Bragging rights in the Davis household are based strongly on one glowing premise.Either you earned the right to be on the all-state wall at Wright City High School during your athletic career or you didn’t.On Saturday, Ty Davis, the only remaining child in the household, breathed a sigh of relief.By finishing sixth in the high jump at the MSHSAA Championships, he joined a pair of siblings on the coveted wall.“This meant a lot just so I can be considered an all-state athlete with the rest of my siblings who went to Wright City,” said Davis.But it was enough.His sister, Brittney, had accomplished the feat in the discus throw last spring, while brother Trent earned all-state football honors as a rushing standout for the Wildcats in 2010.Ty had hoped to be named all-state during basketball season but would have to turn to a sport he had never before participated in to get the job done.“He didn’t think he had it in him, but myself and all the coaches knew he did,” said Coach Sue Wright. “Coach (Matt) Brooks did a great job working with him.”Despite coaxing from coaches, Davis had opted out of competing in track during his first three years in high school.“My freshman and sophomore year I wasn’t as athletic and still growing,” said Davis. “I didn’t hit growth spurt until end of sophomore year.”He prefers not to think of what could have been, focusing rather on the fact that he did capture at least one state medal.“I didn’t have anything else to do this spring so I decided to try track for fun,” said Davis.Developing the proper technique didn’t come easily, as Davis used his natural athletic ability to clear the bar on many occasions.“I tried working on form,” said Davis. “I did alright with it sometimes in practice, but when it came to meets I’d go back to jumping.”Davis cleared the bar just once on Saturday, with an unusually high beginning mark being set.“They started really high so I didn’t have any confidence to go up more,” said Davis. “It took me a while to get the right jump to go 5-11 at first. I wasn’t feeling it after that.”Davis had cleared 6 feet, 1 inch to win the sectional meet but says he had built up to that mark after beginning at 5 feet, 4 inches.Nonetheless, Wright was thrilled that he finally decided to join the team and ultimately became the Wildcats only state medalist.“He’s worked really hard, focusing in to keep improving,” said Wright. “I can’t say enough about what he did this year.”DAVIS JUMPS WAY TO ALL-STATE HONORSDerrick Forsythe photo.