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Radford Athletics Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Davis

by Jenny Davis

RADFORD, Va. – In celebration of Black History month, Radford Athletics spotlights Jenny Davis, an alum of the women's lacrosse program. 
 
Davis was born and raised in Memphis, Tenn., and attended Hutchison School. She began her lacrosse journey in the fifth grade along with playing basketball, as well as soccer. After lettering in basketball, she realized that lacrosse was her true passion and garnered accolades like US Lacrosse All-America, twice. 
 
Davis was the first African American US Lacrosse All-American in her high school's history and the only African American on the team. Her grandfather, the late Dr. James G Hawkins, was the first African American dental surgeon to open a practice in Eastern Arkansas in 1954. Dr. Hawkins' legacy provided the foundation for Davis' future endeavors. When discussing the perseverance that he showed through establishing his practice in a very different era, he stated, "It's alright to be proud of being the first at something, but it comes with the responsibility to make sure you aren't the last". In the same spirit, Davis was curious how she could do the same. She established a youth lacrosse clinic that has since continued with new ambassadors, through a service honor society at a local non-profit organization, Girl's Inc, to help spread Davis' love of the game to a more diverse population. 
 
Her passion for medicine and mission to serve the medically underserved developed throughout middle and high school alongside her love of the game of lacrosse. Coming from a small all-girls school with a graduating class of 65, she searched for the right size college environment and athletic program whose culture emphasized inclusiveness, forming authentic connections, and the ability to excel in academics and on the playing field.
  
"I feel the saying 'find your tribe and love them well' perfectly describes my holistic women's lacrosse experience," said Davis. Starting an athletic program isn't easy, but she learned it wouldn't be half as rewarding if it was. Radford women's lacrosse is a compilation of resilient individuals from various backgrounds, hometowns, personality types, and future career interests where each member was unconditionally accepted as they were by a cohort of teammates invested in supporting one another in reaching their goals whatever those may be. Davis was able to further cultivate her leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills by the experiences afforded to her during her tenure as President of SAAC and a member of a fairly new lacrosse program. Throughout her four years, she states that "I was afforded the opportunity to be embraced by the Radford Athletics community is a chapter for which I will be forever grateful."
 
Currently, Davis works as a clinical informatics specialist with Oak Street Health which is a primary care practice for Medicare and Medicaid patients whose mission is serving medically underserved communities. She aspires to be a primary care physician dealing with sports medicine. 
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Players Mentioned

Jenny Davis

#29 Jenny Davis

GK
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jenny Davis

#29 Jenny Davis

5' 7"
Senior
GK
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