Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Roswell, GA |
High School: | Pinecrest Academy |
Junior (2012):
Competed in five events ... Scored for Emory at the
JSU Foothills Invitational by placing fourth on the squad and 32nd
overall out of 67 entries with a season-best 8K mark of 28:27 ...
Came in 48th in the 132-runner field at the 8K Viking Open (29:16)
... Also ran at the Sewanee/Berry Invitational (29:30), Georgia
State Invitational (22:05/6K) and Gulf Coast Stampede (28:32).
Sophomore (2011):
Took to the course in four meets ... Turned in a
personal-best 8K mark of 28:08 at the Southeast Classic ... Also
raced at the Sewanee Invitational (31:30), Berry College
Invitational (28:16) and JSU Foothills Invitational (29:08).
Freshman (2010):
Ran in four competitions during the year ... Top 8k time
was a 29:24 at the Sewanee Invitational ... Second-best time was a
29:29 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge ... Also ran in the
Berry College Invitational and the JSU Foothills Invitational.
High School:
Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams at
Pinecrest Academy ... Was coached by Meghan Hoover ... Served as
both team's captain his senior year ... Top 5K time in 2009 was a
17:13 ... Also ran the 3200, 1600 and 800 meters in track ... Was
named the program's Most Valuable Runner his final year ... Was a
member of the state championship cross country team as a sophomore
and helped the squad to region crowns on three occasions ... Also
competed on the basketball and soccer teams as a prep.
Personal:
Born August 25, 1992 ... Son of Jose-Oscar Flores-Moreno and Maria
Lourdes Alvarez de Flores ... National Honor Society member in high
school