Kyla McDaniel enters her first season as the Monarchs Head Athletic Trainer. She has over 20 years of athletic training experience with several professional teams including Arena Football League 2’s Amarillo Dusters, Central Hockey League’s Amarillo Gorillas, National Football League Europe’s Scottish Claymores, the Extreme Football League’s New York/New Jersey Hitmen, the American Football League’s Carolina Cobras and Grand Rapids Rampage in addition to the WNBA’s Portland Fire and Seattle Storm.

McDaniel’s diverse experience also took her to the set of the 2007 movie, The Game Plan, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

McDaniel earned her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Penn State University and her master’s degrees from both Columbia University and Long Island University.