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United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-West Region selection in 2019…Ranked third among CCAA goalkeepers in shutouts (6) and goals against average (0.71)…Posted shutouts in four straight matches October 30–November 9…Allowed more than one goal in a match just one time last season…Redshirted in 2018…Earned 2019–20 CCAA All-Academic honors…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons for Rio Hondo College in Whittier…First Team All-South Coast Conference in 2016 and 2017…Team MVP as a freshman…A 2016 graduate of El Monte High School…Helped lead the Lions to the 2015 Mission Valley League championship…Earned First Team All-Mission Valley League honors in 2013…Also lettered in football…Personal: Born March 6, 1998, in Sonora, Mexico…Son of Luciano Flores and Just Cesena…Has three siblings: Christopher, Vanessa, and Jonathan…The person he most admires in the sports world is longtime Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The wonderful community and the wildlife that surrounds it”…His greatest sports moment is playing at the StubHub Center in Carson…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is build a house “from the bottom up”…Has learned by playing soccer that “if you work hard, you’ll achieve your goal”…Enjoys working out, going on hikes, reading, and “finding something to fix” when he has some free time…Takes pride in his construction and mechanical skills…At the top of his bucket list: buying a house…Best advice ever received came from one of his high school teachers: “Don’t change the goal, change the strategy”…Majoring in business administration…Hopes to play professional soccer.