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 Asia Davis finishes seventh at the USA Junior Championships to earn Junior All-American status. |
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June 26, 2004
Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina track and field All-Southern Conference athlete Asia Davis crossed the finish line in 1:03.45 in the finals of the 400mH Saturday at the USA Junior National Championships. That time was good enough for a seventh place finish, which earns her Junior All-American status. Davis becomes the third Catamount to earn the honor, joining Caleb Bailey (2000 - 1500m) and Ryan Lewis (1999 - pole vault).
Davis (Charlotte, N.C.) qualified for the finals with a time of 1:02.59 during the preliminaries on Friday, June 25. She was one of just three collegiate athletes to advance to the Saturday race.
The USA Junior Championship meet is open to any qualifier under the age of 20. The top eight finishers at the Junior Nationals are declared Junior All-American athletes by USA Track and Field.
Three other former Catamounts have competed at the national meet in addition to Davis, Bailey and Lewis. Virgina LaCombe competed in the high jump and triple jump in 1999, along with Rosalyn Hood in the long jump and triple jump and Ashley Herendon in the javelin and shot put in the same year.
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