• Placed 10th in the IC4A 400 hurdles prelims
• Ran the 400-meter leg of the Flames' distance medley relay team at the Penn Relays, contributing to the seventh-fastest time in program history, 9:58.14

2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted

Prep
• Graduated from Highlands Christian Academy
• Won back-to-back Florida 1A state championships in the 300 hurdles as a junior and senior
• His winning time in 2012 was a personal-best 37.54 seconds and made him the first individual state champion in school history
• Placed third in the 110 hurdles at the 2012 state meet and was fourth in 2013
• 2012 Golden South Classic runner-up in the 400 hurdles
• Top 110 hurdles time was 14.44 seconds and top 400 hurdles mark was 53.75

Personal
• Son of Russ and Lynn Davis
• Psychology major
• Birthday is on July 6