davis breaks school record at ysu 2024

Men's Track & Field Matthew Kifer, Director of Athletic Communication

Davis breaks record, reaches NCAA mark at YSU

Results

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Dec. 6) – Junior transfer Marlin Davis broke the nearly decade-old indoor school record and reached the NCAA qualifying standard in the 60-meter dash, as the Vulcans opened the campaign on Friday at the Youngstown State Icebreaker.

RECORD
• Davis, a transfer from Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), registered a record time of 6.78 seconds in the finals of the 60 meters.
• He eclipsed the previous mark set by Julius Rivera at 2015 PSAC Championships by five-hundredths of a second.

NCAA STANDARD
• Davis reached the NCAA qualifying mark in the 60 meters by six-hundredths of a second while competing for the first time since the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

PSAC STANDARDS
• Davis also posted a time of 21.77 seconds in the 200-meter dash to qualify for the league championships on Friday.
• Freshman Jack Ozimek qualified for the PSAC Championships in the high jump with a height of 1.86 meters (6-1.25 feet) on his first attempt at the height.
• Junior Aidan McMahon tallied a PSAC-qualifying time of 6.97 seconds in the preliminaries of the 60 meters.
 
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Players Mentioned

Aidan McMahon

Aidan McMahon

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Marlin Davis

Marlin Davis

5' 7"
Junior
Jack Ozimek

Jack Ozimek

6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aidan McMahon

Aidan McMahon

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Marlin Davis

Marlin Davis

5' 7"
Junior
Jack Ozimek

Jack Ozimek

6' 4"
Freshman