Wallingford Resident Named NCAA Division II Field Athlete Of The Year

WALLINGFORD, CT — Wallingford's Jordan Davis, a senior on the Southern Connecticut State University men's track and field team, has been named the 2024 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division II National Field Athlete of the Year, officials announced Thursday.

Davis, a Sheehan graduate, continues in his quest for Olympic competition in Paris later this summer.

In addition to USTFCCCA National Field Athlete of the Year honors, Davis was also named the USTFCCCA East Region Field Athlete of the Year, Northeast-10 Conference Field Athlete of the Year while capturing his second NCAA Division II Javelin Throw National Championship in three seasons as well as a fourth-straight All-American honor, according to a news release from Southern Connecticut State University.

“At this year's NCAA Outdoor Championship, Davis launched a throw of 84.45m (277'1"), which stands as the top throw by an American athlete in collegiate history and the fourth-best overall performance all-time,” according to the news release. “Earlier this season, Davis broke the NCAA all-division record with a throw of 83.77m at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays before setting the new record at the NCAA Championships. Along the way, he won his fourth-straight NE10 and NEICAAA New England Championships and finished fourth with a throw of 75.32m (247'1") at the prestigious Drake Relays which featured some of the top javelin talent in the world.”

Read more from the news release below:

The 2024 United States Olympic track and field trials will take place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from June 21–30, 2024. The javelin throw is one of the 44 events that will be held during the 10-day competition, which is organized by USA Track and Field.

The trials will serve as the national championships and a qualifying event to select Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which will take place from July 26 – Aug. 11. To be eligible to compete in the Olympics, athletes must achieve the Olympic standard set by World Athletics, which is 75.00 meters for the javelin throw. The event will be comprised of 24 athletes over two rounds.