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Born and raised just a 2-hour drive south of Chicago, Daniella attended Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, IL. Her first affair with the throws was in middle school, saying, "I had no idea what Shot Put was when I went our for the track team in 6th grade, but I did it because I knew i did not want to run." Following a high school career in which she took 5 state titles (3 indoors and 2 outdoors), Dani attended Purdue University where she would rewrite the record books. She set the school records for both the Shot Put and the Weight Throw, in addition to bringing home 8 All-American honors, all while earning a degree in Law and Society, minoring in Forensic Sciences and Biology.

It was not all honors for Dani from the beginning, as her first year of college in 2009 brought an eye-opening revelation from the team physician. It was found that Dani had 4 fractures in her lower back, which led to her redshirt status and from this experience, she says, "To this day, I have learned how to compete with my chronic fractures." She continues to train at Purdue with the Boilermakers, where she is also a Volunteer Coach. On the opportunity, Dani says, "I've found that over the last two years of coaching I've ultimately learned more about myself as an athlete."

Outside of track Dani occupies her time with doing crafts and DIY projects that she finds on Pinterest. She has been making and selling custom/monogrammed wood signs and wall decor for friends and family. Life in the ring has also given Dani much to be thankful for off the track, as she met her husband Zack Hill, a former thrower for Michigan State, at the Big Ten Conference meet in 2011. They married in 2017.