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 4x400 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 ??
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) September 1, 2024
Jayden was the first leg on Team USA's Men's 4x400 relay that won in 3:03.56 ??#ForksUp /// #O2V ?? pic.twitter.com/wXP615awfe
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 ??
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) August 30, 2024
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
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, 4x400 relay)
First-Team Indoor All-American (2024, 4x400 relay)
First-Team Outdoor All-American (2024, 4x400 relay)
2024 Pac-12 Champion (2024, 4x400 relay)
U-20 World Athletics Championships Gold Medalist (2024, 4x400)
U-20 World Athletics Championships Silver Medalist (2024, 400m)
Fastest 4x400 in Men's Indoor team history – Justin Robinson, Kaleb Simpson, Jayden Davis, Gamali Felix (3:02.35)
Fourth-fastest 4x400 in Men's Outdoor team history – Jayden Davis, Justin Robinson, Kaleb Simpson, Gamali Felix (3:00.87)
MORE ON JAYDEN DAVIS
Davis Takes Silver in 400m Final at U20 World Athletics Championships (TheSunDevils.com, August 29, 2024)
Davis-Simpson-Ramey-Felix Close Pac-12 Championships with Men's 4x400 Relay Title (TheSunDevils.com, May 12, 2024)
Mountain Pointe sprinter Jayden Davis born to run, breaks Arizona track record (Richard Obert/Arizona Republic, April 15, 2023)
Mountain Pointe sprinter Jayden Davis breaks Arizona track record (Arizona Republic/April 14, 2023)
PAC-12 CHAMPS ??
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) May 12, 2024
Jayden Davis-Kaleb Simpson-Nicholas Ramey-Gamali Felix go 3:01.79 to win the Men's 4x400 ??#ForksUp /// @Pac12Network pic.twitter.com/VtWK0WyqNR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
— Logan Stanley (@LSscribe) March 9, 2024
The @SunDevilTFXC 4x400 meter relay team wins the NCAA Championship in 3:02.35!
Mountain Pointe alum Jayden Davis was third leg for ASU. Ran it under 46 seconds. @azcsports pic.twitter.com/k2OWb6SnLI