Daniel is a former member of New Jersey’s Memorial High School second “Dream Team,” a team that featured six runners who broke 16:50 for the 5K and has been compared to the school’s first Dream Team of the 1970s. He concluded his competitive running career after a season with Central Park Track Club, retiring due to injuries while holding personal records in the 5K, 2-mile, mile, and 800m.

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Daniel began his coaching career one year after graduating from high school as a side hobby. After taking on two runners from his former high school track team, he began modifying their workouts based on what he had learned from his high school coaches, as well as his experiences with Nike and Central Park Track Club.

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His coaching quickly produced results, helping the two athletes become champions with personal bests of 9:51 in the 2-mile and 1:59 in the 800m.

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During his official coaching tenure at Trevor Day School from 2012 to 2019, Daniel established a strong record of success, accumulating eight school records across the boys’ and girls’ programs in the 800m, mile, 2-mile, 600m, 1K, 2K steeplechase, and cross-country 5K.

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Since stepping away from Trevor Day School, Daniel has continued to pursue his passion for coaching by working with adult runners who have found—or rediscovered—their love for the sport through his teachings and contagious coaching style. At the heart of his approach is his philosophy that less is more, emphasizing purposeful training, consistency, and allowing athletes to develop without unnecessary volume.

Daniel is also in the process of creating a subcategory group under Pegasus, where he will have the opportunity to further test and refine his methods with runners who aspire to train and compete on the national and international stage.