Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff
August 11, 2025 | Track & Field
STARKVILLE - Daniel McArthur joined the track and field staff as an assistant coach, as announced by head coach Chris Woods on Friday.
"We are thrilled to welcome a young, enthusiastic, and accomplished coach to our staff," said head coach Chris Woods. "Coach McArthur's expertise in recruiting, coupled with his experience competing at the highest levels of the NCAA and professional ranks, will undoubtedly bring excitement to our program. I am confident that Coach McArthur will enhance the overall well-being of our Hail State family, both on and off the training and competition grounds."
Prior to his time at Mississippi State, McArthur served as a sports performance specialist at Champions Sports Performance in Cornelius, North Carolina. While there, McArthur developed athletes across various age ranges and sports, building an athletic foundation with the students he worked with.
McArthur competed in the throws events North Carolina. He earned five All-America honors while representing the Tar Heels and was twice named the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Indoor Athlete of the Year. He closed his career as the ACC record holder in the indoor shot put while also breaking the conference meet record in that event. He was a 12-time All-ACC athlete, the 2021 Indoor ACC Field MVP and posted the seventh-highest mark in the indoor shot put in NCAA history.
McArthur graduated from North Carolina in 2021 with degrees in communications and exercise sports science. He still competes as a professional, most recently finishing seventh at the 2025 USATF National Championships in shot put.
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"We are thrilled to welcome a young, enthusiastic, and accomplished coach to our staff," said head coach Chris Woods. "Coach McArthur's expertise in recruiting, coupled with his experience competing at the highest levels of the NCAA and professional ranks, will undoubtedly bring excitement to our program. I am confident that Coach McArthur will enhance the overall well-being of our Hail State family, both on and off the training and competition grounds."
Prior to his time at Mississippi State, McArthur served as a sports performance specialist at Champions Sports Performance in Cornelius, North Carolina. While there, McArthur developed athletes across various age ranges and sports, building an athletic foundation with the students he worked with.
McArthur competed in the throws events North Carolina. He earned five All-America honors while representing the Tar Heels and was twice named the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Indoor Athlete of the Year. He closed his career as the ACC record holder in the indoor shot put while also breaking the conference meet record in that event. He was a 12-time All-ACC athlete, the 2021 Indoor ACC Field MVP and posted the seventh-highest mark in the indoor shot put in NCAA history.
McArthur graduated from North Carolina in 2021 with degrees in communications and exercise sports science. He still competes as a professional, most recently finishing seventh at the 2025 USATF National Championships in shot put.
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