Tony Davis (2014) - Hall of Fame

Tony Davis

Induction:
2014
Class:
2000

Tony Davis captured the 149-pound title at the 2000 NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.

Davis became the first UNI Panther to win a Division I national title in 37 years in 2000.

Davis compiled an overall mark of 46-5 in his two years as a Panther, which included an NCAA national runner-up status as a junior in 1999.

Prior to coming to UNI, Davis won two junior college national championships at Iowa Central Community College. Davis posted a 111-10 collegiate wrestling mark.

Davis entered the 2000 NCAA Championships as the No. 1 seed in the 149-pound draw and started his run to the title with a fall (6:46) over Harvard’s Max Odom. David reached the quarterfinals with a 12-2 major decision over Ohio State Brian Roskovich. Davis dispatched No. 8-seeded Quinn Foster of Arizona State, 8-4. Davis returned to the championship match with a 9-4 win over No. 4-seeded Jared Lawrence of Minnesota. Davis won the title in sudden victory with a 5-1 triumph over No. 2-seeded Adam Tirapelle of Illinois.

Davis is originally from Chicago, Ill., and Mount Carmel High School. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in K-12 Physical Education from UNI.

He now resides in Raleigh, N.C. He is an elementary physical education teacher at Wake County Public School.