Daniel Flores completed his first season as a cross country volunteer assistant in 2019 after a illustrious collegiate running career at Grand Canyon and Glendale Community College.Â
Flores is one of GCU's most decorated distance and mid-distance runners in program history. Flores is GCU's track and field school record holder in the mile and the 1,500 meters, breaking both records in his first season as a Lope in 2018. Flores was a 2018 First Team All-WAC cross country selection after finishing sixth overall at the WAC Cross Country Championships and was the first 800-1,500 meter runner to cross the finish line. As a junior and first-year member of the GCU cross country team in 2017, Flores finished ninth overall at the WAC Cross Country Championships, earning All-WAC second-team honors.Â
The Glendale, Ariz., native graduated from Grand Canyon in April 2019 with a degree in Sports Management.