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2022 Women's Cross Country

Alexandra Lopez

  • Major Political Science
  • Hometown Santa Ana, CA
  • Previous School Los Amigos High School
  • Class Junior

Biography

Career Notes: Currently holds the top 5K time in program history of 18:41.5 which was set at the 2021 William Jessup Warrior Invitational...Has competed in 18 career races and has earned eight Top Five finishes...2022 All-California Pacific Conference First Team selection...2X All-California Pacific Conference Second Team selection and 3X NAIA National Championships Qualifier...Program record holder at the The Master's XC Invitational and the William Jessup Warrior Invitational...On the program's Top Ten list for the PUC Pioneer Invitational, Dominican Tri-Meet, Bobcat Invitational, Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, Cal Pac Championship and NAIA National Championship...2020-21 Chancellor's List member.

2022: All-California Pacific Conference First Team...Placed 14th overall in the season opener, crossing the finish line in 19:54 at the Seawolf Invite in Fresno, Calif. (9/3)...Ran a 6K time of 25:53 for a seventh place finish at the Jessup Invitational in Rocklin, Calif. (9/24)...Posted the third fastest 6K time in program history, clocking a finish of 22:57 which was good for 40th overall at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif. (10/15).Earned her best finish of the season by taking fourth place in a time 20:09 at the Warrior Invitational in Rocklin, Calif. (10/22)...Finished fifth overall at the California Pacific Conference Championships, crossing the finish line with the program's second fastest championship time in 18:58 at Woodward Park in Fresno, Calif. (11/4)...Ran a time of 19:20 and placed 148th in the NAIA National Championships (11/18) at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida., good for the third fastest national championship time in program history.

2021: All-California Pacific Conference Second Team selection and NAIA National Championships Qualifier...Competed in seven races...Finished 12th overall with a time of 20:38 at the Fresno Invitational (9/4)...Set a Master's XC Invitational program-record, finishing with a time of 19:15 and 41st overall in the field on September 25...Finished 26th overall in 23:25 and was the Bobcats top scorer at the Pacific Collegiate XC Invite 6K (10/1)...Crossed the finish line third overall with a time of 19:33 at the Ryan Nunez Bobcat Invitational (10/16)...Ran the fastest time in program history at the William Jessup Warrior Invitational, crossing the finish line in 18:41.5. which was good 18th overall in the field of 88 on October 23...Earned a top ten finish at the California Pacific Conference Championships (11/5), placing eighth overall with the seventh fastest time in Cal Pac program history (19:46) and with it qualified for the national meet for the second year in a row...Finished 233rd overall in 20:41 at the NAIA National Championships (11/18), shaving more than 30 seconds off her previous national meet time and her new mark is good for tenth on the program's national meet list.

2020: Competed in five races as a freshman and earned three Top Five finishes...All-California Pacific Conference Second Team and NAIA National Championships qualifier...Made collegiate debut at the Dominican Tri-Meet (2/13) and earned a fifth-place finish with a 6K time of 27:13 to become the eleventh runner in program history to earn a Top Five finish...Made more noise with another standout race the following weekend on the Dominican Tri-Meet 5K course, placing fourth overall with a time of 21:35...Came in third place and ran the program's second best time ever at the PUC Pioneer Invitational (3/14) with a 19:46 finish...Finished 10th in the California Pacific Conference Championships (3/22) with a time of 19:53 and became the fourth Bobcat freshman in program history to qualify to the national meet...Clocked a finish of 21:12 at the NAIA National Championships (4/9).

Personal: Goes by Alex...Has three siblings...Is working towards qualifying for the NAIA National Championship and is excited to do so while building a family bond with the rest of the team...Lists her MT. SAC meet as the happiest she has ever been while running...Intends to be an Immigration Lawyer upon graduation.

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