Athletics
History & Achievements
This page is a summary of the remarkable achievements of Davidson Day’s varsity teams and student-athletes. Our Patriots have won an impressive 31 team state championships, 35 individual state championships, and numerous conference titles.
The annual NCISAA Wells Fargo Cup rankings measure the overall success of varsity athletic programs based on their sports offerings and how the school performs against its competitors. Davidson Day routinely finishes in the top three of the Wells Fargo Cup standings. Davidson Day won the Wells Fargo Cup for the 2023-2024 and 2019-2020 athletic years.
Team State Championships
| Boys' Basketball 2020, 2024 |
Girls' Basketball 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Boys' Cross Country 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Girls' Cross Country 2023 |
Football 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
Girls' Lacrosse 2022 |
Boys' Soccer 2023 |
Girls' Soccer 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023, 2024 |
Boys' Swimming 2022, 2023, 2024 (400 Yard Freestyle Relay) |
Boys' Tennis 2023, 2024 |
Boys' Track and Field 2013, 2021 (4x400 Meter Relay) |
Girls' Track and Field 2024 (4x800 Meter Relay) |
Volleyball 2016, 2019, 2023 |
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Individual State Championships
Sophia Bellissimo: 50 Yard Freestyle (2020)
Janie Coble: 100 Meter Hurdles (2024)
Matt Doty: 100 Yard Backstroke (2023 and 2024) and 200 Individual Medley (2024)
Jenny Falcone: Tennis Singles (2009 and 2010)
Olivia Hardley: 100 Yard Freestyle (2021 and 2022) and 100 Yard Backstroke (2022)
Aaron Seward: 100 Meter Dash (2013), 200 Meter Dash (2013), and 300 Meter Hurdles (2013)
Ricky Smith: Shot Put (2012 and 2013) and Discus Throw (2012 and 2013)
Melissa Zammitti: 800 Meter Run (2013 and 2016), 1600 Meter Run (2013, 2016, and 2017), 3200 Meter Run (2013 and 2016), and 5k Run (2012 and 2016)
Mitchell Zammitti: 1600 Meter Run (2019) and 5k Run (2019)
Hadley Zucker: Pole Vault (2018)
Logan Zucker: 200 Yard Individual Medley (2019 and 2022), 100 Yard Butterfly (2020), 50 Yard Freestyle (2021), 100 Yard Butterfly (2021 and 2022) -
Additional Achievements
Over 150 NCISAA All-State Athletes
1 USA Swimming Multiple Time All-American
1 WNBA Player
1 NFL Player
1 Parade Magazine Player of the Year
1 Army All-American Player of the Year
1 Gatorade Player of the Year
Patriots in the NCAA
Over 100 Davidson Day student-athletes have continued their athletic careers at over 70 different colleges and universities. We have students who have played or are playing at:
Appalachian State University
Averett University
Barry University
Belmont Abbey College
Benedictine College
Berry College
Bridgewater College
Brown University
Butler University
Campbell University
Carson-Newman University
Centre College
Clemson University
Coke University
College of Charleston
Colorado College
Cornell University
Davidson College
Elon University
Emory & Henry College
Fisk University
Flagler College
Furman University
Gardner-Webb University
Georgia Military College
Guilford College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
Haverford College
Jackson State University
James Madison University
Limestone College
Mars Hill University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Muhlenberg College
North Carolina State University
New Mexico State University
Old Dominion University
Presbyterian College
Queens University of Charlotte
Radford University
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
Rhodes College
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Salve Regina University
Sewanee University of the South
St. Andrews College
St. Lawrence University
Tusculum College
United States Air Force Academy
United States Military Academy at West Point
United States Naval Academy
University of Georgia
University of Chicago
University of Florida
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
University of North Carolina - Pembroke
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina - Aiken
University of South Carolina - Upstate
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Villanova University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee
West Virginia University
Western Carolina University
Williams College
Winthrop University
Wofford College
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