Daniel (Nugent) has been playing "sports" since he was about 6 months. His dad would throw the toy all up in the air and then hold Daniel's hands to catch the ball. It was love at first catch for Daniel. He made his baseball debut at the age of 4. At an early age Daniel was exposed to playing lots of different sports such as soccer, baseball &basketball. He had a passion for baseball from the very beginning. It was the passion and drive that led his little league coach insisting that Daniel play on his youth football team. This is the coach that gave him his nickname NuNu which he still goes by til this day. He took to football immediately. The first 3 years he was 1 of 3 players allowed to play both ways. We moved to Utah at the end of his 6th grade year. Derek drove past a football practice in Saratoga around playoff time. He was immediately invited to play wth the Jaguars which included some of our Westlake alumni such as Taylor Riding, Addison Bates, Spencer Brown, and Kaden Dorch. He has been playing multiple sports with them ever since. He has lettered on the varsity team since his freshman year and is a team captain his senior year. We are proud of him and all the hard work he has put in to achieving his goals and accomplishments. We love you NuNu!