Daveon Finley

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Portage, Ind.
High School:
Portage HS

Career Results

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Competed in three meets for the Panthers during his junior indoor campaign... Posted his best finish of his career at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) in the 60m hurdles as he finished in eighth place with a personal record time of 8.05 seconds, scoring one point for Pitt... His time of 8.05 second in the 60m hurdles is the ninth fastest time in program history in the event... Notched his lone victory of the season in the 60m hurdles at the Doug Raymond National (Feb. 14) as he crossed the finish line in 8.18 seconds in the finals.

2019 Outdoor: First team All-ACC in the 110m hurdles… Placed second in the 110m hurdles with a career and team-best 14.07 at the ACC Championships (May 11)… Finished fourth at the Akron-Campbell Wright Open (May 4) in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.90… Took home first in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.74 and set a career-best time of 56.60 in the 400m hurdles at the Bison Outdoor Classic (April 14).

2018-19 Indoor: Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.43 at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite (Feb. 9)… Had a time of 8.39 in the 60m hurdles to place eighth at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2)… Set a career-best 23.10 in the 200m at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 7).

2018 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2017-18 Indoor: Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-24) with a personal best time in the 60m hurdles preliminaries of 8.09 … Finished 16th at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 13) in the 300m at 36.86.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Portage High School in Portage, Ind. … As a sophomore was named All-Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) in the 110m hurdles … Placed sixth in states in the indoor 60m hurdles and eighth place in states in the 110m hurdles as a sophomore … As a junior was the indoor track 60m hurdles state champion, All-DAC in the 110m hurdles, sixth place in the 110m hurdles in states and state runner-up in the 4x100m … As a senior was eighth place in the 60m hurdles in the state, All-DAC in the 110m hurdles, 110m IHSSA state champion and 2017 Chicago Post Tribune Athlete of the Year … Also played football all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Son of James and Shaunna Finley … Has an older brother, Deandre Jackson and a younger brother, James Finley … Intended major is business global management.