Keaton Daniel
American pole vaulter (born 2001)
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Keaton Daniel (born 8 April 2001) is an American pole vaulter. He won 2024 NCAA Championship titles both Indoors and Outdoors.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 5.82 m (2024) |
Early life
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
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] He finished fourth at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July.[11]
A clearance of 5.60m was enough to defeat Simone Bertelli and Valentin Lavillenie on countback at the StarPerche World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze meeting in Bordeaux in January 2026.[12]