Tim McDaniel named finalist for the 2024 National High School Athletic Coaches Association national coach of the year

It is with great pleasure that the National High School Athletic Coaches Association announces the advancement of Tim McDaniel from St. Patrick Catholic High School as a finalist for the 2024 National High School Athletic Coaches Association national coach of the year in the sport of Boy’s Cross Country. Eight finalists from across the nation will be honored during The National Coach of the Year Awards Banquet which will take place at the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s national convention at the Bismarck Hotel and Convention Center in Bismarck, ND on the evening of June 26, 2024. The highlight of the banquet will be the naming of the NHSACA national coach of the year in nineteen recognized sports categories. Coach McDaniel was nominated for this national honor by their state’s high school coaches’ association. This selection was based on longevity, service to high school athletics, honors, championship years, and winning percentage. The nominees and finalists are evaluated by experts in the field of coaching using a sport-specific rubrics to assign points in each category. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association is the oldest coaches association in the nation formed by coaches, for coaches, and has been recognizing national coaches of the year since 1978.