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Career Accolades 

• 2023 Outdoor First-Team All-SEC
• 2023 SEC Outdoor Gold Medalist – Pole Vault
• 2023 Indoor USTFCCCA First-Team All-America – Pole Vault
• SEC Indoor Gold Medalist – 2023
• SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week – 2023
• NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist – 2021 
• NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist – 2022 
• SEC Outdoor Gold Medalist – 2021, 2022 
• Indoor and outdoor pole vault school record holder 
• First team All-American – 2021, 2022 

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

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 

• Tied pole vault school record (18’0.5”/5.50m) at the Jim Green Invitational 
• Returned to competition from injury at SEC Championships 
• Qualified for NCAA Championships in the pole vault and placed 12th 

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 

Personal 

• Birthday: April 8
• Major: Health promotion with a minor in coaching  
• Parents: Jennifer, siblings are Cade, Kennedy and Kaylee Daniel 
• Hobbies: Target golf and fishing 
• Fun fact: Is a great cook