Teahna Daniels

American sprinter (born 1997)

Teahna Daniels

Daniels at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships

Personal information

Nationality

American

Born

(1997-03-25) March 25, 1997 (age 27)
Orlando, Florida, United States

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

Medal record

Women's athletics

Olympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	4×100 m relay
World Championships
	2019 Doha	4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
	2014 Eugene	4×100 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
	2015 Edmonton	4x100 m relay
	2015 Edmonton	100 m

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

Daniels became a certified yoga teacher in 2020 and she started to create designer clothes in 2021.^[3]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
2015	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	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
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.10
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	7th	100 m	11.02
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	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
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
2019	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	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]
2015	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
2014	USATF U20 Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Oregon	6th	200 m	24.00
2012	New Balance Nationals Outdoor	Greensboro, North Carolina	1st	200 m	24.28
2012	New Balance Nationals Outdoor	Greensboro, North Carolina	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

NCAA

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
2019 Big 12 Conference Indoor track and field Championships	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

^[6]

National titles

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 2019

References

^ "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
^ 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

Teahna Daniels at World Athletics
Teahna Daniels at Diamond League
Teahna Daniels at www.USATF.org
Teahna Daniels at Olympics.com
Teahna Daniels at Olympedia
Teahna Daniels at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
Teahna Daniels at World Athletics
Teahna Daniels on Instagram
25 August 2021 Track Girl Summer conversation with Teahna Daniels
Teahna Daniels profile Texas Longhorns

2020 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification

2020 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes

Men's
field athletes

Women's track
and road athletes

Women's
field athletes

Coaches

Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach)
Gary Aldrich (men's assistant coach)
Nat Page (men's assistant coach)
Stanley Redwine (men's assistant coach)
Sandra Fowler (women's assistant coach)
Michael Holloway (men's head coach)
LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)
Rose Monday (women's head coach)
Darryl Woodson (men's assistant coach)
Marsha Seagrave (Women's Head Manager)
Tim Weaver (Men's Head Manager)
Megan Watson (women's assistant coach)
Manny Bautista Event Manager
Danielle Siebert Event Manager

v t e USA Track & Field team for the 2019 Pan American Games
Qualification	Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games
Men's track & road athletes	Cravon Gillespie Mike Rodgers Andrew Hudson (athlete) Wil London Justin Robinson (sprinter) Bryce Hoppel John Gregorek Jr. Tyler Day Josef Tessema Reid Buchanan Lawi Lalang Freddie Crittenden Jarret Eaton Norman Grimes Amere Lattin Benard Keter Travis Mahoney (runner) Bryce Robinson Mar'Yea Harris Michael Cherry (athlete) Aaron Braun Augustus Maiyo Nick Christie Matthew Forgues
Men's field athletes	Trumaine Jefferson Chris Carter (triple jumper) Omar Craddock Keenon Laine Jeron Robinson Clayton Fritsch Chris Nilsen Olayinka Awotunde Jordan Geist Reggie Jagers Brian Williams II Michael Shuey Curtis Thompson (javelin thrower) Sean Donnelly Rudy Winkler Nathan Hite
Women's track & road athletes	Twanisha Terry Lynna Irby Courtney Okolo Jaide Stepter Baynes Athing Mu Alexa Efraimson Nikki Hiltz Kim Conley Lauren Paquette Sarah Pagano Elaina Tabb Chanel Brissett Sharika Nelvis Anna Cockrell Marisa Howard Allie Ostrander Shania Collins Samantha Roecker Bethany Sachtleben Miranda Melville Robyn Stevens Katie Burnett Stephanie Casey
Women's field athletes	Keturah Orji Aliyah Whisby Bria Matthews Kelly McKee Nicole Greene Morgan Smalls Olivia Gruver Kathryn Nageotte Daniella Hill Jessica Ramsey Whitney Ashley Kelsey Card Ariana Ince Kara Winger Brooke Andersen Gwen Berry Annie Kunz Riley Cooks
Coaches	LaTanya Sheffield Women's Head Coach Kim Dismuke Women's Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles Carol McLatchie Women's Assistant Coach - Distance Tim Cawley Women's Assistant Coach - Jumps/Combined Events Sandra Fowler Women's Assistant Coach - Throws Demetria Davis Women's Head Manager Mike Ford Men's Head Coach Lynn Smith Men's Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles Amy Begley Men's Assistant Coach - Distance Kevin Reid Men's Assistant Coach - Jumps/Combined Events Dan Mecca Men's Assistant Coach - Throws John Green Men's Head Manager Lauryn Williams Combined Staff Event Manager Orin Richburg Combined Staff Relay Coach Phil Vardiman ATC (Head) Chris Margallo PT/ATC Lorilee Jenne ATC David Allen ATC/LMT Christine Hendry ATC Ena Weinstein ATC/LMT Daphne Scott MD Erica Witter-Davis DC Chris Stanley Sport Psychologist

v t e US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923–1924: Frances Ruppert 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Rosa Grosse 1927–1928^OT: Elta Cartwright 1929: Betty Robinson 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Eleanor Egg 1932^OT: Wilhelmina von Bremen 1933: Annette Rogers 1934: not held 1935–1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Claire Isicson 1938: Lula Hymes 1939: Olive Hasenfus 1940–1941: Jean Lane 1942: Alice Coachman 1943–1944: Stella Walsh 1945–1946: Alice Coachman 1947: Juanita Watson 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Jean Patton 1951: Mary McNabb 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953–1954: Barbara Jones 1955–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Barbara Jones 1958: Margaret Matthews 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Barbara Ferrell 1968: Margaret Bailes 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis 1971: Iris Davis 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis 1973: Iris Davis 1974: Renaye Bowen 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough 1977: Evelyn Ashford 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead 1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Alice Brown 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown 1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986: Pam Marshall 1987: Diane Williams 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Dawn Sowell 1990: Michelle Finn 1991: Carlette Guidry 1992^OT: Gwen Torrence
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–1994: Gail Devers 1995–1996^OT: Gwen Torrence 1997–1998: Marion Jones 1999: Inger Miller 2000^OT: Marion Jones 2001–2002: Chryste Gaines 2003: Torri Edwards 2004^OT: LaTasha Colander 2005: Me'Lisa Barber 2006: Lauryn Williams 2007: Torri Edwards 2008^OT: Muna Lee 2009: Carmelita Jeter 2010: Allyson Felix 2011–2012^OT: Carmelita Jeter 2013: English Gardner 2014: Tianna Bartoletta 2015: Tori Bowie 2016^OT: English Gardner 2017: Tori Bowie 2018: Aleia Hobbs 2019: Teahna Daniels 2021^{2020 OT}: Javianne Oliver
Notes	OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.