Rubalcaba-Lopez named RMAC runner of the week
By Doug Fitzgerald
published September 27,
2006
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runner Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference runner of the week, the conference announced Wednesday.
The senior from Pueblo, Colo., led the Mountain Lions to a second-place team finish at Saturdayâ€TMs Colorado College Invitational after winning the individual title with a time of 26 minutes, 29 seconds in the 8-kilometer race.
It was Rubalcaba-Lopezâ€TMs first career runner of the week award and the first earned by a member of the Mountain Lionsâ€TM menâ€TMs team since Levi Brathall did it on Sept. 9, 2004.
With Shannon Payne also being named the women's runner of the week on Wednesday, it marked the first time UCCS runners had swept the award.
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| September 9, 2009 | Mountain Lions Place Fourth in Lobo Invitational | Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished ninth among a field of 110 runners at the Lobo Invitational in Aluquerque on Saturday. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions finished fourth out of 13 teams including Division I LSU. | |
| November 4, 2006 |  | UCCS Men Finish Eighth at Regionals | Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez narrowly missed qualifying for nationals as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team’s season came to an end Saturday with an eight-place finish at the North Central Regional Cross Country Meet at Wayne, Neb. |
| October 21, 2006 |  | Untapered UCCS Men Grab Fifth at RMAC Championship | PUEBLO – Cross country coaches face a tough decision this time of year, especially those with a young team. |
| September 30, 2006 |  | UCCS Men Have Strong Showing in Boulder | Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished 10th among Division II runners and 21st overall to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team to a third-place finish in its Division at the Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder on Saturday. |
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