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Girls Track & Field - Nebraska

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Lademi Davies

Sprints/Jumps
WESTSIDE HS
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class A State Meet - 100m

1st

Class A State Meet - 200m

1st

Class A State Meet - Long Jump

1st

Class A State Meet - Triple Jump
“Lademi Davies was the star of the Class A state meet with her ambition and versatility being rewarded with four individual state titles, becoming the first female athlete in the classification’s history to achieve the feat. Davies demonstrated significant improvement throughout the season, developing into one of the most well-rounded competitors in the country in the sprints and horizontal jumps.”
Erik Boal
editor at DyeStat.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior won four Class A state championships this past season, becoming the first female athlete in the history of the meet to achieve the feat by sweeping both the 100 and 200 meters, along with the long jump and triple jump, helping the Warriors place second overall. Davies is tied for No. 20 nationally in 2023 among girls high school competitors in the long jump with a wind-legal leap of 19 feet, 9.75 inches. She also earned All-America indoor honors in the long jump at New Balance Nationals, in addition to ranking in the top five outdoors in Nebraska prep history in the 100, 200 and long jump. 

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Academic Achievement

Davies has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She is attending the University of Texas on a music scholarship this fall and will be a preferred walk-on with the track and field team.

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Exemplary Character

A National Merit Scholarship winner who achieved a perfect score of 36 on her ACT exam, Davies is also an award-winning oboist, who excels at playing the saxophone and piano as well. She has performed in the school’s concert band, marching band, jazz band and Amazing Technicolor Show Band. She is also a member of the Warrior Speech Team and Quiz Bowl. In addition to serving as a Good News Church Grow Kids mentor and being a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, she is part of a local youth worship group.