University of Georgia Athletics
2023 Track & Field Roster
Davis Potts
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Watkinsville, Ga.
- High School:
- North Oconee
2023: Cross Country – Made his season debut at the 6k Gamecock Challenge, clocking a time of 18:24.9 to finish ninth…Ran a time of 25:53.6 at the 8k Crimson Classic.
Outdoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2022: Cross Country – Ran in five meets for the Bulldogs, including his season debut at the 8k North Alabama Invitational where he scored taking 90th (25:04.11)…Scored at the 8k Live In Lou Classic thanks to a 24:53.7 for 109th place…Was the second Georgia runner across the line at the 8k Crimson Classic (30th – 24:55.0)…Was in the Bulldogs’ top five at the 8k SEC Championships after running a 24:39.40 for 46th…Scored for UGA at the 10k NCAA South Regional with a 31:02.40 for 48th.
Outdoor – Finished seventh in the 1500 meters (3:54.24) at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Ran an 8:35.83 to take seventh in the 3000m at the Tom Jones Memorial…Posted his top 5000m time of his season at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a 14:47.97.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
2021: Cross Country- Began his Bulldog career by scoring at the 8k North Alabama Showcase with a time of 25:47.82 for 47th…Was 275th at the 8k Pre-Nationals…Just missed scoring at the 8k SEC Championships after taking 85th (25:55.7) at the 8k SEC Championships…Completed his season by scoring at the 10k NCAA South Regional with a 32:53.60 for 110th.
High School: Won the 2020 GHSA AAAA state cross country title and battled for a third-place finish at the 2021 state track meet in the 3200 meters (personal best 9:31)…Captured the Region 8 cross country title and followed that up with a fifth place finish at the 2019 state cross meet…Finished fifth at the 2018 state cross country meet and then was third in the 3200m (9:40) at the 2019 state track meet as a sophomore…Personal-best time of 15:43 (5k)…Summa Cum Laude graduate…Beta Club member.
Personal: Born July 4, 2002…Son of Troy Potts and Melissa Landers-Potts…Parents and brother, Anthony, all attended UGA…Mother, Melissa, ran cross country and track for Carleton College before transferring to UGA and is now an athlete for the SPARC Elite Team…Majoring in International Affairs with a certificate in Sustainability.
Outdoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2022: Cross Country – Ran in five meets for the Bulldogs, including his season debut at the 8k North Alabama Invitational where he scored taking 90th (25:04.11)…Scored at the 8k Live In Lou Classic thanks to a 24:53.7 for 109th place…Was the second Georgia runner across the line at the 8k Crimson Classic (30th – 24:55.0)…Was in the Bulldogs’ top five at the 8k SEC Championships after running a 24:39.40 for 46th…Scored for UGA at the 10k NCAA South Regional with a 31:02.40 for 48th.
Outdoor – Finished seventh in the 1500 meters (3:54.24) at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Ran an 8:35.83 to take seventh in the 3000m at the Tom Jones Memorial…Posted his top 5000m time of his season at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a 14:47.97.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
2021: Cross Country- Began his Bulldog career by scoring at the 8k North Alabama Showcase with a time of 25:47.82 for 47th…Was 275th at the 8k Pre-Nationals…Just missed scoring at the 8k SEC Championships after taking 85th (25:55.7) at the 8k SEC Championships…Completed his season by scoring at the 10k NCAA South Regional with a 32:53.60 for 110th.
High School: Won the 2020 GHSA AAAA state cross country title and battled for a third-place finish at the 2021 state track meet in the 3200 meters (personal best 9:31)…Captured the Region 8 cross country title and followed that up with a fifth place finish at the 2019 state cross meet…Finished fifth at the 2018 state cross country meet and then was third in the 3200m (9:40) at the 2019 state track meet as a sophomore…Personal-best time of 15:43 (5k)…Summa Cum Laude graduate…Beta Club member.
Personal: Born July 4, 2002…Son of Troy Potts and Melissa Landers-Potts…Parents and brother, Anthony, all attended UGA…Mother, Melissa, ran cross country and track for Carleton College before transferring to UGA and is now an athlete for the SPARC Elite Team…Majoring in International Affairs with a certificate in Sustainability.
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