Bethany Davies
5-5, Junior, Hurdles/Sprints
Springfield, OH
Shawnee High School
- NAIA Outdoor All-American (400 hurdles; 4 x 400) - 2007
- NAIA Indoor All-American (4 x 800) - 2007
- NAIA Indoor All-American (4 x 200; Distance Medley) - 2006
- NCCAA Outdoor Champion (4 x 100; 4 x 400) - 2007
- NCCAA Indoor Champion (400) - 2007
Bethany Davies enters her third collegiate track season with the Lady Jackets.....ran in just one cross country event this past fall.....posted a 20:11 performance in the season-opening Shawnee State Invitational.
2006-07 - Registered 88 individual points for the 2007 indoor/outdoor season.....set a school record in the 400 meters (58:40) in the prelims at the NAIA Indoor Championships.....NAIA Indoor All-American in the 4 x 800 meter relay.....captured the 400 meter titles at both the Cedarville Indoor Invitational (1:00.88) and the NCCAA Indoor Championship (59:19).....placed sixth in the 400 meters at the NAIA Outdoor Championship with a time of 1:03.40 to earn All-America recognition.....also earned NAIA All-America honors for the 4 x 400 meter relay squad that placed fifth with a 3:39.52 performance.....the same 4 x 400 quartet set a new school record during the NAIA semifinals with a 3:49.14 outing.....was part of both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 800 relay squads that finished first at the American Mideast Conference Championship to earn All-AMC honors.....posted a season-best 1:02.63 effort in the 400 meter hurdles at the NCCAA Outdoor Championship for a second-place finish and NCCAA All America accolades.....member of the NAIA nationally-ranked cross country squad.....appeared in three cross country meets.....posted a season-best effort of 21:17 in the season-opening meet at Tiffin to finish 45th of 112 runners.
2005-06 - NCCAA Indoor All-American in both the distance medley and 4 x 200 meter relay.....helped lead CU to NCCAA indoor national title.....member of 4 x 400 meter relay foursome that qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Championship.....turned in season-best times of 1:00.74 in the 400 meters and 2:25.08 in the 800.
High School - Produced an outstanding four-year high school running career.....competed her first two years at Cedarville High School with her final two at Springfield Shawnee.....three-time All-Ohio track performer.....member of 2003 Ohio Division III state runner-up 4 x 400 meter relay team at Cedarville along with current teammate Elisabeth Pyles.....part of 4 x 200 meter relay unit that finished 3rd the same year.....placed 4th in the Ohio Division II 800 meters as a junior at Shawnee after winning the district 800 title and finishing as the regional runner-up.....district and regional 800 meters runner-up as a senior and placed 9th at the state meet.....Academic All-Ohio in track & field.....played two seasons of tennis at Shawnee and twice received the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Silver Racquet Award for academic achievement.....ran cross country as a senior and earned Central Buckeye Conference special mention.....played volleyball as a freshman and sophomore at Cedarville.....National Honor Society student.
Personal - Carries a nursing major at Cedarville University.....born 4/7/87 in Xenia, OH.....daughter of Don and Brenda Davies.....older sister, Brittany, was a four-year track performer at Malone College.....younger brother, Jordan, is a freshman distance runner at CU.....has another younger brother.
