Danielle McNair Season 2017

2017 Season (Senior) 

• Scored a career-high 9.875 on beam to tie for first and tied for fifth on vault (9.850) at No. 5 Utah (March 3)
• Tied for second on vault with a 9.850 against No. 10 Oregon State (Feb. 24)
• Tied for individual event victories on vault (9.825) and beam (9.850), and tied for third on bars (9.825) at Arizona State (Feb. 18)
• Scored a career-best 39.250 in the all-around, tied for fifth on vault (9.875) and finished sixth on bars (9.825) at No. 5 UCLA (Feb. 11)
• Tied for second on bars with a 9.900 against Washington (Feb. 5)
• Tied for third on beam (9.825) and tied for fourth on vault (9.775) at the UC Davis Quad Meet (Jan. 13)
• Tied for seventh on vault (9.825) and beam (9.725) at the NorCal Classic (Jan. 9)
• Competed in all 12 meets on bars, 10 on vault, nine on beam and eight on floor
• Hit 30-of-39 routines, including a perfect 10-for-10 on vault
• Registered a top-10 score among Stanford gymnasts on vault and beam
• Earned two individual event victories - one on vault (Feb. 18 at Arizona State) and one on beam (March 3 at Utah)

2016 Season (Junior)

• Tied for fifth on bars with a 9.875 against No. 7 UCLA and No. 10 Georgia (March 6)
• Delivered the first beam performance of her career against Arizona State to earn a 9.700, and contributed scores on vault (9.800) and bars (9.725) (Feb. 8)
• Contributed scores of 9.800 on vault and 9.775 on bars against No. 23 California and San Jose State (Jan. 24)
• Competed in all 12 meets on vault, 11 on bars and twice on beam
• Hit 11-of-12 vaults, 9-of-11 on bars and 1-of-2 on beam

2015 Season (Sophomore)

• Tied for third on bars with a 9.700 at No. 20 California (Feb. 8)
• Finished third on vault with a 9.875 at Penn (Jan. 18)

2014 Season (Freshman)

• Led Stanford with a 9.825 on vault at the NCAA Championships Semifinals (April 18)
• Scored a 9.875 on vault and 9.850 on bars against No. 22 California (March 3)
• Recorded a career-best 9.875 on bars against No. 4 Utah (Feb. 17)
• Placed third on vault with a 9.850 at No. 24 Washington
• Scored collegiate bests on vault (9.900) and bars (9.850) in a quad meet at UC Davis (Jan. 26)
• Made her collegiate debut and hit both of her routines on vault and bars at the NorCal Quad Meet (Jan. 5)
• Competed in all 13 meets on vault and 12 competitions on bars

Club/High School

• A 2013 graduate of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, Calif.
• Trained at Gym Max Gymnastics, the same gym as U.S. National Team member and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross
• Attended Level 10 Junior Olympic Championships four times
• Finished first on vault and second on beam at the 2013 regional competition before claiming ninth on vault at nationals
• Claimed the vault title, earned second-place finishes on bars and the all-around, sixth on floor and seventh on beam at the 2012 regional meet
• Earned a seventh-place finish on vault at the 2012 Junior Olympic nationals
• Finished second on bars, fifth on beam, eighth on vault and 12th in the all-around at the 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships
• Claimed the vault title, earned second-place finishes on bars and the all-around, and placed third on beam at the 2011 regional meet
• Placed third on vault and 12th in the all-around at the 2008 Junior Olympic nationals

Personal

• Daughter of Ron and Charleen McNair
• Has a twin sister, Nicolette, who also competes on the Stanford women’s gymnastics team
• Has an older brother, Christopher, and a younger sister Lauren
• Worked as an intern in Stanford's Human Biology Research Exploration Program in professor Craig Heller's Exercise Physiology Lab and carried out a few different research studies on hyperthermia and hypothermia. The hyperthermia was funded by the Pac-12 and looked at the affects of using the Heller cooling glove during high intensity strength exercises such as bench press and dead lift. She is continuing to work in the lab during her senior year.
• Organized a volunteer event for the women's gymnastics team with the California School for the Blind where the students came to the Stanford gym and the gymnasts had the opportunity to interact with them and teach them how to do gymnastics. She is planning future events with the school as well.
• Interned at a nutritionist and alternative medicine private practice during the summer of 2015
• Considering a major in human biology and a possible career as a doctor
• Enjoys swimming, reading, biking, babysitting and going to the movies