Kali Davis-White

Kali Davis-White (born October 27, 1994) is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. She competes for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Kali Davis-White
Personal information
Full nameKali Davis-White
NationalityJamaican, American
Born (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994[1]
Lauderdale Lakes, FL[2]
Sport
SportRunning, Track and Field
Event(s)Sprints
College teamTennessee
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.28s, Blacksburg, (2016)[2]
100m: 11.27s, Kingston, (2016)[2]
200m: 22.86s, Tallahassee, (2016)[2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
NACAC Under-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 San Salvador200 m
Silver medal – second place2016 San Salvador4x100 m relay

Career

College

Kali Davis-White started her college career at Florida State University in the 2014 season.[1] After her sophomore year at Florida State, she transferred to Tennessee where she competed in 2016.[2]

Professional

Davis-White was born and competed for the United States as a Junior athlete. She qualified for the 2012 World Junior Championships in the 200 meters for the United States.[1] Both of her parents were born in Jamaica allowing her to compete for either the U.S. or Jamaica.[3] She qualified for Jamaica at the 2016 Olympics in the 200 meters with a time of 22.94 seconds.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Kali Davis-White". seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. "Kali Davis-White". utsports.com. Tennessee Vols Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. "Go to 2:24 of the embedded video". utsports.com. Tennessee Vols Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. "SUPREME VENTURES/ NATIONAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". trackandfieldjm.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  5. "DAVIS-WHITE QUALIFIES FOR RIO OLYMPICS". utsports.com. Tennessee Vols Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2016.


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