Blake Daniel has been an integral member of the Gatewood shotgun team for seven years, and officially signed an athletic scholarship on March 4 with Emmanuel University, a private Christian school in Franklin Springs.
Daniel contributed significantly to the success of the Gatewood shotgun program as part of the winning team for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, and 2024 state championships, and as state runner-up in 2021 and 2022.
Additionally, Daniel earned recognition as an All-Region shooter, consistently placing in individual events in skeet, trap, and sporting clays over multiple years.
Daniel was also an All-Region Honorable Mention football player last year and was named Gatewood’s Best Offensive Lineman at the team’s season-ending banquet.