Dan Jordan enters his fifth year as the head coach of the Alaska Nanooks Rifle team. In his short time as coach of the program, he has built an impressive resume.

Alaska Rifle won the NCAA Championships in Jordan's first three years as head coach, bringing the program's total to 10 national crowns overall, and nine of which were captured in the last 11 years. Under his tutelage, two Nanooks have claimed individual titles, as Jamie Beyerle won her first smallbore title with his coaching in 2006, and Patrik Sartz became the first international shooter to claim the air rifle title in 2008. In addition to that, he has led 11 shooters to All-American status.

Jordan was named the Alaska Athletic Department's Coach of the Year for both 2006 and 2007, and was awarded the NCAA Rifle Coach of the Year three straight years (2005-2008).

Jordan began his involvement with shooting at the age of nine as a member of the 4-H Club. He was involved with competitive shooting for a number of years before coming to Alaska to attend UAF and shoot for the rifle team.

He earned All-American honors as both a freshman and sophomore, while finishing second in the NCAAs in air rifle during his freshman season. Injured in an accident in the summer following his sophomore season, Jordan took two years off, and then resumed training for the Paralympics. He went on to win a silver medal in men's three-position rifle at the 2004 Paralympics.

While he was training, Jordan became involved in coaching and spent one year coaching the West Valley High School rifle team prior to leaving Fairbanks.

Jordan is a native of Franktown, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. He and his fiancé Amber live in Fairbanks.