KeatonDaniel

BIO

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

PV – 19’0.25″/5.80m

Outdoor:

PV – 19’1″/5.82m

In The Record Book:

Holds the UK school record in both the indoor and outdoor pole vaults with a distance of 19’0.25″/5.80m – 19’1″/5.82m set in 2024/2023

Career Accolades

Academic Accolades

2023-24 (Senior)

Outdoor

Won with a vault of 18’4.5″/5.60m at the Battle on the Bayou
Won with a vault of 18’7.25″/5.67m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
Placed 3rd with a vault of 18’6.5″/5.65m at the Drake Relays
Won with a vault of 18’0.50″/5.50m at the SEC Outdoor Championships
Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after clearing 17’9.25″/5.42m at the NCAA East First Rounds
Won with a vault of 18’7.25″/5.67m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
Finished 4th with a personal best clearance of 19’1″/5.82m at the U.S. Olympic Trials

Indoor

Won with a vault of 18’0.5″/5.50m at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
Won with a school record and personal best vault of 19’0.25″/5.80m at the Corky Classic
Placed 2nd with a vault of 18’8.25″/5.70m at the Razorback Invitational
Won with a vault of 18’5.5″/5.63m at the Tiger Paw Invitational
Won with a vault of 18’5.25″/5.62m at the SEC Indoor Championships
Won with a vault of 18’8.25″/5.70m at the NCAA Indoor Championships

2022-23 (Senior)

Outdoor

Placed 9th with a vault of 18’1″/5.51m at the Texas Relays
Placed 2nd with a vault of 17’7.75″/5.38m at the Tom Jones Memorial
Won with a vault of 18″/5.49m at the Michael Johnson Invitational
Won with a vault of 17’7.75″/5.38m at the Jim Green Invitational
Won gold at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a season best vault of 18’6.50″/5.65m
Qualified for NCAA Championships with the best vault of 17’8.50″/5.40m
Tied for 8th at the NCAA Championships with a vault of 17’10.25″/5.45m

Indoor

Won SEC Championships Gold with a height of 17’8.5″/5.40m.
Named SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week
Broke his own school record twice to vault to the top of the all-time performers list with a height of 18 feet, 5.25 inches / 5.62 meters.
Placed 7th and scored points at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a vault of 18’3”/5.56m

2021-22 (Junior)

Outdoor

Earned bronze at NCAA Championships with second highest vault of his career at 18’6.5”/5.65m
Took gold at SEC Championships in pole vault with a height of 18’2.5”/5.55m
Won pole vault at the Black and Gold Invite with a mark of 18’0.5”/5.50m
Won pole vault at Florida Relays and Kentucky Invitational, placed second at Joe May Invitational

Indoor

2020-21 (Sophomore)

Indoors

Pole vaulter who did not compete indoors after transferring to UK from Fresno Pacific

Outdoor

Vaulted for personal best, school record and eighth place at U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 18’8.25″/5.70m
Placed second at NCAA Championships, clearing 18’2.5″/5.55m for the first men’s pole vault medal at NCAAs in UK history, becoming first team All-American
Advanced to the NCAA Championships after tying for the top height at the NCAA East Preliminaries
Won the gold medal at the SEC Championships with a school-record clearance of 18’8.25”/5.70m; named first-team All-SEC
Broke the outdoor school record in his first Kentucky meet, the Weems Baskin Relays, with a lift of 17’6.5”/5.35m
Also won the Florida Relays and Kentucky Invitational with outdoor school record vaults

2019-20 at Fresno Pacific

Pole vaulted in three meets and won all three, the Sunshine Open, the Sunbird Invitational and the Kim Duyst Invitational