Legendary coach Glen Mills has taken Jamaican sprinter Kevona Davis under his wing Image source: Imago

Legendary coach Glen Mills has taken Jamaican sprinter Kevona Davis under his wing as he works to revive the former junior medallist’s career.

Glen Mills, head coach of the renowned Racers Track Club, has confirmed he is working diligently with former junior standout Kevona Davis to help her return to top form.

The former Usain Bolt’s coach stated that Kevona Davis, a former star at Edwin Allen High School, recently joined the University of the West Indies-based club and has been put through her paces by his coaching staff.

Glen Mills has established himself as one of the best coaches, having worked with the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, guiding him to 11 gold medals at the World Athletics Championships and eight gold medals at the Olympic Games.

The veteran tactician also recently guided Oblique Seville to a gold medal in the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, with Tobi Amusan winning a silver in the women’s 100m hurdles.

“Kevona Davis is back here in Jamaica and has joined us. We are working on getting her weight down, and she has done a good job,” Mills said as quoted by Jamaica Gleaner.

The 76-year-old coach believes the 23-year-old sprinter still has a lot to offer the sport and praised her work ethic.

“When I look at her and watch her in training, I think she still has it, but it is going to take some time,” the veteran coach noted.

Meanwhile, Kevona Davis, who also competed for the University of Texas, holds personal bests of 10.95 seconds in the 100m and 22.26 in the 200m.

She reached the semi-finals of the women’s 200m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and won a bronze medal in the 100m at the 2017 World U18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kevona Davis was not active in the 2025 season, with her last competition being the Jamaican Olympic trials in June 2024.

She competed in the women’s 200m at the event and finished a distant sixth in 23.09 seconds, missing out on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

However, as Kevona Davis begins her journey under Glen Mills, she will be aiming to return to winning form and eventually line up alongside Shericka Jackson in the 200m at future global championships.