[1] Elkins is the second person in USA Racquetball history, male or female, to win all three number one gold divisions (singles, doubles, and mixed) at the USA Racquetball National High School Championships, and was featured in the Los Angeles Times for his accomplishments.

Although still seeking his 1st Tier 1 win on the IRT - Elkins holds an exceptional USAR National Singles Ranking of 385.

The 21-year-old UC Santa Cruz student's last known location was near Interstate 5 and Templin Highway in the area of Castaic, California, at about 8:20 p.m., where his car was found abandoned with a flat tire, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

In July 2013 at the 45th annual WOR Championships,[19] Elkins made the national outdoor team in singles and doubles.

[20][21] At the 2014 Wilson Junior Olympics (indoor racquetball) in Denver, Colorado, Elkins won the gold medal in 14-and-under boys doubles with partner Ricardo Diaz.

[23] Elkins and partner Ricky Diaz, at the 2014 World Jr. Championships, lost in the quarterfinals in doubles (in a tiebreaker) to the team that silver-medaled.

He and several local southern California players have raised several thousand dollars in CNRA fundraisers for Jr. Olympics and World Championships.

At the 2016 World Jr. Championships, Elkins had his best showing as a two-time quarter-finalist in singles and doubles (his USA team won two bronze medals - in overall and boys).

[30][31] Dane is sponsored by the stringing company, Ashaway, and coached at national pro/junior events by six-time #1 pro player/coach Cliff Swain.

Dane won several matches at Jr. Worlds in pool play and defeated the number one player (Acuna) in his bracket.

[35] In June 2018, Dane was named the 2017 Palisades Charter High School's "Top Male Athlete or 'Cup' award winner," which is voted on by the Palisadean Post private newspaper.

The highly regarded non-profit organization Reaching Your Dream Foundation (RYD) and Michael Lippitt funded the prize money for the event.

Dane competed against 5 top USA National Team Members including partner Ricky Diaz, Julian Singh, Krish and Salil Thakur, and Antonio Rojas.

[44] He also co-wrote the article, "California Divides with Awesome Results," in the Spring 2012 issue of USA Racquetball Magazine.

Elkins and Ricky Diaz defeated Mitch Turner (Oregon) and Julian Singh (California) to make the USA National Jr.