davis at penn state 2025 highlights

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

Davis resets record, reaches two NCAA marks

Muskingum Results | Penn State Results

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Feb. 21) – Junior Marlin Davis reached a pair of NCAA provisional qualifying marks and reset his own school record in 60-meter dash on Friday while competing at the Penn State Tune-Up.

RECORD
• Davis won the finals of the 60 meters by crossing the finish line in 6.74 seconds.
• He initially broke the decade-old school record in his program debut in December with a time of 6.78 seconds.

NCAA STANDARDS
• Davis registered NCAA provisional times in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash while at Penn State.
• He ranks No. 25 on the national performance list in the 60 meters.
• Davis posted the fastest time in the PSAC this year in the 200 meters and sits No. 31 in the country.

PSAC STANDARDS
• Davis cleared the qualifying mark in the 60 meters and ranks just one-hundredth of a second behind the top time in the league this winter.
• He also reached the conference standard in the 200 meters with a time of 21.46 seconds, which is the fastest time in the PSAC by four-tenths of a second.
• Senior Noah Bernarding posted a qualifying time for a consecutive week in the 800-meter run, finishing with a season-best time of 1:53.47.
• Classmate Logan Pfister registered a height of 1.95 meters (6-4.75 feet) in the high jump to reach the conference standard.

AT MUSKINGUM
• The Vulcans finished third in the team standings while also having entries compete at the Muskie Meet #4 hosted by Muskingum on Friday.
• Junior Jonathan Thrush qualified for the league championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:18.83 while making his season debut in the event.
• Classmate Aidan McMahon reached the conference standard with a time of 6.99 during the finals of the 60 meters.
• Thrush earned the victory in the 5,000 meters despite competing for the first time in nearly a month.
• Junior Kolby Kent and senior Kohen Stover tied for the win in the 3,000-meter run in Ohio with identical times of 9:25.24.

NEXT
• Cal will compete at the PSAC Championships in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Lehigh on March 1-2.
• Lehigh is serving as host of the championship event for the second-straight year.
• The Vulcans have qualified entries in eight different events for the conference meet with six entries positioned among the top five on the performance list this winter.
 
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Players Mentioned

Noah Bernarding

Noah Bernarding

5' 10"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Kolby Kent

Kolby Kent

6' 2"
Junior
Distance
Aidan McMahon

Aidan McMahon

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Logan Pfister

Logan Pfister

6' 2"
Senior
Jumps
Jonathan Thrush

Jonathan Thrush

5' 10"
Junior
Distance
Marlin Davis

Marlin Davis

5' 7"
Junior
Kohen Stover

Kohen Stover

6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Noah Bernarding

Noah Bernarding

5' 10"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Kolby Kent

Kolby Kent

6' 2"
Junior
Distance
Aidan McMahon

Aidan McMahon

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Logan Pfister

Logan Pfister

6' 2"
Senior
Jumps
Jonathan Thrush

Jonathan Thrush

5' 10"
Junior
Distance
Marlin Davis

Marlin Davis

5' 7"
Junior
Kohen Stover

Kohen Stover

6' 4"
Senior