Player Bio: Neil Davis

  Neil Davis
Neil Davis
Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior
Hometown:
Los Altos, CA
High School:
Bellarmine
Event:
Distances
Birthdate:
05/19/1983

Stanford: Seeking a return trip to the NCAA Championships after participating in the 5000 meters as a freshman in 2003.

2004 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): Ran a season-best and Pac-10 qualifying time of 14:13.84 in the 5000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Competed in the 5000 meters at the NCAA West Regional Championships ... Finished third in the 5000 meters at the Big Meet ... Runner-up in the 5000 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 14:10.25.

2003 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Ran the 5000 meters at the NCAA Championships after finishing sixth at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 13:59.41 ... Finished fifth in the 10,000 meters and seventh in the 5000 meters at the Pac-10 Championships ... Ran 29:17.17 in the 10,000 meters, the sixth-best freshmen time in school history ... Competed in the finals of the 5000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Ran 13:57.18 for the 5000 meters indoors.

2002 Track & Field Season: Redshirted outdoors and indoors ... Finished eighth in the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Junior National Championships.

2004 Cross Country Season (Junior): Finished runner-up in the 8000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... Competed at the Pac-10 Championships to help Stanford win the Conference title.

2003 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Placed fourth at the Murray Keatinge Invitational ... Finished ninth at the NCAA West Regional ... Helped Stanford to the NCAA West Regional and Pac-10 titles.

2002 Cross Country Season (Freshman): The Pac-10 Men's Newcomer of the Year ... Named Second Team All Pac-10 ... Finished seventh at the Pac-10 Championships and eighth at the NCAA West Regionals ... Finished third at the Fullerton Season Opener and the Pre-NCAA Meet open race ... Recorded top 10 finishes in five of six races.

2001 Cross Country Season: Redshirted.

High School: A three-time state finalist in the 3200 meters at Bellarmine Prep High School ... Earned all-state honors in track during his senior season ... Helped lead the track team to two CCS championships ... A two-time California all-state performer and a three-time All-Central Coast Section (CCS) performer in cross country ... Won the CCS individual title during his junior season ... Helped lead Bellarmine Prep to four CCS championships.

Cardinal Catalogue: Political Science major ... A 2003 and 2004 Pacific-10 All-Academic track & field selection ... Named to the 2002 U.S. Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team ... A 2002 and 2003 All Pac-10 Academic cross country selection ... Parents are Lew and Peggy Davis ... Grandfather, Charles Robbins, ran cross country at Harvard ... Born May 19, 1983.

Collegiate Career Bests: 5000 meters (13:57.18); 10,000 meters (29:17.17)