Nike Track & Field Clinic at JDL Fast Track

Coach Daniels has 30 years of experience as a USATF Certified Track & Field Coach, Instructor, Clinician, Speed Development Coach, USATF High-Performance Coach & Biomechanical Analyst; and Strength & Conditioning Coach which has led to 160 MEAC All-Academic Honors, 74 SEC All-Academic and USTFCCCA National Team Honors, 52 Conference Champions in multiple event disciplines, the Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps, Middle Distance, Throws, Cross-Country, and Relays, 4 Conference Record-Holders, 112 NCAA Regional Qualifiers, 2 NCAA Division III National Record Holders, 56 NCAA Championship participants, 155 NCAA All-Americans via Division I, II, III, 22 USATF National Qualifiers, 18 USATF Junior and Senior National Team participants, 5 USATF Olympic Trial Finalist, provided coaching/consulting services to six Olympic Medalists, Coached National Record Holder in the Women’s 100m Hurdles two-time Olympian Kierre Beckles of Barbados, provide NFL Combine Preparation/Consulting, and Independent Contractor for US/Nike Sports Camps, NSAF/Nike Indoor & Outdoor Sprints, Hurdles, & Relays National Meet Athlete Ambassador

As a Private Coach, Daniels High Performance and Jones Elite Training Athletes have been highly successful, Nationally Ranked, and won or part of 62 Individual, Relay, Conference, Regional, State, AAU, Adidas 100m Hurdle National Champion, and USATF Regional Age Group/High School Titles; 2 AAU National Age Group Champions, 36 Age Group All-Americans and one Gatorade athlete of the year (Cameron Rose). Additionally, their clients have acquired over three million dollars in athletic scholarships. As a result, many Daniels High-Performance and Jones Elite clients attend Power 5, Division I & II, and many HBCU Universities and Colleges on Full-Athletic or Partial Scholarships with minimum debt upon graduation.

Jones served as the USATF Pacific Association Chair from 2011 to 2014 and is also a USATF-Certified Coaching Educator, serving as a teacher in five (5) Level I Classes and hosting a Level 2 school at Cal State East Bay. The two-time National NJCAA Coach of the Year has over 20 years of College coaching experience coaching at Cal State East Bay, Morgan State University, Central Arizona, and Wilmington College (OH).

As the head of one of the premier High-Performance training programs in the country, JET has produced some of the top runners and jumpers in North and South Carolina. Since 2018, JET athletes have won 21 individual high school state titles. The 2023 season was among the most successful in program history by JET athletes and alums. 4 JET alums qualified for the USATF Championships, with one athlete making the U-20 team and bringing home Gold in the 110h! JET Special Olympic athlete Phillip Blount was the world champion in the shot put, and youth athlete Marcus Love was the national champion in the Long Jump and the state’s top-ranked middle school jumper. Jones also coached the top-ranked middle school 100m sprinter and 400m runner. At the high school level, JET athletes won 6 state titles in North Carolina and brought home 12 All-American honors from the youth National championships. In 2021, Jones youth athletes amassed a total of 21 All-American honors. Since 2019, JET has had at least two athletes ranked #1 in the state, including 2022, where JET athletes were ranked #1 in the Independent League 100, 110h, 300h, and 4x100 relay for high school, and #1 in the HJ, TJ, 300mh, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, 3200, 800, 1600, 400, 100, and 200 in the independent league middle schools.

In 2020, Coach Jones coached the Indoor National Athlete and Gatorade Athlete of the Year, Cameron Rose. While at Morgan State University, Jones helped to coach 15 East Coast Regional qualifiers and five school record holders in track and field in his four years with the Bears. He also coached the program’s first and only 1500m, 5000m, and Cross-Country Champion and Athlete of the Year. As a Junior College Coach, Jones coached two individual Cross-Country champions and three team Cross-Country champions and led his sprinters and relays to five National Titles. In addition, he Coached over 63 athletes to All-American status. Jones is Level 2 Certified in Endurance and Sprints/Hurdles and Relays.

As a Private Coach, Jones Elite Training and Daniels High-Performance Athletes have been highly successful, Nationally Ranked, and won or part of 62 Individual, Relay, Conference, Regional, State, AAU, Adidas 100m Hurdle National Champion, and USATF Regional Age Group/High School Titles; 2 AAU National Age Group Champions, 36 Age Group All-Americans and one Gatorade athlete of the year (Cameron Rose). Additionally, their clients have acquired over three million dollars in athletic scholarships. As a result, many Jones Elite Training and Daniels High-Performance clients attend Power 5, Division I & II, and many HBCU Universities and Colleges on Full-Athletic or Partial Scholarships with minimum debt upon graduation.

Originally from Clearwater, Florida, Walls moved to Charlotte, graduated from West Mecklenburg High School, and was a 2004 North Carolina A&T University graduate. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health, Human Performance, and Leisure Studies, with experience coaching youth Track & Field as well as collegiate strength and conditioning while at North Carolina A&T.

He has experience on both the collegiate and professional level, Serving as an assistant coach under the instruction of Tim Hall to the Charlotte 49ers. While there, Walls provided instructions to sprinters and guidance in the weight room.

Walls has an impressive athletic career in the sprinting events as a collegiate athlete, including NCAA All-American honors in the 4x100m relay in 2001, three-time MEAC 100m Champion, MEAC MVP (2004), NC A&T Male Athlete of the Year (2004), the N.C. A&T Hall of Fame Award (2004) and team MVP (2004). While attending NC A&T, Walls established school records in the 55-meter (6.19) and 100-meter (10.19) and was a member of the 4x100m record relay team (39.43).