Kevona Davis

Kevona Davis
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001
St. James, Jamaica
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
College teamTexas Longhorns
ClubRacers Track Club
Coached byGlen Mills
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.19 (Clemson, 2023)
100m: 10.95 (Lubbock, 2022)
200m: 22.26 (Lubbock, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nairobi100m
CARIFTA Games (U18)
Gold medal – first place2017 Curacao100m

Kevona Davis (born 20 December 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as sprinter.[1]

Early life

She is from the village of Little River, St. James, Jamaica.[2] Davis attended Edwin Allen High School in Jamaica before attending the University of Texas to compete for the Texas Longhorns.[3][4][5]

Career

As a rising Junior star, she won gold for the 100 metres in 11.43s at the 2017 CARIFTA Games U18 Championships in Curacao.[6]

During the 2018 ISSA Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, she mined gold in Class Two winning the double in Champs record breaking times of 11.16s 100 metres and 22.72s 200 metres and assisted Edwin Allen to its fifth ISSA title on the girls side.[7][8]

Davis won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Under-18 Championships, held in Nairobi, in the 100 metres. However, injury prevented her from competing at the 2018 CARIFTA Games and the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships.[9]

At UT, she helped the 4 x 100 metres relay team to Big 12 and NCAA outdoor titles in 2022 and 2023. She was team member with St. Lucia star Julien Alfred on those winning relay teams, and overall women's NCAA Championship title in 2023. In 2024, she claimed a bronze medal in the 100 metres in 11.32s at the Big 12 outdoor competition.[2][10]

In May 2022, she ran a 100m personal best time of 10.95 in Lubbock, Texas.[11] At the same event, she lowered her 200 metres personal best, first to 22.49 seconds, and then to 22.26.[12]

Davis competed in the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August, 2023 and qualified for the semi-finals.[13]

After graduating from university in 2024, Kevona returned to Jamaica to pursue a professional track and field career under coach Glen Mills.[14][15]

Personal life

She has two brothers and one sister. After track and field, she wants to practice Psychology.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kevona Davis". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "2023-2024 track and field/cross country athlete roster". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Kevona Davis". Texassports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "KEVONA DAVIS POISED FOR 'CHAMPS' CLASS THREE 100M RECORD". Team Jamaica. March 26, 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Buchanan, Orane (June 24, 2022). "Kevona Davis not worried after sluggish 100 heat". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "2017 CARIFTA GAMES - Girls Under-18 100m--Kevona Davis". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  7. ↑ "Davis targets sub-11 at Champs by Akino Ming - Staff Reporter March 04, 2019". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  8. ↑ "Taylor and Davis delight at Jamaica's boys and girls championships". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  9. ↑ "Someone needs to help Kevona Davis". Jamaica Gleaner. December 11, 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Women's Track and Field crowned NCAA Outdoor Champions 06.10.2023". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  11. ↑ "Kevona Davis runs 10.95s at Texas meet". Jamaica Observer. May 14, 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Bailey, Robert (May 17, 2022). "Kevona Davis hits top form". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "'IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME'". December 9, 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  15. ↑ "She Still Has It' - Usain Bolt's Former Coach Steps In to Revive Jamaican Sprinter Once Tipped for Greatness". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
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