Personal Best: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7188426/Kennesaw_State/Haugh_Daniel
As a Redshirt Senior (2018-19)
» NCAA National Champion (hammer throw)
» USTFCCCA First Team All-America (hammer throw)
» ASUN Championships Most Outstanding Field Performer
» ASUN Conference First Team All-Conference (hammer throw, discus)
» ASUN Field Athlete of the Week (March 20, April 3 and April 24)
Outdoor Season
Arrived at KSU in August of 2018 ... Became Kennesaw State's first national champion in the Division 1 Era winning the hammer throw with a toss of 74.63m (244'10") at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship ... the win made him first athlete from the ASUN Conference to win an NCAA Championship ... was 27th in discus with a heave of 53.30m (174'10") and second in the hammer throw with a toss of 71.53m (234'8") at the NCAA East Preliminary ... won the gold medal in the discus and hammer throw at the ASUN Championships establishing new conference records in both events ... recorded a throw of 56.77m (186'3) to win discus and set the school record and a throw of 75.03m (24'2"0 at the ASUN Championship ... was victorious in the hammer throw and the discus at the Don McGarey Invitational ... Collected another pair of victories in the hammer and discus with tosses of 55.08m (180'8") in the discus and 73.48m (241'1) in the hammer throw at the Don McGarey Invitational ... Finished fifth in the discus and won the hammer throw with a mark of 74.78m (245'4") at the Virginia Challenge ... took home second place in the hammer throw at Texas Relays ... Won the hammer throw at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a mark of 70.88m (232'6").
Accolades at Alabama
• School record-holder, hammer throw
• School record-holder, weight throw
• Second Team All-SEC, hammer throw (2018)
• First Team All-American, weight throw (2018)
• Second Team All-SEC, weight throw (2018)
• SEC Field Athlete of the Week (1-15-18)
• Second Team All-American, weight throw (2017)
• SEC Champion, weight throw (2017)
• First Team All-SEC, weight throw (2017)
• SEC Co-Freshman Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year (2016)
• Honorable Mention All-American, discus (2016)
• SEC Champion, discus (2016)
• First Team All-SEC, discus (2016)
• SEC All-Freshman Team, discus (2016)
As a Senior (University of Alabama) 2017-18
Outdoor Season
Earned first-team All-America honors in the hammer throw and second team accolades in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... finished fifth in the hammer with a mark of 238-7 (72.72m) and 11th in the discus at 181-4 (55.27m) ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in the discus and hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary with throws of 182-9 (55.71m) and 234-3 (71.41m), respectively ... the hammer throw mark ranks No. 4 in school history ... earned all-conference honors in the hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 237-11 (72.52m) ... the mark ranks No. 2 in Alabama history ... also had two other throws at the SEC meet that rank among the top-10 in UA history ... set the school record in the hammer throw at the LSU Invitational with a toss of 241-2 (73.50m) .. the effort bettered the old record by seven feet ... also finished third in the discus with a throw of 181-4 (55.28m) ... won the hammer throw at the War Eagle Invitational with a personal best throw of 230-0 (70.10m), the No. 7 throw in school history ... also finished third in the discus with a throw of 186-11 (56.98m) ... won the hammer throw at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a personal best throw of 226-8 (69.08m) ... also finished third in the discus with a throw of 181-7 (55.35m).
Indoor Season
Finished fourth in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships with a season-best mark of 74-11 (22.83m) that ranks No. 2 all-time in school history ... finished second in the weight throw at the SEC Championships with a throw of 74-10 (22.81m), the second-best mark in UA history ... finished second in the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a throw of 74-4 (22.66m) ... finished second in the weight throw at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 71-8 3/4 (21.86m) ... earned SEC Field Athlete of the week after winning the weight throw at the season-opening UAB Blazer Invitational with a meet-record toss of 71-10 (21.89m).
2016-17
2017 Outdoor Season
Finished 22nd in the discus at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 178-2 (54.32m) ... finished 18th in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 214-1 (65.36m) ... finished fifth in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with an effort of 187-3 (57.08m) ... finished 13th in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships with a toss of 202-4 (61.69m) ... finished second in the discus at the War Eagle Invitational with a throw of 182-9 (55.70m) ... finished second in the discus at the Jim Bush Collegiate with a mark of 189-9 3/4 (57.84m) ... also finished second in the hammer throw at the Jim Bush Collegiate with a mark of 218-4 1/2 (66.59m) ... finished sixth in the discus at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate with a throw of 175-11 (53.63m) ... won the hammer throw in his outdoor season debut at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a personal-best throw of 220-10 (67.33m).
2017 Indoor Season
First Alabama thrower to top 75 feet in the weight throw ... now holds the top 10 marks in the weight throw in school history ... finished ninth in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 70-9 (21.56m) ... won the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a school-record mark of 75-8 (23.06m) ... broke his school record in the weight throw with a winning effort of 73-11 3/4 (22.55m) at the Tiger Paw Invitational ... four of his attempts at the Tiger Paw ranked among the 10 best in UA history ... won the weight throw at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 72-8 1/2 (22.16), the second-best throw in school history ... won the weight throw with a school-record mark of 73-8 1/4 at the Commodore Invitational.
As a Sophomore (2015-16) (University of Alabama)
Outdoor Season
Competed in the discus competition at the NCAA Championships … registered a mark of 185-7 (56.57m) in the discus to place 12th and recorded a toss of 212-9 (64.84m) in the hammer and finished 16th at the NCAA East Regional meet … won his first SEC championship in the discus with a throw of 195-3 (59.53m) and finished seventh in the hammer with a toss of 215-4 (65.63m) … placed second in the discus throw with a mark of 189-3 (57.68m) and finished fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 216-3 (65.92m) at the LSU Invitational … second in the hammer throw at the War Eagle Invitational with a toss of 219-3 (66.84m) and finished fourth in the discus with a toss of 184-2 (56.14m) … third in the discus (184-8, 56.28m) and fourth in the hammer (216-2, 65.89m) at the Battle on the Bayou … recorded a mark of 213-3 (65m) in the invitational section of the hammer throw to finish 10th in the event and finished eighth in the discus with a toss of 183-9 (56.02m) at the Florida Relays … won the hammer throw with a toss of 198-3 (60.42m) and finished second in the discus with a throw of 181-0 (55.17m) at the FSU Relays.
Indoor Season
Finished fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 67-10 1/4 (20.68m) at the SEC Championships … threw 67-0 (20.42m) to finish second in the weight throw at the LSU High Performance Meet … won the weight throw with a toss of 67-8 3/4 (20.64m) at the Indiana Relays … recorded a best throw of 68-5 1/4 (20.86m) in the weight throw to finish third in the event at the Conference Clash … finished second in the men’s weight throw with a toss of 64-8 3/4 (19.72m) at the Commodore Indoor Invitational.
As a Freshman (2014-15) (University of Alabama)
Outdoor Season
Did not compete.
Indoor Season
Threw a then-personal-best 68-7 (20.90m) in the weight throw to finish third at the SEC Championships ... finished 11th at the Tyson Invitational with a throw of 63-2 3/4 (19.27m) … threw 62-5 3/4 (19.04m) to finish fifth at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite … took sixth in the weight throw invitational with a throw of 19.30m (63-3 3/4) at the Indiana Relays.
Prep and Personal
One of the nation’s top prep throwers during his high school career ... coached by Mike Judge of the Throw 1 Deep Track Club ... as a junior in 2013, earned Prep all-America honors in the hammer, discus and weight throw ... the 2013 Georgia state champion in the hammer, discus and weight throw ... broke the national junior outdoor record in the 25 lb. weight throw with a toss of 82-8 ¼ (25.20 meters) ... set a Georgia state record in the hammer with a throw of 235-11 (71.91 meters) ... helped lead St. Pius X to the 2013 team title at the Georgia Class 3A Outdoor Championships ... earned a spot on the 2013 USA Track & Field Junior National Team ... son of Jordan and Yvonne Haugh ... born May 3, 1995 in Marietta, Ga.
