Caleb Dean

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 and the 400 meter hurdles at the Outdoor Championships.

Early life
Dean is from Hyattsville, Maryland where he attended DeMatha Catholic High School.

Collegiate Career
Dean started his collegiate career by attended University of Maryland. Dean was a two time Big Ten Champion as well as a two time Big Ten runner-up. After his junior year he transfered to Texas Tech University. In his two years as a Red Raider he accumulated four Big 12 Championships and three Big 12 runner-up finishes.

Dean won the 60 metres hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. Texas Tech won the team title that same year.

Dean qualified fastest for the final of the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 5 June 2024. He ran 47.23 seconds to win the title on 7 June 2024. Only Rai Benjamin had run faster in Collegiate history. 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 as well as being named one of the Finalist for the Bowerman Award.

Professional Career
In July 2024 Dean signed a professional contract with Adidas.

Championship Results
All results taken from world athletics profile.