Jess Davis (modern pentathlete)

[4] She attended Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury and competed for the track and field team, specializing in the pole vault.

[5] She was a member of the Central Connecticut State team for two seasons and set records in the indoor and outdoor pole vault, both of which still stood as of 2024.

[4] After she graduated, she competed in triathlon events for a time before being introduced by former Olympian Suzanne Paxton to modern pentathlon – a sport consisting of five parts: running, swimming, equestrian, shooting and fencing.

[8] She joined the New York Athletic Club and within a year was entered in the Modern Pentathlon World Cup.

[9] Davis won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in the women's relay, paired with Samantha Achterberg.