Teahna Daniels

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]

Teahna Daniels

Daniels at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1997-03-25) March 25, 1997 (age 28) 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
Retired	2023
Medal record Women's athletics Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay World Championships 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay NACAC Championships 2022 Bahamas 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

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
			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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Nike
2023	2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	32nd	100 m	11.55[5]
2022	2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	9th	100 m	10.96[6]
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
			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[7]
	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
			6th	200 m	24.00
2012	New Balance Nationals Outdoor	Greensboro, North Carolina	1st	200 m	24.28
			8th	100 m	12.05
2010	AAU Junior Olympic Games Sub-Youth (U14) Girls[8]	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
	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

^[9]

National titles

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 2019

See also

• List of 100 metres national champions (women)
• United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
• The First Academy Alum