# Caleb Dean > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Caleb_Dean > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Caleb_Dean.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Dean > Source revision: 1355751266 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American athlete (born 2001)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Caleb Dean | birth_name = | image = {{Easy CSS image crop |Image = 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 227.jpg |desired_width = 250 |crop_left_perc = 4 |crop_right_perc = 15 |crop_top_perc = 2 |crop_bottom_perc = 55 | align = centre }} | caption = Dean at the [2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) | nationality = American | sport = [Athletics](/source/Track_and_Field) | event = [Hurdles](/source/Hurdles) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|20|mf=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''400m hurdles:''' 47.23 (Eugene, 2024) | }} '''Caleb Dean''' (born June 20, 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a hurdler. In 2024, he won the 60-meter hurdles at the [NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) and the 400-meter hurdles at the [Outdoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships).{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/caleb-dean-14865900|website=World Athletics|accessdate=6 June 2024|title=Caleb Dean}} ==Early life== Dean is from [Hyattsville](/source/Hyattsville), [Maryland](/source/Maryland), where he attended [DeMatha Catholic High School](/source/DeMatha_Catholic_High_School). == Collegiate career == Dean started his collegiate career at the [University of Maryland](/source/Maryland_Terrapins). He was a two-time [Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) Champion as well as a two-time Big Ten runner-up. After his junior year, he transferred to [Texas Tech University](/source/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders). In his two years as a Red Raider, he accumulated four [Big 12](/source/Big_12_Conference) championships and three Big 12 runner-up finishes.{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Dion |date=23 February 2023 |title=Smashing debut: The versatility of Maryland transfer Caleb Dean has been a boon for the Red Raiders |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/02/23/smashing-debut-the-versatility-of-maryland-transfer-caleb-dean-has-been-a-boon-for-the-red-raiders/69887042007/ |accessdate=8 June 2024 |website=Lubbockonline/}}{{cite web |last=Rosh |first=Lauren |date=25 June 2021 |title=Maryland's Caleb Dean advances to 400m hurdle semifinals at Olympic trials |url=https://www.testudotimes.com/maryland-terps/2021/6/25/22549632/maryland-track-and-field-caleb-dean-united-states-olympic-trials-tokyo-2020-big-ten-qualifying |accessdate=7 June 2024 |website=Testudo Times}} Dean won the 60 meter hurdles at the [NCAA Indoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in March 2024 in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts). Texas Tech won the team title that same year.{{cite web|url= https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/trackfield-indoor-women/d1/texas-tech-and-arkansas-win-mens-womens-titles-2024-ncaa-di-indoor-track-and|website=ncaa.com|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships|date=9 March 2024}} Dean qualified fastest for the final of the 400m hurdles at the [NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) on 5 June 2024.{{cite web|title= Dean ties personal best in day one of NCAA Outdoor Championship|date=6 June 2024|accessdate=6 June 2024|url= https://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/dean-ties-personal-best-in-day-one-of-ncaa-outdoor-championship/article_a9c068b6-23b7-11ef-9c28-1b0d207cad8b.html|website=The Daily Toreador}} He ran 47.23 seconds to win the title on 7 June 2024 ahead of defending champion [Chris Robinson](/source/Chris_Robinson_(hurdler)). Only [Rai Benjamin](/source/Rai_Benjamin) had run faster in collegiate history.{{cite web|url= https://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/dean-becomes-national-champion-with-no-2-time-in-collegiate-history/article_e676eea8-254a-11ef-904a-b33c7f5c2c1f.html|website=Daily Toreador|accessdate=8 June 2024|title=Dean becomes national champion with no. 2 time in College history|date=7 June 2024}} Dean was also the first Division I male to win nationals in the 60m hurdles and 400m hurdles in the same season. At the end of the 2024 season, he was named national track athlete of the year by the [USTFCCCA](/source/U.S._Track_%26_Field_and_Cross_Country_Coaches_Association), and a finalist for the [Bowerman Award](/source/The_Bowerman).{{Cite web |last=Jaushlin |first=Urijah |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Texas Tech 3x NCAA Champion signs professional deal with Adidas |url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/texas-tech-3x-ncaa-champion-signs-professional-deal-with-adidas/ |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Everything Lubbock}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Don |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Caleb Dean's stellar 2024 season yields major national award |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/06/17/texas-tech-track-and-field-hurdler-caleb-dean-named-national-track-athlete-of-year-ustfccca/73830024007/ |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal}} == Professional career == In July 2024, Dean signed a professional contract with [Adidas](/source/Adidas). In December 2024, he signed with [Grand Slam Track](/source/Grand_Slam_Track) to compete in all four slams of the inaugural season in 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=670608|website=Dye Stat|accessdate=19 December 2024|title= GRAND SLAM TRACK™ ANNOUNCES SIGNINGS OF CALEB DEAN, DIRIBE WELTEJI, FREDDIE CRITTENDEN, BRITTANY BROWN, & ZHARNEL HUGHES|date=19 December 2024}} In the first slam, held in [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), he finished third over 400m hurdles, running 48.58 seconds in April 2025.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/grand-slam-track-gets-off-and-running-1039998816/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=5 April 2025|title= Grand Slam Track gets off and running|first= Euan |last=Crumley | date=Apr 5, 2025 }} At the second [2025 Grand Slam Track](/source/2025_Grand_Slam_Track) event in [Miami](/source/2025_Miami_Slam), he finished fifth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 49.90 seconds on 2 May 2025, and then third in the 400 meter flat race in 45.18 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7220714?eventId=10229612&gender=M |website=World Athletics|accessdate=3 May 2025|date=2 May 2025|title= Grand Slam Track Miami}}{{cite web|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=671692|website=Runnerspace|title= U.S. STARS KENNY BEDNAREK, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE REMAIN UNDEFEATED AT GRAND SLAM TRACK|date=4 May 2025|accessdate=5 May 2025}} He ran 48.45 seconds to finish as runner-up to [Rai Benjamin](/source/Rai_Benjamin) in the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the [2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/2025_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in Eugene.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222826?eventId=10229612&gender=M |website=World Athletics|accessdate=1 August 2025|title= USA Championships |date=31 July 2025}} Selected for the [2025 World Athletics Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan, in September 2025, he was a finalist in the [men's 400 metres hurdles](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles), placing seventh overall.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229612&gender=M |website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=16 September 2025 }} In May 2026, he placed sixth in the 300 m hurdles at the [2026 Shanghai Diamond League](/source/2026_Shanghai_Diamond_League) before placing third in the 400 metres hurdles at the [2026 Xiamen Diamond League](/source/2026_Xiamen_Diamond_League), in 47.75 seconds.{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/xiamen-diamond-league-2026-yan-russell |title= Yan and Russell reign supreme in Xiamen with second-best marks in history|date=23 May 2026 |access-date=23 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}{{Cite web | url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/7693/results-shanghai-keqiao-diamond-league-2026#google_vignette |title= Results - Shanghai Diamond League 2026|date=16 May 2026 |access-date=19 May 2026| website=Watch Athletics}} ==Statistics== === Circuit performances === {{Grand Slam Track}} === Championship results === All results taken from World Athletics profile. {| class="wikitable" !Year !Meet !Venue !Event !Place !Time |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |[NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) | rowspan="3" |[Hayward Field](/source/Hayward_Field) | rowspan="3" |400m hurdles |SF3 4th |50.45 |- |[US Olympic trials](/source/2020_United_States_Olympic_trials_(track_and_field)) |SF1 5th |49.78 |- |2022 |[NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) |SF2 DQ |NA |- | rowspan="3" |2023 |[NCAA Indoor Championships](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) |[Albuquerque Convention Center](/source/Albuquerque_Convention_Center) |60m hurdles | bgcolor="silver" |2nd |7.59 |- | rowspan="2" |[NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) | rowspan="2" |[Mike A. Myers Stadium](/source/Mike_A._Myers_Stadium) |110m hurdles |SF1 3rd |13.56 |- |400m hurdles |4th |48.56 |- | rowspan="5" |2024 | rowspan="3" |[NCAA Indoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) | rowspan="3" |[The TRACK at New Balance](/source/The_TRACK_at_New_Balance) |60m |6th |6.67 |- |60m hurdles | bgcolor="gold" |1st |7.56 |- |4x400m |4th |3:03.37 |- |[NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) | rowspan="2" |[Hayward Field](/source/Hayward_Field) |400m hurdles | bgcolor="gold" |1st |47.23 |- |[US Olympic trials](/source/2024_United_States_Olympic_trials_(track_and_field)) |400m hurdles |Final |DNF |} == References == {{reflist}} {{Footer 2025 World Athletics Championships Team USA Track & Field}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Caleb}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:American sprinters Category:American hurdlers Category:Track and field athletes from Maryland Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes Category:Maryland Terrapins men's track and field athletes Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Caleb Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Dean) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Dean?action=history)). 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