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    Davis Fraker
    Davis Fraker
    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    Peachtree City, Ga.

    High School:
    McIntosh

    Event:
    Throws

    I/O Eligibility:
    SO/SO

    2011 Track and Field
    Outdoor: Did not participate

    Indoor:Earned second-team All-American honors after placing 10th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships ... First Illini ever to qualify for NCAA Championships in the event ... Broke the weight throw school record at the Illini Classic with a mark of 68-2 1/4 (20.78m) ... Placed third in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships.

    High School
    2010 New Balance national champion in the shot put and runner-up in the discus and hammer throw ... 2009 and 2010 Georgia Class 4A state champion in the shot put and discus ... 2009 USATF World Youth Team Member ... 2010 USATF Indoor Sr. Championships Qualifier in the weight throw (13th) and shot put (11th) ... Owns the following personal bests: 216-6 (12-lb. hammer throw), 196-6 (1.6k discus), 67-8.75 (12-lb. indoor shot put), 80-2 (25-lb. weight throw), 59-0.75 (16-lb. indoor shot put), and 65-8 (35-lb. weight throw) ... Boasts the No. 1 all-time mark by a high school athlete in the 35-lb. weight throw and No. 2 all-time in the indoor shot put ... Ranked second nationally in the 12-lb. indoor shot put, fifth in the 12-lb. outdoor shot put and 12-lb. hammer throw, and 10th in the discus .. 2010 All-American High School National champ in shot put ... Two-time state champion in the shot put and discus.

    Personal
    Full name is Davis Marshall Fraker ... Born Feb. 26, 1992 ... Parents are Tom and Marsha Fraker ... Has a brother, Benn and a sister, Addie ... Biggest thrill in sports is winning ... Majoring in kinesiology.

    Updated March 2012

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