Chico State Athletics

2018–19
Red Shirted both cross country and track…Placed 41st at the Capital Cross Challenge with a 25:11 debut in the 8k event…Finished 61st in the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational Open race…Concluded the fall with a fifth place showing at the Doc Adams Invitational, posting a 25:00 PR…On the track, Lopez opended the spring with a 5k time of 14:51 at the Hornet Invitational…The Fanelli Track Classic brought a 15:19 setback, but during the Mt. SAC meet recorded his second-fastest 10k to date (30:25)…Two days later at the Beach Invitational, he narrowly missed cracking the 4:00 mark for the 1,500 with a 4:00.08 finish… Wrapped up the spring posting a 5k time of 14:52 at the Oxy Invitational.
 
Pre-Chico Days
Developed into one of the better community college runners in the country during his sophomore year at Glendale Community College…After a stout regular season filled with invitational victories, won the West Coast Conference cross country title…Followed up with a third place finish at the So Cal Championships…At the state championships earned All-America honors with a second place finish…Opened the 2018 track season with an impressive 14:27 PR for the 5k at the Oxy Invitational…Posted a national JC-leading (and long-standing school record) PR time of 29:55 in the 10k at the San Francisco Distance Carnival…Finished second at the So Cal and State track championships in the 10k event.
 
Personal Best Marks:
8k XC: 25:00
1,500m: 4:00
5,000m: 14:27
10,000m: 29:55