By Hayden Swope
Kapaun Mount Carmel’s Jackson Daniel knew that after falling just short of the championship title last season, that the offseason training wouldn’t be easy. Daniel found his biggest weakness, and worked it to be one of his best attributes on the field.
“For me my biggest area of improvement I wanted to focus on was my speed,” Daniel said. “Being a 5’11 wide receiver there are some fast guys that I will match up against this year. The reason I chose speed was to be able to get the ball and score or track someone down from being behind and keep them from scoring. But I have been doing the most to improve in this area by running with 25 to 45 pound weights attached to me and working on my ability to get up and go.”
Coming so close to feeling that championship victory is something Daniel really wants to experience this season, and it’s the goal at the top of his list.
“One of the biggest goals the team and I have is to be back in the state championship game and finish the job,” Daniel said.
Being a senior, Daniel couldn’t be happier with who he gets to share the field with for one final season.
“I am most excited about the team we have,” Daniel said. “We have a lot of returning guys on our defense and our offense will be young but I believe they will shock a lot of people.”
