TEMPE, Ariz. – Three medals are coming back to Tempe after a fantastic showing from Sun Devil Track & Field at the U20 World Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru, headlined by Jayden Davis’ gold in the Men’s 4×400 and silver in the 400m.
Four Sun Devils – sophomores Davis (USA) and Alex Johnson (USA) and incoming freshmen James Bauman (USA) and Kiara Webb (Canada) – represented their home countries on the world stage at the August 27-31 games at Estadio Atletico de la Videna.
Davis’ pair of medals are joined by Kiara Webb, who was a member of Team Canada’s 4x100m relay that took bronze on Saturday evening.
WORLD CHAMPION, JAYDEN DAVIS ??
Jayden was the first leg on Team USA’s Men’s 4×400 relay that won in 3:03.56 ??#ForksUp /// #O2V ?? pic.twitter.com/wXP615awfe
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) September 1, 2024
Here’s a day-by-day recap for how the Sun Devils fared in Peru:
RECAPPING THE U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The four Sun Devils competing are among 1,700 athletes from 134 countries who have qualified for the biennial games.
August 27
Alex Johnson, Women’s long jump qualifier (5.75m/18th)
August 28
Jayden Davis, Men’s 400m qualifier (46.32/1st)
Kiara Webb, Women’s 400m qualifier (54.60/27th)
Jayden Davis, Men’s 400m semifinal (45.79/1st)
August 29
Jayden Davis, Men’s 400m (46.08/2nd)
August 30
James Bauman, Men’s 4x100m relay (DNF)
August 31
Jayden Davis, Men’s 4x400m relay (3:03.56/1st)
Kiara Webb, Women’s 4x100m relay (bronze)
GET TO KNOW JAYDEN DAVIS
Davis, a local product from Gilbert, Arizona, is starting to become a household name in collegiate track and field. He’s now an NCAA champion, a conference champion and a two-time medalist at the World Championships.
He posted the top times in each of the first two days in the 400m heats before becoming the runner-up in the final to South Africa’s Udeme Okon (45.69).
Add a silver medal to his resume ??
Jayden Davis goes 46.08 in tonight’s Men’s 400m final to place second behind Udeme Okon (45.69) ??#ForksUp /// #O2V ???? pic.twitter.com/0TOlPc3PDu
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) August 30, 2024
JAYDEN DAVIS’ ASU CAREER AT A GLANCE
The Gilbert, Arizona, native has had a fantastic rookie campaign, culminating with a gold medal in Peru on Saturday:
NCAA Indoor Champion (2024, 4×400 relay)
First-Team Indoor…
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