Missouri S&T Athletics

High School: Won the Missouri Class 3 state championship in the shot put in 2024, recording a winning throw of 57-0¾…also earned all-state honors at the same meet in the discus, where he placed eighth with a throw of 142-1…finished fourth in the shot put in 2025 with a mark of 55-0¾ and qualified for the state meet in 2023…graduated Summa Cum Laude and earned academic all-state honors…was an all-conference football player as an offensive lineman in 2024.
 
Personal: Attended Sothern Boone High School…son of Kevin and Shannon McDaniel…majoring in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T.