Teahna Daniels
_(cropped).jpg) Daniels at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | 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 |
| Retired | 2023 |
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.
Professional
[edit]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
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| 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 | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.35[4] | |
Daniels is a 4-time USA champion. She specializes in the 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters & 4x100 meters.
NCAA
[edit]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 |
National titles
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of 100 metres national champions (women)
- United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
- The First Academy Alum
References
[edit]- ^ "Teahna Daniels Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "100 Metres Women – Final" (PDF). IAAF. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Teahna Daniels 2021 Fashion line collection FanArch
- ^ 2022 NACAC Championships Women's 4x100 Metres Relay Final World Athletics 19–21 AUGUST 2022
- ^ Women's 100 Metres Quarterfinal World Athletics 06–09 JULY 2023
- ^ 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Women's 100 Metres Semifinal World Athletics 23–26 JUNE 2022
- ^ USATF Junior Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Full Results RunnerSpace.com via FlashResults.com
- ^ 2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games results milesplit.com
- ^ Teahna Daniels University of Texas Track Results TFRRS
External links
[edit]- Teahna Daniels at World Athletics
- Teahna Daniels at Diamond League
- Teahna Daniels at www.USATF.org
- Teahna Daniels at TFRRS
- Teahna Daniels at Olympics.com
- Teahna Daniels at TeamUSA.com
- Teahna Daniels at Olympedia
- Teahna Daniels at Team USA (archive April 5, 2023)
- Teahna Daniels on Instagram
- 25 August 2021 Track Girl Summer conversation with Teahna Daniels
- Teahna Daniels at Texas Longhorns
USA Track & Field team for the 2019 Pan American Games | ||
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- American female sprinters
- Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic female sprinters
- American yoga teachers
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportswomen