SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Sophomore (2016): INDOOR – Ran a PR time of 22.66 in the 200-meter dash at the Tracktown USA High Performance meet on Feb. 5. ... Ran in one other meet, doing the 200 at the UW Invitational.
OUTDOOR – Did not compete.
Freshman (2015): INDOOR – In his very first college race, broke a 10-year-old indoor school record in the 400 meters, coming across the line in 49.91 seconds at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 17. The old mark of 49.99 set by Chris Randolph had stood since 2005, meaning that no Falcon man had gone faster than 50 seconds since then. ... Lowered the record even more in the GNAC finals, placing 5th in 49.27. That was nearly a full second faster than his prelim mark of 50.26 from the previous day. ... Led off the 5th-place GNAC 4x400 relay, combining with Chris Moreton, David Ferguson, and RJ Straker for a final time of 3:24.08. ... Placed 16th in the 200 in 23.94. ... Ran a 200 PR of 22.78 on Feb. 15 at the UW Indoor Open. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in the 200 at GNAC in 22.42. ... Placed 8th in the 400 at GNAC in 49.34. ... Ran a 400 PR of 48.83 in the GNAC prelims to win his heat and earn the No. 2 seed for finals. ... Set a 200 PR of 22.21 in the prelims to gain the No. 7 seed for finals. ... Ran the second leg on the 5th-place 4x100 relay and on the 7th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC. ... Competed in nine meets, primarily in the 200 and 400. Also did the 100 twice.
Chino High School: Posted PRs of 12.14 in the 100 as a sophomore in 2012, 22.30 in the 200 in 2013, and 49.56 in the 400 in 2014. ... The PR in the 400 gave him 8th place in California Southern Section Division 2 finals. ... Won back-to-back Mt. Baldy League titles in the 400 in 2013 and 2014, and won league title in the 200 in 2013. ... Has run twice on relay teams as the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays. ... Team MVP as a junior and senior, and league MVP as a senior.
Personal: Mario Gabriel Lopez. ... Born May 23, 1996. ... Applied human biology major.
Fun facts: Besides track, has done cross country, football, baseball, water polo, and even some boxing. If not for track, would have kept playing football. ...
Among the reasons he chose SPU was because "it was a nice change from the constant hot weather of Southern California." ...
Dumbest movie he ever saw as "The Campaign." ...
Book he just couldn't put down was "Percy Jackson and the Chash of the Titans." ...
Favorite sport to watch is football. ...
Favorite junk food is chocolate malted crunch ice cream. ...
Favorite healthy food is apples with peanut butter andNutella. ...
Favorite TV program is "How I Met Your Mother." ...
Favorite sports team is the SPU Falcons. ...
Favorite athlete is Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be his mom because "being in a different state, so far away from family, makes me miss all of them and her." He would serve beef and pork ribs. ...
If he could be any action hero, would be Batman "because he is extremely intelligent and skilled in many different fighting styles." ...
His friends call him Marmar or Mar. ...
In 10 years, plans to be working in physical therapy, possibly with his own practice. ... Would like to visit Italy.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 22.66 (2/5/2016)
400: 49.27 (2/21/20/15)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.28 (5/2/2015)
200: 22.21 (5/8/2015)
400: 48.83 (5/8/2015)
CAREER RESULTS
