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 Daniel Buckles
Daniel Buckles

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Leitchfield, Ky.

High School:
Grayson County

Event:
Combined Events


02/26/2012

Orta Wins Again, Captures 5,000-Meter Title at SEC Indoors

Orta ties Ole Miss' Ricky Robertson as high-points scorer for men at SEC Championships

02/25/2012

Luis Orta Rallies to Win 3,000-Meter Run on Day Two

Senior is first Wildcat to win 3,000m in SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships history

02/24/2012

Buckles Begins Competition for Wildcats at SEC Championships

Day two of the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET

02/04/2012

Tyson Sets UK Freshman Record in 200-Meter Dash

Freshman continues stellar rookie campaign, breaks second UK freshman record in two weeks

02/02/2012

Track & Field Heads to Notre Dame Meyo Invitational

Wildcats looking to build off success from last weekend's Rod McCravy Memorial

High School: Was a seven-time state qualifier in Kentucky, including twice in the high jump, twice in the pole vault, and once in the 4x400-meter relay, discus throw and shot put ... Won the indoor pentathlon in the AAU Northern National Championships in 2011 and the pole vault at the Regional 2 AAA Track Meet in 2010 ... Finished third as a senior in the Kentucky Indoor Stat Championships in the long jump and 55m hurdles ... Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Kentucky Indoor State Championships ... Came in fifth at the AAU National Track & Field Championships in the decathlon as a junior, and the javelin as a senior ... Finished in fifth in the pole vault as a junior at the Kentucky State Track Meet ... Set the school record in the 4x400m relay as a junior ... High school track coaches were Arland Benningfield and Matt Hayes ... Finished third in graduating class ... 4.0 GPA, 4.3 weighted GPA.

Personal: Son of Allan and Martha Buckles ... Has one older brother, Grant.

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