The asterisk next to 2019-20 season bio indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2019-20 to 2020-21 due to this NCAA ruling.
2020-21: Took home first place (7:07.60) as a member of the 2v8 at a tri-race against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/26)…Helped the 2v8 to a bronze medal (8:06.68) at the Sunshine State Invite (4/3)…Took home first (6:46.87) in a head-to-head race with UCF as a member of the 2v8 boat (4/16)…Crossed the finish line in fifth place (7:16.370) with the 2v8 in the Grand Final of the Lake Wheeler Invite (4/24)…Recorded a second-place showing (6:56.770) (eighth overall) in the 1v4 Petite Final at the ACC Championship (5/15)…Helped Miami to its best team finish (sixth) at the ACC Championship since 2014.
2019-20*: Member of the novice boat at the Rivanna Romp (11/17), finishing fourth with a time of 15:11.80…Spring season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak.
High School: Attended The Wilberforce School…Rowed for the Princeton National Rowing Association and Mercer Rowing…Member of the 1V8 and sat in the third seat…Attended the Mercer Rowing Youth Championships in 2018…Four-year member of the basketball team…Also competed on the cross country/track team and swimming team…Three-year member of the horseback riding team…Graduated magna Cum Laude.
Personal: Parents are Raymond and Irmgard Lopez…Majoring in exercise physiology…Enjoys weightlifting, scuba diving and wakeboarding…Has her captains license and has worked as a first mate for the past six years.
Career Honors
- ACC Crew of the Week (1v8 – April 2, 2024)
- 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2021 GRIT Award
2023-24 (As a Graduate)
- 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Crew of the Week (1v8 – April 2, 2024)
- Competed with the 1v8 boat for the entirety of the season
- Turned in a time of 6:35.5 at the Lake Dexter Invite against No. 20 Oregon State and Washington State March 23
- Helped the Canes to a first place time in the second heat of the 1v8 at the Sunshine State Invite with a mark of 7:06.34
- Brought Miami to a first place time and big points at the finals of the Sunshine State Invite with a time of 6:3369, defeating Iowa, Tulsa, UCF, Boston College, Michigan State, UNC and Drexel
- Crossed the line first at the Lake Natoma Invite in the morning session (6:43.1), defeating Sacramento State (6:46.8) and LMU (6:50.3)
- Defeated UCLA in the afternoon session at the Lake Natoma Invite in Sacramento, posting a mark of 6:52.7
- Posted a top-three time on the first day of the Lake Wheeler Invite, finishing in 6:51.613 to defeat Boston College, Tulsa and Kansas
- Closed Lake Wheeler with a top-three mark of 6:42.570, defeating Alabama, Iowa and Boston
- Set a program record with a mark of 6:34.427 in the first varsity eight grand final at the ACC Championships
2022-23 (As a Senior)
- Member of All-ACC Academic Team
- Competed in the 1v8 for the entirety of the season
- Rowed the V8 – B Boat to a second-place finish at the Head of the Indian Creek in a time of 13:53.59
- Competed in the V4 – A boat at the Head of the Black Warrior River, finishing ninth in a time of 18:43.50
- Helped the 1v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:34.2
- Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – A Boat
- Placed first in the 1v8 in a quad-race against Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 6:52.70
- Propelled the 1v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:31.15
- Competed in the 1v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:36.10 time in heat two
- Rowed the 1v8 to its fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:27.971 in heat two of the first round
- Placed fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 Grand Final with a time of 6:34.211
2021-22 (As a Junior)
- Rowed in the 1v8 for the entire season
- Helped Miami to a first-place finish (7:09.100) against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/25)
- Placed second in the petite finals of the Sunshine State Invite (6:40.77)
- Finished second in a dual with UCF, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:50.80…Rowed the 1v8 to a second-place showing (6:42.638) and two third-place finishes at the Lake Wheeler Invite
- Propelled the 1v8 to a third-place finish (6:53.694) in the heat race at the ACC Championship to earn a spot in the grand final
- Finished fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 grand final in a time of 6:32.179
2020-21 (As a Sophomore)
- Took home first place (7:07.60) as a member of the 2v8 at a tri-race against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/26)
- Helped the 2v8 to a bronze medal (8:06.68) at the Sunshine State Invite (4/3)…Took home first (6:46.87) in a head-to-head race with UCF as a member of the 2v8 boat (4/16)
- Crossed the finish line in fifth place (7:16.370) with the 2v8 in the Grand Final of the Lake Wheeler Invite (4/24)
- Recorded a second-place showing (6:56.770) (eighth overall) in the 1v4 Petite Final at the ACC Championship (5/15)
- Helped Miami to its best team finish (sixth) at the ACC Championship since 2014
2019-20 (As a Freshman)
- Member of the novice boat at the Rivanna Romp (11/17), finishing fourth with a time of 15:11.80
- Spring season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak.
High School
- Attended The Wilberforce School
- Rowed for the Princeton National Rowing Association and Mercer Rowing
- Member of the 1V8 and sat in the third seat
- Attended the Mercer Rowing Youth Championships in 2018…Four-year member of the basketball team
- Also competed on the cross country/track team and swimming team
- Three-year member of the horseback riding team…Graduated magna Cum Laude
Personal & Fun Facts
- Parents are Raymond and Irmgard Lopez
- Runs her own fitness/fishing business, “Fit2Fish”
- Walked on to the team as a novice freshman year
- Favorite hobbies including fitness and spearfishing
- Loves Miami for the amazing weather, the ocean and the fact that it’s a highly academic school
- Majoring in exercise physiology with a master’s in accounting
- Enjoys weightlifting, scuba diving and wakeboarding
- Has her captains license and has worked as a first mate for the past six years
- Favorite part of being a student-athlete: Becoming the best version of myself as an athlete, while competing with my best friends. Being a college athlete makes you embrace challenges and surpass the standard. Being average is not an option and achieving greatness is the best feeling in the world.
- Favorite achievement: Making UMiami history as someone who started as a novice freshman year
