2016 Track:
Indoor: Finished second in the pole vault at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet with a mark of 5.00m (16-4.75) … Finished fifth at the Conference Clash with a vault of 4.80m (15-9) … Finished 10th at the ACC Indoor Championships with a vault of 4.92m (16-1.75). Outdoor: Finished first at the Georgia Invitational with a vault of 5.05m (16-6.75) … Finished sixth at the Tiger Track Classic with a mark of 5.05m (16-6.75) … Finished 21st at the NCAA East Preliminary with a vault of 5.00m (16-4.75) after being seeded 48th.
2015 Track:
Indoor: Started the season strong with a third-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 4.55m (14-11) at the Orange and Purple Classic … Continued to improve his height as he placed seventh with a height of 4.60m (15-1) at the Auburn Invitational and then finished sixth with a height of 4.75m (15-7) at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational … Won the pole vault at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet with a career-best height of 5.05m (16-6.75). Outdoor: Hit a huge personal-best of 5.12m (16-9.50) for second place at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the pole vault with a sixth place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the pole vault.
2014 Track:
Indoor: Placed third in the pole vault with a height of 4.42m (14-6) at the Sewanee Tiger Invite … Logged a season-best performance in the pole vault with a mark of 4.65m (15-3) at the ACC Championships. Outdoor: Set a career-best mark in his first meet of the season, placing fifth with a height of 5.00m (16-4.75) … Placed third in the same event at the Yellow Jacket Invite.
2013 Track:
Indoor: Took second in the pole vault (14-7.25″) in his first collegiate meet … Improved that height to a career-best 15-6.50″ for third place at the VT Final Qualifier. Outdoor: Took fourth at the Georgia Relays with a season-best height of 15-5 … Placed sixth at the ACC Championships.
High School:
Competed for Marist Track & Field all four years of high school, serving as captain his senior year … Placed secondin his heat, tied-third in the state at the 2012 GHSA State Championships … Owns the Marist pole vault record with a 15-0 vault at the 2012 Georgia Tech Coaches Invitational … Won the Marist MVP Male Field Athlete Award his junior and senior years.
Personal:
Full name is Nathan Windsor Daniel … Born on Sept. 15, 1993 … Parents are Alice and George Daniel … Uncle Nathan Johnson (’61), is a Tech grad … Chose to attend Tech due to its excellent academics, the in-state tuition and the chance to be on the track team … Majoring in electrical engineering.