| 2024-25 |
Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Turned in strong performances across the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, opening with a third-place 1,500 finish at the New Mexico Spring Invitational before placing third in his heat in the 5,000 at Stanford (13:48.05) and lowering that time to 13:37.88 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … At Mountain West Championships, Sanchez Lopez was fifth in the 1,500m and 12th in the 5,000m … advanced to the NCAA West First Round in the 5,000m, finishing in 14:01.27 to end his debut outdoor season with the Lobos.
Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Competed in the mile and on the distance medley relay during the indoor campaign, highlighted by a season-best 4:02.33 in the mile at the Husky Classic … placed fourth in the mile at the Mountain West Championships (4:04.77) after advancing from prelims … also anchored the Lobos’ DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational that ranks fifth in program history (9:31.43).
Cross Country (Freshman): in his first season with New Mexico, Sanchez Lopez opened strong with a third-place finish at the Lori Fitzgerald Open 5K in 14:35.5. He followed with a 16th-place finish at the prestigious Cowboy Jamboree 8K (24:12.1) before competing at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals. He closed the fall at the Mountain West Championships, completing the 8K course in 26:04.3 … was the Lobos’ reserve at NCAA Cross Country Championships.
| University of Arizona (2022-24) |
2024 (Indoor) – Did not compete in the 2024 indoor season.
2023 (XC) – Ran a personal best and team season best time of 23:43.5 at the UC Riverside Invitational where he finished first among collegiate runners and second overall… Ended in fifth place in the 8k at the Dave Murray Invitational… Clocked a 4.5-mile PR time of 22:40.0 at the George Kyte Invitational to place 15th… Was the top finisher for the Arizona Men at two competitions during the season… Appeared in four meets.
2023 (Outdoor) – Clocked a season best time in the 1500m of 3:45.00 to finish runner-up at the Jim Click Shootout… Placed second in the 1500m at the Island Relays… Ended in 10th place overall in the 1500m at the Pac-12 Championships after placing eighth in the prelims to advance to the final… Finished fourth in the 1500m at the Desert Heat Classic and fifth at the Mt. SAC Relays… Appeared in five meets.
2023 (Indoor) – Finished fourth overall in the mile with an indoor personal best time of 4:00.77 at the Ken Shannon Invitational… Ran an indoor 800m PR time of 1:55.10 at the UW Invitational… Placed fourth overall in the mile at the WSU Open/Invite & Multi’s… Appeared in four meets.
2022 (XC) – Appeared in all six meets during the season… Placed fourth overall in the 8k with a PR time of 24:07.0 at the Dave Murray Invitational… Finished 15th overall in the 8k at the UC Riverside Invitational and 16th overall in the 8k at the UCR Highlander Invitational… Ran a 24:04.8 in the 4.5-mile at the George Kyte Invitational to finish 25th… Finished second for the team at the NCAA Western Regional Championships with a 10k time of 29:57.4.
| CNAR Mexico City (Aguascalientes, Mexico) |
High School: Prepped at CNAR Mexico City in Aguascalientes, Mexico… Placed second in the 1500m and third in the 5000m at the National U20 Championsips… 5k: 14:26…. 1500m: 3:49.