KIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week: Jryi Davis (Point Park)
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Point Park (Pa.) University sophomore Jryi Davis qualified for the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championship in the triple jump and thus was named the KIAC Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for Feb. 1-7.
A native of Bangor, Pa., his qualifying jump came at the SPIRE Indoor Team Challenge Feb. 6. Davis placed second in the event with a school-record leap of 14.03 meters to clear the NAIA "B" standard of 13.98 meters.
The KIAC's outdoor champion in the triple jump from last year, Davis also competed in the long jump at SPIRE. He was 12th with a leap of 6.03 meters.
Davis ranks 17th in the NAIA for the longest indoor triple jump this year. The Pioneers compete again at the Baldwin Wallace Mid-February Meet Feb. 12.
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