Name: J. Daniel McCormick

Weight Category: +100kg
Date of Birth: May 30, 1986
Hometown: Arlington, Texas

Current Residence: Wakefield, Mass.
Club: NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE
Coach: Jimmy Pedro

Personal: One of the top young heavyweights in the nation, McCormick advanced to his first Senior National final as a 19-year-old in 2005.  Although McCormick was injured earlier this season, he came back in May to win a bronze medal in the Open weight division at his first Senior Pan American Championships in Miami.

Recent Career Highlights:

2008:

• Gold - U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo
• Bronze - Pan American Championships (Open)
• Ninth - Olympic Games

2007:

• Gold - Fall Classic National Championships
• Silver - U.S. Open
• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (Open)
• Bronze - U.S. Open (Open)
• Bronze - British Open
• Bronze - Tre-Torri International
• Bronze - New York Open
• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Bronze - Rendez-Vous Canada

2006:

• Gold - San Jose Buddhist Sensei Memorial Tournament
• Silver - Midwestern Championships
• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Bronze - U.S. Open

2005:

• Gold - Collegiate National Judo Championships
• Gold - Dallas Invitational
• Gold - Fall Classic National Championships
• Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Silver - Northglenn Judo Championships
• Silver - Pan American Junior Championships
• Silver - Pan American Cup
• Bronze - British Open
• Bronze - Junior British Open
• Bronze - Irish Open (Open)
• Bronze - U.S. Open

2004:

• Gold - Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior, +100kg)
• Gold - USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships (IJF-Junior, +100kg)
• Bronze - Rendez-Vous Canada