Daniel Ellis Roberts (born November 13, 1997) is an American sprinter and

Hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

Professional

Roberts represents Kentucky.

NCAA

Daniel Roberts is a 4-time

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n and 1-time

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...

champion. Roberts' 110 m hurdle time rank in the top 2 US collegian all-time. Roberts set University of Kentucky records under guidance of coach Tim Hall and previously (2016-2018) UK volunteer assistant coach/training partner

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/ Direction of coach

Edrick Floréal Edrick Bertholan Floréal (born October 5, 1966 in Gonaïves, Haiti) is a track and field coach for the Texas Longhorns men's track and field and women's track and field program and retired long and triple jumper from Canada. Career Athleti ...

. Roberts won 110 hurdles at 2019

Drake Relays The Drake Relays (officially the Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom) is an outdoor track and field event held in Des Moines, Iowa, in Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University. Billed as ''America's Athletic Classic'', it ...

. Daniel Roberts, who tied the

meet record of 13.07 in the 110 m hurdles.

Early life and prep

Roberts is a 2016 graduate of Hampton High School. In the Fall of 2015, Roberts suffered an

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knee injury tearing his ACL, MCL, PCL and started wearing the long tights because of the surgery scars. Daniel Roberts has a big sports family with his brothers playing

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football and sister Alicia Roberts ran track and played

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. Daniel Roberts Starr's Mill High School 2013
Athletic.net

References

External links

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Daniel Roberts profile 2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...

* (University of Kentucky results) * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Daniel 1997 births Living people American male sprinters American male hurdlers Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state) Track and field athletes from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Hampton, Georgia Kentucky Wildcats men's track and field athletes American male triple jumpers African-American male track and field athletes USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States 21st-century African-American sportspeople