Daniel Laufer (Wayland, MA) won 8-4 over Matthew Lannoye (Portage, WI) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 USA Curling U18 National Championships in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. of the 2024 USA Curling U18 National Championships in Lafayette, Colorado, United States; Daniel Laufer (Wayland, MA) won 8-4 over Matthew Lannoye (Portage, WI) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 USA Curling U18 National Championships in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. Laufer lost 6-4 to Mason Guentzel (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.
 
Laufer finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laufer defeated Tyler Skaggs (Fairbanks, AK) 9-1, then went on to lose 9-0 against Caden Hebert (Eau Claire, WI). Laufer responded with a 7-6 win over Caiden Rose (Denver, CO). Laufer won 7-4 against Peyton Marcin (Bowling Green, OH), then won 9-2 against Calvin Dial (Lafayette, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Laufer ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.