Monday, October 12, 2009

Kristina Davis (James Logan High School, Union City; LSU)

Kristina Davis
POSITION: Sprints
HEIGHT: 5-4
CLASS: Senior
EXPERIENCE: 3L
HIGH SCHOOL: James Logan HS
HOMETOWN: Union City, Calif.
BIRTHDAY: March 28 Updated 09/22/2009


Events: 60M (7.44), 100M (11.49), 200M (IN: 24.20; OUT: 23.85)

2009
Was an NCAA Championships qualifier for the first time in her career ... Finished 18th in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after advancing to the semifinal round ... Set a new personal best wind-legal time of 11.49 to qualify for the NCAA semifinal ... Clocked an 11.82 in the semifinal round ... Earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 100 meters at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in Louisville, Ky. ... Recorded a then personal-best time of 11.56 in the regional final ... Competed in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Scored two points for the Lady Tigers with a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters at the SEC Outdoor meet while recording a new collegiate best time of 23.85 ... Earned a ninth-place finish in the 100 meters at the conference meet with a wind-aided time of 11.65 ... Competed in the 60 meters and 200 meters during the indoor season ... Matched her personal best in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.44 in the preliminary round at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Went on to finish eighth in the final with a time of 7.53 ... Also ran the 200 meters at the SEC Indoor meet, finishing in 10th place with an indoor personal-best time of 24.20 ... Ran the leadoff leg on the Lady Tigers’ 4x100-meter relay team five times during the outdoor season ... Ran on the foursome that finished runner-up in the sprint relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 43.99 in the final ... Ran the lead leg on the team that brought home the title from the Sun Angel Classic with a time of 43.76.

2008
Competed in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships for the second straight season ... Placed 13th in the event at the regional meet with a seasonal best wind-aided time of 11.58 seconds ... Clocked a new wind-legal personal best of 11.68 at the Tiger Invitational where she finished in sixth place ... Lined up in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing in 16th and 20th, respectively ... Also set a new personal best of 23.97 in the 200 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Competed in both the 60 meters and 200 meters during the indoor season ... Recorded a seasonal best of 7.57 in the 60-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships where she finished in 17th place ... Was disqualified from the 200 meters at the indoor conference meet ... Saw action in a total of 14 meets during her sophomore season.

2007
Was an NCAA Mideast Regional participant in her first season with the Lady Tigers ... Placed 16th in the 100-meter dash at the regional meet ... Clocked a new personal-best time of 11.72 to finish fourth at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Took second place in the 100 at the LSU Tiger Classic with a wind-aided time of 11.73 ... Also recorded a new personal best in the 200 meters at the LSU Tiger Classic with a time of 24.24 ... Finished 12th in the 100 meters (11.77) and 19th in the 200 meters (24.26) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Competed in the 60 meters and 200 meters during the indoor season ... Posted a seasonal-best time of 7.54 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Crossed the finish line in fourth place in the 60 meters at the LSU Twilight Invitational ... Finished 18th in the 200 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships with a new indoor personal-best time of 24.50 ... Also competed in the 100 meters at the indoor conference meet with a 15th-place finish.

PRIOR TO LSU
Competed on the track for four years at James Logan High School ... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that won a gold medal for Team USA at the 2005 Pan American Junior Championships with a blistering time of 43.97 ... Named a Nike Indoor All-American in 2006 for her performance in the 60 meters ... Clocked the seventh-fastest 60-meter time in the nation during the indoor season with a personal best of 7.44 ... Led her high school team to its first ever outdoor state championship in 2006 ... Ran on the 4x100 team at James Logan that clocked the second-fastest time in the country during the outdoor campaign with a time of 45.66 ... Came to LSU with PRs of 11.56 in the 100 meters and 23.80 in the 200 meters ... Ranked seventh in the country in the 100 meters as a junior in 2005.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kristina Jalesha Davis ... Born on March 28, 1988 ... Daughter of Keith and Shena Davis ... Has four siblings: Keisha, Keyanna, Keith and Keleena ... Majoring in communication studies.

Courtesy LSU

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