2018-19 Track and Field Roster

DENTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 25: North Texas Mean Green Track & Field at Apogee Stadium in Denton on September 25, 2018 in Denton, Texas Photo Credit - Rick Yeatts

Javier Lopez-Ibarra

  • Height
    6-2
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Highschool
    Panamericana Preparatoria

Biography

2016-17
-Threw a career-best mark of 63.15 meters in javelin to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Round
-Placed 36th in javelin at the NCAA West PrelimsĀ 
-Finished with two first-place finishes in javelin at the Bobcat Classic (63.15 meters) and the TCU Invitational (60.29 meters)
-Came in fourth in javelin at the C-USA Outdoor Championships at 62.51 meters
-Had six top-five finishes in javelin

2015-16
-Earned six top-10 finishes in the javelin throw
-Threw a season-best throw of 60.26 meters to claim fist place at the Baylor Invitational
-Placed seventh in the javelin throw at the C-USA outdoor championships
-Had two third-place finishes at the Longhorn Invitational and the TCU Invitational

High School
-Ranked 4th U18 Javelin Thrower in Mexico in 2014
-National champion of private schools in 2013 and 2014
-Fifth place in national Olympic games in the Javelin throw (2015)