Christopher Newport University

2024-25 - Junior Season: Put together an award-winning campaign while starring in the shot put ... Picked up All-Region accolades in the indoor and outdoor shot put and garnered second-team All-State nods for his performance during the spring ... Won the league title in the indoor shot put after uncorking a 15.55-meter heave at the championship meet ... Also secured second-team All-League accolades for his work in the outdoor event after posting a 15.56-meter showcase, which marked the sixth-longest throw in program history ... Established a new PR during the winter with a 15.77-meter launch at the South Region Final Qualifier ... That vaulted him to third on the all-time school leaderboard and placed him 47th on the national charts in 2025 ... Also set personal-bests in the weight throw (14.69 meters) at the Betty S. Rogers Invitational and the hammer (44.33 meters) during the New Captains Classic ... Finished seventh in the hammer and ninth in the discus during the C2C Outdoor Championships ... Placed 10th in the weight throw during the indoor league meet as well ... Had 11 total top-five finishes in the shot put during the year ... Also excelled in the classroom and picked up Academic All-Conference and All-District citations while receiving a spot on the USTFCCCA National All-Academic Team.
 

2023-24 - Sophomore Season: Landed a spot on the second-team All-Conference squad for his work in the indoor and outdoor shot put ... Was the runner-up at the C2C Indoor Championships with a 14.44-meter toss, which moved him to ninth on the program's all-time indoor performance list ... Also climbed to 10th on the school's outdoor charts after placing second at the spring meet with a 14.70-meter launch ... Won the shot put at the Oceanfront Invitational and was the runner-up in five other competitions during the year ... Set a new personal-best in the discus with a 41.14-meter showcase at the Blue & Silver Challenge ... Added his top mark in the hammer throw with a 39.72-meter distance at the New Captains Classic ... Landed a season-best showing in the weight throw (13.10 meters) at the Richard Drake Invitational ... Had 21 total top-10 finishes during the year ... Also excelled in the classroom and earned a spot on the Academic All-District squad.

2022-23 - Freshman Season: Quickly established himself as one of the league's top up-and-coming throwers ... Finished third in the shot put (13.69 meters), fifth in the discus (40.13 meters), and seventh in the hammer (39.27 meters) at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships ... Also came in sixth in the shot put during the indoor league meet with a 12.70-meter launch ... Notched a season-best throw in the shot at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic after unloading a 14.19-meter heave ... That was the ninth-best throw in the South Region during the outdoor campaign ... Won the shot put at the Blue Marlin Invitational and was the runner-up in the event at the Colonial Relays and Williams Final Qualifier ... Unleashed a season-best effort of 12.18-meters in the weight throw at the CNU Qualifier ... Had 24 top-10 finishes during the year, including three apiece at the New Captains Classic, Eastern Shore Challenge, and Blue & Silver Challenge.

At Loudoun County - Earned All-State honors in the shot put after placing fourth at the state championships during his senior campaign ... Also garnered first-team All-County accolades during his time with the Captains ... Established the school record in the indoor shot put and ranked third on the all-time charts in the outdoor discipline ... Slotted sixth in school history in the discus as well ... Helped lead the team to conference and regional titles in 2021-22.

Personal - Daniel Robert Young is the son of Doug and Kelly Young ... Has two older sisters, Hannah and Emily ... Matthew Stafford is his favorite athlete, and Kid Cudi is his favorite musician ... "Step Brothers" is his favorite movie, and "Parks and Recreation" is his favorite TV show ... His goal in life is to work on Wall Street ... Majoring in accounting.