Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Orlando, Florida, United States | March 25, 1997
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Sprinting |
College team | Texas Longhorns (2016–2019) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Teahna Daniels (born March 25, 1997) is an American athlete competing in sprinting events. [1] Representing the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed seventh in the women's 100 metres. [2]
She led off the American 4 × 100 meters relay team at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships to win gold medals and also won an individual 100 m bronze medal at the Pan American Junior Championships.
Collegiately, she ran track for the Texas Longhorns and placed third in the 100 m at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships and was a 100 m and 200 m finalist at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She won the 100 m title at the 2019 NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics in July.
Daniels made her first national podium at the 2018 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships, taking third place in the 60-meter dash. She won her first national title at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a surprise victory in the 100 m over Olympic gold medallists English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun.
Daniels became a certified yoga teacher in 2020 and she started to create designer clothes in 2021. [3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing the United States | ||||||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.46 | |
2015 | Pan American Junior Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.79 | |
3rd | 100 m | 43.79 | ||||
2019 | NACAC U23 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | 1st | 100 m | 11.03 | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | 100 m | 11.19 | ||
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.10 | ||||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 100 m | 11.02 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.45 | ||||
2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.35 |
Daniels is a 4-time USA champion. She specializes in the 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters & 4x100 meters.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Nike | |||||
2021 | United States Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 100 m | 11.03 |
2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 100 m | 11.20 |
4th | 200 m | 22.73 | |||
Representing University of Texas | |||||
2018 | 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3rd | 60 m | 7.22 |
2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 17th | 100 m | 11.18 |
2016 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | Clovis, California | 9th | 100 m | 11.61 |
Representing The First Academy | |||||
2015 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 100 m | 11.24 [4] |
New Balance Indoor Nationals | New York, New York | 1st | 60 m | 7.33 | |
2014 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | 100 m | 11.31 |
6th | 200 m | 24.00 | |||
2012 | New Balance Nationals Outdoor | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1st | 200 m | 24.28 |
8th | 100 m | 12.05 | |||
2010 | AAU Junior Olympic Games Sub-Youth (U14) Girls [5] | Hampton Roads, VA | 4th | 100 m | 12.53 |
7th | 200 m | ||||
30th | 200 m hurdles | 30.77 | |||
8th | 4 × 100 m relays | 50.75 |
Teahna Daniels is a 2016 NCAA Division 1 60 m Champion, 10-time NCAA All-American, and 7-time Big 12 individual event champion as a student-athlete at University of Texas at Austin.
2019 Big 12 Conference Indoor track and field Championships | 60 m | 7.22 | 1st |
200 m | 23.74 | 9th | |
2019 NCAA Division I Indoor track and field Championships | 60 m | 7.19 | 2nd |
2019 Big 12 Conference Outdoor track and field Championships | 100 m | 11.10 | 1st |
200 m | 22.71 | 1st | |
4 × 100 m relays | 43.84 | 1st | |
2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor track and field Championships | 100 m | 11.00 | 4th |
200 m | 22.62 | 5th | |
4 × 100 m relays | 43.69 | 8th | |
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