The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kelsey Daniel
- Position:
- Jumps
- Hometown:
- Parlatuvier, Tobago
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- New Mexico JC
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American - Triple Jump
- 2025 NCAA Indoor long jump champion (1st ever UT Male Long Jump Champion)
- 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American - Long Jump
- 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American - Triple Jump
2024-25 (Senior)
Outdoor: Finished 7th in long jump with a mark of 7.48m (24-6.5) at the Texas Relays... Finished 3rd in long jump with a mark of 7.61m (24-11.75) at the Tom Jones Invite…Won the long jump with a mark of 7.84m (25-8.75) and also won the triple jump with a mark of 15.45m (50-8.25) at the Texas Invite... Posted two seventh-place finishes at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the long jump (7.68m/25-2.5) and triple jump (15.79m/51-9.75)... Competed in both the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA West Prelims and qualified in triple jump for the NCAA Championships... Finished 14th at the NCAA Championships in triple jump with a jump of 15.53m (50-11.5).
INDOOR: Moved to No. 2 on the UT All-Time Performer list with a winning-jump of 8.03m (26-4.25) with a NCAA-leading mark at the Arkansas Invitational... Won the triple jump at the Dr. Mlk Jr. Invitational with a jump of 15.68m (51-5.5)... Posted two top-five finishes at the NM Collegiate Classic finishing fourth in triple jump (15.38m/50-5.5) and fifth in long jump (7.60m/24-11.5)... Was ninth in the long jump at the Tiger Paw Invite with a jump of 7.44m (24 -5)... Finished 8th in long jump with a mark of 7.51m (24-7.75) at the SEC Championships and competed in triple jump... Won the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a PB and school record jump of 8.16m... became the first-ever male to win the indoor long jump title for Texas
2023-24 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed at the Texas Invitational in both the long jump (7.76m) and the triple jump (15.61m)... Was the runner-up in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 16.04m... Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in triple jump.
INDOOR: Made his Texas debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational in the long jump finishing fifth with a mark of 7.40m (24-3.5)... Was third in the long jump at the NM Collegiate Classic with a jump of 7.63m (25-0.50)... Moved to No. 8 on the UT All-Time Performer list with his jump of 16.07m (52-8.75) in the triple jump and finished fourth in long jump (7.44m / 24-5) at the Eagle Invite... Was the triple jump runner-up at the Big 12 Championships with his PB jump of 16.45m (53-11.75) and finished ninth in the long jump at 7.43m (24-4.50)... Finished eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in triple jump with his mark of 16.00m (52-6).
Prior to Texas: U23 Pan American Silver Medalist in the long jump with a mark of 7.90m... 2023 U23 NACAC Triple Jump bronze medalist with a jump of 16.19m.
