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188 "I didn't quite realize what happened," said Davis. "When everyone else started cheering, my heart rate increased and I was so excited, I went around and was hugging everyone and cheering. I had a single tear come down my cheek because we finally achieved one of the biggest goals this program has accomplished in the last 20 years." Now Iowa looks to carry over their success into the postseason, where the Hawkeyes host the 2019 Big Ten Championships on April 5-6 in Carver- Hawkeye Arena. "We have the confidence that we are a top-three team in the Big Ten," said Davis. "is season it's anyone's game and because we're the most consistent team, we have a good shot at winning this championship." As the Hawkeyes prepare to contend for the team title, Reive believes Davis is a contender as the best freshman in the Big Ten Conference. "Once he got in and started competing consistently and we got those all-around scores in, he started realizing what he was able to do," said Reive. "Watching that confidence come along, he was like, 'Oh, I can be really good.' "We have to continue to build that on him. As we get into the Big Ten Championships, he is a viable Freshman of the Year contender based on his influence over the entire team score. I don't think anybody has been as influential as him on a squad as a freshman. "We're seeing that play out and he's starting to own it." And to think, Davis almost didn't make it to Iowa City.