Eric Flores joined the Rensselaer track & field program in January 2014.
A 2012 graduate of Cal Lutheran, Flores was the school's Athlete of the Year, as well as the USTFCCCA D-III National Men's Field Athlete of the Year in his senior season. A three-time national champion in the hammer throw, the All-American also won the national title in the shot put.
Prior to his stint with the Kingsmen, Flores was a member of the Black Hills State University Track & Field team, where he was a four-time NAIA national champion, including the weight throw, hammer and shot put, before transferring to Cal Lutheran in 2009.
Flores earned his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, with an emphasis in Pedagogy.