Christopher Newport University

Daulton Teaford joined Christopher Newport as the head coach of the track & field and cross country program overseeing sprints, hurdles, and jumps in the summer of 2023.
  
Teaford returns to Christopher Newport after beginning his coaching career with the Captains nearly eight years ago. Starting in the fall of 2015, he spent two separate stints working with the sprinters in Newport News while also serving as an assistant in the strength & conditioning department. During his initial tenure with the program, he helped the track & field teams claim 10 league championships while serving as a member of the 2020 Capital Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year.
 
In addition to his early years with the Captains, Teaford also spent time in 2018 completing a prestigious internship with ALTIS, a world-renowned organization focused on elite training and sports performance.
 
After leaving Newport News in 2020, Teaford was the head track & field coach for two years at Corvuss American Academy in India. During his time at the international boarding school, he also worked as the strength & conditioning coach.
 
Since returning to the United States in the summer of 2022, Teaford has been an assistant sports performance coach at the University of Vermont. With the Catamounts, he was responsible for designing and implementing training programs for the track & field teams as well as women's soccer and swimming & diving.
 
Along with his professional endeavors, Teaford was a decorated sprinter during his time at Christopher Newport. In his four years with the Captains, he earned two All-American citations and won five conference titles. He was also a three-time national qualifier, including a pair of bids in the outdoor 200.
 
Making his mark on the national stage, Teaford placed fourth at the 2015 NCAA Championships in the 200 after coming in fifth in the event two years earlier. He set a PR of 21.26 during the 2013 nationals, which still ranks as the third-fastest clocking in program history. Additionally, he remains in the school's top-10 all-time in the indoor 60, 200, 400, and heptathlon as well as the outdoor 100 and 400.
 
Teaford graduated from Christopher Newport with a degree in organismal biology in 2015. He later spent a year volunteering with the Peace Corps in Malawi, Africa.