Daniel Pescador
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- Email:
- daniel.pescador@mesacc.edu
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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Phone:
- 480-695-4769
Bio
Daniel Pescador enters his 10th season as the head coach for the men's and women's cross country teams and is heading into his 11th season as a track & field coach (mid-distance and distance). In 2024 Pescador will serve as the interim head coach of the program.
As the head cross country coach, Coach Pescador's athletes have earned a total of 53 All-ACCAC honors (23 men, 29 women), 52 All-Region honors (22 men, 30 women), and 26 All-American honors (10 men, 16 women), including one individual national champion (Yotuel Garcia, 2022).
Coach Pescador's teams have also won two ACCAC and three Region I championships, along with eight top-10 team finishes at national championship meets, including a national runner-up title by the women's team in 2022.
Over 100 total All-Americans between Cross Country and Track & Field:
2024 Outdoor Track: All-Americans in the Men’s & Women’s 4x800 Relay (Men 3rd, Women 7th); All-American in the Men’s 800 (6th & 7th)
2024 Indoor Track: All-Americans in the Men’s and Women’s 4x800, Mens’ 800, Women’s 600
2023 Cross Country: - Women’s Team 4th - 3rd Place Individual and 3 All-Americans; Men’s team 6th - 9th Place individual and 3 All Americans
2023 Outdoor Track: - Women’s National Runner-Up in the 800m and 4x800, All American in the 1500, 3k SC, and 5k; Men’s All-American in the 10k and 4x800
2023 Indoor Track: - Women’s All-American in the DMR, 600m,800,1000m, Mile; Men’s All-American in the 4x800, 1000m, 5k
2022 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - 3rd place (4 All-ACCAC honors, incl. Yotuel Garcia as individual champion), Women - Champions (6 All-ACCAC honors, incl. Kate Brockman as individual runner-up). Region I: Men - 2nd place (7 All-Region honors, incl. Yotuel Garcia as individual champion), Women - Champions (6 All-Region honors, incl. Kate Brockman as individual runner-up). NJCAA DII: Men - 4th place (3 All-American honors, incl. Yotuel Garcia as individual champion), Women - 2nd place (5 All-American honors, incl. Anna Harman as individual runner-up); West Region Coach of the Year.
2021 Outdoor Track: Women’s National Champion and National Runner-Up in 3000m Steeplechase; Women’s All-American in 5000m (4th), Women’s All-American in 4x800m Relay (7th)
2020 Indoor Track: Men’s 4x800m Relay National Runner-Up; Men’s Distance Medley – 6th Place All American; All-American in Men’s 1000m and 800m; Women’s
All-American in the 4x800m Relay and 1000m
2021 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - Champions (5 All-ACCAC honors, incl. Caden Resendez as individual champion), Women - 2nd place (4 All-ACCAC honors, incl. Kate Brockman as individual champion). Region I: Men - 2nd place (6 All-Region honors, incl. Yotuel Garcia as individual champion), Women - Champions (6 All-Region honors, incl. Kate Brockman as individual champion). NJCAA DII: Men - 4th place (2 All-American honors, incl. Yotuel Garcia at 8th place), Women - 3rd place (3 All-American honors, incl. Kate Brockman as individual runner-up).
2020 Cross Country: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - 3rd place, Women - 2nd place (Ellis Collins - individual champion). Region I: Men - 2nd place, Women - 2nd place. NJCAA DI: Men - 14th place (1 All-American honor), Women - 9th place.
2018 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - 3rd place, Women - 3rd place. Region I: Men - 3rd place, Women - 3rd place. NJCAA DI: Men - 14th place, Women - 9th place.
2017 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - 3rd place, Women - 3rd place. Region I: Men - 3rd place, Women - 3rd place. NJCAA DI: Men - 15th place, Women - 16th place.
2016 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - 2nd place, Women - 2nd place. Region I: Men - 2nd place, Women - Champions. NJCAA DI: Men - 17th place, Women - 5th place.
2015 Cross Country: ACCAC: Men - 4th place, Women - 2nd place. Region I: Men - 5th place, Women - 2nd place. NJCAA DI: Men - 13th place, Women - 5th place.