2012 UCCS Men's Cross Country Roster > Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez

Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez

Height5-6
Weight118
HometownPueblo, Colo.
Prev. SchoolPueblo South HS

Notes:

2006-07: Track: Was named to the RMAC indoor track all-academic team.

Cross Country: Named academic All-RMAC ... Finished 13 at the Wyoming Invitational on Sept. 1 ... Placed 21 at the Rocky Mountain Shootout on Sept. 30 ... Finished 19 at the North Central Regional Meet on Nov. 4.

2005-06: Was awarded RMAC All-Academic team honors. Cross Country: Finished 8th at the Wyoming Invitational ... Finished 20th at the Woody Greeno Invitational ... Finished 3rd at the Colorado College Invitational ... Finished 23rd at the Boulder Shootout ... Finished 24th at the RMAC Championships ... Finished 17th at the North Central Regional. Track: Began indoor season with a sixth place finish in the 3,000-meter run t the Joe Davies Invitational on Jan. 21st ... Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run at the RMAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 24th ... Kicked off outdoor season with fourth place finish in 3,000 meters at the Potts Invitational Apr. 8th ... In the Colorado College Invitational, he ran the mile with a time of 4:29.14, good enough for second place ... Finished 11th in the 1,500-meter run t the Jack Christiansen Invitational on Apr. 22nd.

2004-05: Was awarded academic All-RMAC ... Was named 2005 Outdoor All-RMAC in the 10,000-meter run after placing third. Cross Country: Placed 6th at Wyoming on Sept. 3 ... Placed 21st at the Rocky Mountain Shootout on Oct. 2 ... Placed 14th at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 23 ... Finished 18th at NCAA Regionals on Nov. 6. Track: Ran the mile in 4:41, good for 14th place at the Joe Davies Meet on Jan. 31 ... Placed 19th in the 3,000 meters at the RMAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 28.

2003-04: Cross Country: Came in 9th place at the D-I Wyoming Open on Sept. 5 ... Posted a time of 27:54 in the 8-kilometer run and placed 45th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder ... Placed 5th at the Dan Libera Meet on Oct. 11 ... Finished 26th with a time of 25:31 at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 25 ... Placed 47th at Regionals on Nov. 8. Track: Placed 20th in the mile at the Joe Davies meet on Jan. 31 ... Came in 19th in the 3000-meter run at the Indoor RMAC Championships on Feb. 28.

Pre UCCS Notes:

Before UCCS: Was a three-time recipient of Youth Runner of the Year award ... Named All-State in cross-country in 2002 ... Named Academic All-State three times ... Won the City championship three years in a row ... Won regionals in 2002 ... Finished 6th at state in 2002.

Personal Notes:

Personal: Majoring in Biology and Chemistry ... Enjoys playing video games and listening to music ... Has one sister, Nicole ... Parents are Jerry and Diane Rubalcaba-Lopez ... Born August 4, 1984.

Stories featuring Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez

September 9, 2009Mountain Lions Place Fourth in Lobo InvitationalAaron 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.
August 20, 2007Former UCCS star takes third at Pikes Peak AscentIn four years with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs cross country team, Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez built a reputation as a hill climber.
July 10, 2007Former Mountain Lion sets course recordFormer University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runner Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez set a new course record Sunday in winning the Summer Roundup 12K trail run at Bear Creek Park.
May 7, 2007UCCS Men Disappointed After First Day of RMAC ChampionshipsALAMOSA -- Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished 10th in the 10,000-meter run as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs opened its participation Monday at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at rex Stadium.
April 30, 2007Five Men's Track Team Members Named Academic All-RMACFive members of the UCCS men's track and field team were named to the 2006-07 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's outdoor track and field all-academic team.
April 14, 2007UCCS Men Compete at Colorado CollegeDavid Harmer moved into third-place in school history with his time of 1 minute, 54.39 seconds in the 800-meter run at the 12th annual Colorado College Invitational.
March 24, 2007Allen Earns Provisional Qualifying Mark in High JumpStorm Allen set a new UCCS record and provisionally qualified for nationals Saturday by clearing 6 feet, 9.5 inches in the high jump at the Rob Upton Invitational at Fort Collins.
March 17, 2007Allen Wins High Jump to Lead UCCS Men at BoulderStorm Allen cleared 6 feet, 6.75 inches to win the high jump and lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's track team in its first outdoor meet of the season, the Potts Invitational in Boulder.
March 2, 2007Shepard to run at nationalsUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs runner Sarah Shepard qualified to compete at the NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championships.
February 23, 2007Rubalcaba-Lopez finishes fifth in 5,000 in first day of RMAC Championships Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez had a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run on Friday at the 2007 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in Golden, Colorado.
February 10, 2007Harmer, Rubalcaba-Lopez earn provisional timesDavid Harmer and Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez clocked a provisional qualifying times for nationals Saturday as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs split its track team to compete at both the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash., and the CSM Open in Golden.
January 27, 2007UCCS men solid at Barrett meetAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez had a second-place finish in the mile to lead an inspired and impressive UCCS men's track team on Saturday at the Don Barrett Air Force Open at the US Air Force Academy.
January 19, 2007UCCS men compete at Boulder meetAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez had a fifth-place finish to lead nine University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runners in the men's 3,000-meter run Friday at the Potts Invitational in Boulder.
January 13, 2007Allen wins second straight high jumpStorm Allen won his second high jump competition in as many meets to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's track team at the Air Force All-Comers meet on Saturday at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
November 4, 2006UCCS Men Finish Eighth at RegionalsAaron 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.
September 30, 2006UCCS Men Have Strong Showing in BoulderAaron 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.
September 27, 2006Rubalcaba-Lopez named RMAC runner of the weekUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs runner Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference runner of the week, the conference announced Wednesday.
September 23, 2006UCCS men take second at Colorado College InvitationalCOLORADO SPRINGS – Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez won the Colorado College Invitational Saturday morning and led the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a second-place team finish.
September 1, 2006UCCS Men Finish Fifth at Wyoming MeetAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez took 13th in an 81-runner field to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a fifth-place finish at the Wyoming Invitational Meet on Friday.
August 30, 2006Men's cross country previewUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs cross country coach Graeme Badger doesn’t like the term ‘rebuilding.’
May 8, 2006Price Top UCCS Men's Performer in First Day of RMAC ChampionshipsRyan Price took fifth place in the men's 10,000-meter run to provide the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with four of its six points Monday on the first day of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
April 23, 2006Mountain Lions Compete at Jack ChristiansenThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs competed at the Jack Christiansen Invitational in Fort Collins Saturday. The Mountain Lions' top finsher was David Harmer in the 800-meter run.
April 14, 2006Mountain Lions disappointed at Mt. SacDavid Harmer finished 19th out of 40 runners in the 800-meter run at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif., one of the biggest Division I meets of the year.
April 8, 2006Brehm Comes Close to Record; Others Set PRsMark Brehm placed first in the Javelin throw at the Colorado College Invitational. Brehm came up just one foot short of the school record despite having very minimum practice prior to the event.
March 18, 2006Outdoor Season BeginsThe Mountain Lions started the outdoor track season in Boulder Saturday, with the Potts Invitational. Not only did the Mountain Lions start the season with a bang, but with a few new records as well.
February 25, 2006Missed it by that MuchDavid Harmer can only dream he was made in Gepetto's workshop. If he had been, he would be provisional qualified at this point in time. However, Pinocchio was an only child, so Harmer is out of luck.
February 11, 2006Brehm Pulls Triple-Duty and Places ThirdBrad Winn was the top finisher for UCCS at the Iowa State Classic with his 46th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run.
January 21, 2006UCCS men compete in GoldenAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished sixth and Brad Winn took seventh in the men's 3000-meter run to provide the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with its only points Saturday at the Joe Davies Invitational in Golden, Colo.
November 5, 2005UCCS men take sixth at regionalsAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez and Brad Winn finished 17th and 20th respectively at the North Central Region Cross Country Championships Saturday at Hays, Kan., but that wasn’t enough to lift the Mountain Lions to a berth at nationals.
October 22, 2005UCCS men take fourth at RMAC ChampionshipsAll five University of Colorado at Colorado Springs scoring runners finished within 1 minute, 20 seconds of each other as the Mountain Lions took fourth place at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship Saturday at Chatfield State Park in Denver.
October 1, 2005Men's Cross Country Takes Thid in BoulderA week ago at the Colorado College Invitational, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs cross country coach Graeme Badger had his team practice pack running. It paid off in a big way on Saturday.
September 24, 2005UCCS men win Colorado College InvitationalWith as many as 100 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs boosters in attendance at Monument Valley Park Saturday, the Mountain Lions men’s cross country team had, for the first time this season, the benefit of a large and vocal cheering section.
September 17, 2005Men's cross country takes eighth in NebraskaThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team topped four NCAA Division I teams and 21 schools overall in taking eighth place at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday.
September 2, 2005Men's cross country takes fourth in WyomingAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished eighth individually to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs menâ€TMs cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Wyoming Invitational in Laramie, Wyo. on Friday.
May 10, 2005RMAC Outdoor Day 2Moses Tum had a pair of top four finishes as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's track team competed at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Championships in Alamosa.
May 9, 2005RMAC OutdoorThe University of Colorado Springs men's track team faired well in its first day of competition at the 2005 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track Meet in Alamosa.
April 15, 2005Tum terrific at Mt. SacMoses Tum took second overall in the 1,500-meter run at the prestigious Mt. Sac Relays Friday, defeating 33 Division I runners in the process.
April 9, 2005Luna is ironman at CC InvitationalJay Luna was the top collegiate finisher in the 5,000 meters Saturday at the Colorado College Invitational, then came back minutes later to anchor the one of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs mile relay teams.
March 26, 2005UCCS men go the extra mileDedication. That's a word that means a lot to most athletes in any collegiate sport. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs athletes Brad Winn and Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez drove the extra mile to show they know what the word means.
March 12, 2005Men open outdoor track seasonSaturday the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs track team began its outdoor season at the University of Northern Colorado Stampede. After two weeks off and on a gorgeous, albeit windy day, the men were able to have some very outstanding performances.
February 27, 2005Distance medley grabs team pointsThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's distance medley team finished seventh at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championships, providing the Mountain Lions with their only two team points of the competition.
February 11, 2005Brathall blazes in Division I meetLevi Brathall topped 42 NCAA Division I runners en route to a 17th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run Friday at the Iowa State Invitational in Ames, Iowa.
January 29, 2005Distance medley earns provisional timeThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's distance medley relay team earned a provisional qualifying time for nationals Saturday at the Joe Davies Invitational in Golden, Colo.
November 23, 2004UCCS takes 11th at nationalsWhen Moses Tum finished eighth at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Saturday, it marked the highest finish ever by a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runner at a national meet.
November 15, 2004Cross country teams brace for nationalsFor the first time in university of Colorado at Colorado Springs history, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete at the NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championship.
November 6, 2004Men complete historic doubleThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team took third place at the Division II North Central Regional at Vermillion, S.D. Saturday, earning a berth at nationals.
October 23, 2004Men take third at RMAC ChampionshipsAfter the men’s race in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday at Long Lake Park, Fort Hays State coach Jim Krob congratulated University of Colorado at Colorado Springs coach Graeme Badger.
October 2, 2004Lions take second at Boulder ShootoutThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team earned a second-place finish in the Non-Division I bracket at the Rocky Mountain Shootout Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
September 18, 2004Men's cross country takes second at 28-team meetLevi Brathall, Moses Tum and Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished third, fourth and fifth respectively as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team finished second Saturday at the Woody Greeno Invitational at Lincoln, Neb.
September 3, 2004Brathall wins Wyoming InvitationalLevi Brathall defeated 48 Division I runners to win the Wyoming Invitational cross country meet Friday.
February 14, 2004Brathal earns provisional timeFour runners from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs competed in the Iowa State University Classic last weekend. That's all it took to for the Mountain Lions to make their mark.
February 1, 2004Men's track faces stacked field at Davies meet"It was stacked," said sophomore Levi Brathall, an All-American for the Mountain Lions last year in the 10,000-meter run.
January 24, 2004Tum qualifies for nationalsHaving practiced for only two days, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs didn't come into its first official competition of the indoor season, the Air Force Invitational, with big expectations. The Mountain Lions left, however, with a birth at nationals.
November 8, 2003Men's team disappointed with sixth-place finish at regionalsThis was supposed to be the year that the men’s cross country team at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs qualified for the NCAA Division-II national meet.
October 23, 2003Expectations met at RMAC championshipIt was another classic battle between Western State College and Adams State College at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday – a battle in which the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's team doesn't mind finishing third.
October 14, 2003Cross-Country team takes second at the Dan LiberaPulling together once more without their top runner, Levi Brathall, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team ran their way to a second place finish at the Dan Libera Memorial Invitational, which was hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. Moses Tum lead the pack earning a second place finish overall with his time of 26:14.
October 4, 2003Men's cross country passes test in BoulderIn perhaps the most telling race to date, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men’s cross country team tested itself against the toughest runners in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and indeed the Rocky Mountain region, at the Rocky Mountain Shootout Invitational in Boulder on Saturday, October 4th.
August 29, 2003Cross country fundraiser, raceThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, like most public universities, was slapped with significant budget cuts this year. One of the departments hit hardest by the slashes in funding has been the athletic department.
August 29, 2003Fundraiser Kicks Off SeasonAt this point, it is no secret that the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was slapped with significant budget cuts this year. One of the departments hit hardest by the slashes in funding has been the athletic department.
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