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Ian Sanchez Lopez
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aguascalientes, Mexico
- High School:
- CNAR Mexico City
Spent three seasons at Arizona before coming to Gainesville.
2024: Ran a season best time in the 8k of 24:09.8 at the Big 12 Championships… Finished fourth overall in the 8k at the Highlander Invitational, 12th at the Cougar Classic, and 19th at the Dave Murray Invitational… Competed for the Wildcats at both the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA Western Regional Championships... Clocked a season best time of 30:46.1 in the 10k at the NCAA Western Regionals… Opened the season at the NMSU Lori Fitzgerald Open with a personal best time in the 5k of 15:10.2 and placed 15th overall… Appeared in all six meets.
2023: Clocked a season best time in the 8k of 24:00.5 at both the UC Riverside Invitational, where he placed 11th, and the Pac-12 Championships, where he placed 36th… Finished sixth in the 8k at the Dave Murray Invitational… Ran a personal best time of 23:02.4 and placed 19th in the 4.5-mile at the George Kyte Invitational… Posted a time of 30:09.3 in the 10k at the NCAA Western Regionals… Was the top finisher for the Arizona Men at their last three competitions including the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Western Regionals… Appeared in all six meets.
2022: Competed in all six meets throughout the season… Finished second overall at the UCR Highlander Invitational with an 8k PR of 23:45.0… Placed second overall in the 8k at the Dave Murray Invitational and seventh overall in the 8k at the UC Riverside Invitational… Clocked a 10k time of 29:55.6 at the NCAA Western Regional Championships… Ran a 4.5-mile time of 23:49.2 at the George Kyte Invitational to finish 24th… Was the team’s top finisher in the last five meets of the season.
Prior to Arizona: Prepped at CNAR Mexico City in Aguascalientes, Mexico... Runs distance and cross country... National Champion in the 5000m and placed third in the 1500m... 5k: 14:22... 1500m: 3:49.
2024: Ran a season best time in the 8k of 24:09.8 at the Big 12 Championships… Finished fourth overall in the 8k at the Highlander Invitational, 12th at the Cougar Classic, and 19th at the Dave Murray Invitational… Competed for the Wildcats at both the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA Western Regional Championships... Clocked a season best time of 30:46.1 in the 10k at the NCAA Western Regionals… Opened the season at the NMSU Lori Fitzgerald Open with a personal best time in the 5k of 15:10.2 and placed 15th overall… Appeared in all six meets.
2023: Clocked a season best time in the 8k of 24:00.5 at both the UC Riverside Invitational, where he placed 11th, and the Pac-12 Championships, where he placed 36th… Finished sixth in the 8k at the Dave Murray Invitational… Ran a personal best time of 23:02.4 and placed 19th in the 4.5-mile at the George Kyte Invitational… Posted a time of 30:09.3 in the 10k at the NCAA Western Regionals… Was the top finisher for the Arizona Men at their last three competitions including the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Western Regionals… Appeared in all six meets.
2022: Competed in all six meets throughout the season… Finished second overall at the UCR Highlander Invitational with an 8k PR of 23:45.0… Placed second overall in the 8k at the Dave Murray Invitational and seventh overall in the 8k at the UC Riverside Invitational… Clocked a 10k time of 29:55.6 at the NCAA Western Regional Championships… Ran a 4.5-mile time of 23:49.2 at the George Kyte Invitational to finish 24th… Was the team’s top finisher in the last five meets of the season.
Prior to Arizona: Prepped at CNAR Mexico City in Aguascalientes, Mexico... Runs distance and cross country... National Champion in the 5000m and placed third in the 1500m... 5k: 14:22... 1500m: 3:49.
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