Keaton Daniel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 5.82 m (2024) |
Keaton Daniel (born 8 April 2001) is an American pole vaulter. He won 2024 NCAA Championship titles both Indoors and Outdoors.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was a two-time Nevada high school state champion before attending Fresno Pacific College. He later transferred to the University of Kentucky.[2]
Career
[edit]Competing for the University of Kentucky, he won NCAA outdoors silver and bronze medals in 2021 and 2022.[3]
Daniel won the SEC Indoor Championships in February 2024. He then won the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, clearing 5.70 metres, in March 2024 to win Kentucky's first-ever pole vault national championship.[4][5]
He won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024, with a height of 5.67 metres.[6][7][8] He cleared a personal best 5.82 metres to finish fourth in the pole vault at the 2024 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[9]
He cleared 5.70 metres to place fifth overall at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event in Stockholm, part of the 2025 Diamond League.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keaton Daniel". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "KEATON DANIEL KEEPS MAKING THE BIG JUMPS, WITH HIS LATEST LEAP TAKING HIS POLE VAULTING CAREER TO KENTUCKY". Runnerspace. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Current Cat, former Kentucky star win NCAA titles; another perfect 10 for Raena Worley". Kentucky.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Moss, Steve (8 March 2024). "UK's Keaton Daniel wins NCAA pole vault title". wykt.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "SAM KENDRICKS JUMPS TRIALS RECORD IN POLE VAULT, SAYS HE WILL ACCEPT OLYMPIC BERTH ON HIS TERMS". Runnerspace. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Kentucky Pole Vaulter dominates competition to win first NCAA Outdoors title". Kentucky.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Trials". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League Bauhaus Galan 2025". Watch Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.