Darren Flowers Position: Head Track Coach

On October 9, 2008, Darren Flowers was named as the head track & field coach at West Texas A&M. Under his guidance, the University reinstated both men's and women's track & field programs at the intercollegiate level.

Flowers has enjoyed success working with both WTAMU's strength & conditioning as well as serving as an assistant coach with the men's cross country program.

Hebegan his career in 2005 as a distance coach for Pantheon Sports Performance. He also served as an assistant coach at Moore (Okla.) High School, coaching both distance and sprint events in 2006 and 2007.

Flowers has an extensive background of over 15 years in the sport of track & field as either a competitor, an official or coach and holds a USA Track and Field Level II certification in distance events (800m-Marathon).

Heplayed football as a running back and return specialist at the Univ. of Tulsa until an injury shortened his career. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Management from Kaplan University in 2007. In 2008, Flowers received his Master's degree in Business Administration from WTAMU.

A native of Moore, Okla., he and his wife, Lindsy, an English teacher in the Canyon ISD, reside in Canyon, Texas.