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Ian Sanchez Lopez

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Aguascalientes, Mexico
  • High School CNAR Mexico City

Biography

Awards & Honors
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team


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2025 Indoor – Did not compete in the 2025 indoor season.

2024 (XC) – 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.

2024 Outdoor – Won the 3000m at the Jim Click Shootout with a season best time of 8:21.13… Posted a season best time in the 5000m of 13:57.59 in the collegiate portion of the event at the Mt. SAC Relays to place sixth… Finished runner-up in the 5000m at the Willie Williams Classic… Clocked a season best time in the 1500m of 3:49.67 to finish sixth at the Desert Heat Classic… Finished third in the 1500m at the Jim Click Shootout and fourth at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta… Placed 16th in the 1500m at the Pac-12 Championships and also competed in the 5000m… Appeared in six meets.

2024 Indoor – Won the 3000m at the River Hawk Invitational… Clocked a season best time in the 3000m of 8:08.22 at the Husky Invitational… Ran a personal best time of 4:03.68 in the mile at the Husky Invitational… Appeared in three meets.

2023 (XC) – 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.

2023 Outdoor – Won the 3000m at the Jim Click Shootout with an outdoor personal best time of 8:19.10… Finished fourth in the 5000m and fifth in the 800m at the Willie Williams Classic… Clocked a season best time of 14:05.26 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays… Placed seventh in the 1500m at the Desert Heat Classic with a season best time of 3:46.59… Finished 14th in the 1500m and 22nd in the 5000m at the Pac-12 Championships… Appeared in five meets.

2023 Indoor – Ran a season best time of 8:04.37 in the 3k and finished 10th at the UW Invitational… Appeared in two meets.

2022 (XC) – 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.

High School: 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.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

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