David Flores joined the Lobo Football program in June of 2022, and he serves as an athletic performance graduate assistant with the football program. He also serves as the athletic performance coach for swimming and diving.
This will be Flores’ first year working with Bronco Mendenhall.
With New Mexico, Flores spent the 2022-23 academic year as an intern before moving into a graduate assistant role within athletic performance. Along with football, he has served as the lead strength and conditioning coach for Lobo swimming and diving as the team made tremendous strides from 2023 to 2024 with several student-athletes qualifying for the postseason.
Prior to UNM, Flores served in the U.S Air Force in Aerospace Propulsion for six years before becoming a strength and conditioning intern within the Air Force.
The Albuquerque native earned a bachelor’s of science in kinesiology and exercise science from New Mexico in 2022 and he is expected to graduate with a master’s of science in physical education from New Mexico in December of 2024.