2025-26 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

Samantha Blankenship/Ball State University

Petros Sanchez Ropero

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Murcia, Spain
  • High School Colegio Montepinar

Biography

2024-25 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Named Second-Team All-MAC (cross country)
  • Set new PR in 8k (24:32.5) at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (cross country)
  • Finished 13th at MAC Championships (cross country)
  • Represented Miami at NCAA regionals, finishing 10k in PR time of 31:42.7 (cross country)
  • Won 3000m steeplechase at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (outdoor)
  • Established new PR time of 9:02.27 in steeplechase at Wake Forest Invitational, placing third (outdoor)
  • Took fourth place in steeplechase at MAC Outdoor Championships
2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Earned second place in the 3000m steeplechase at MAC Outdoor Championships with a PR time of 9:06.75
  • Named Second-Team All-MAC (outdoor)
PRIOR TO MIAMI
  • Set U18 regional record in 2,000m steeplechase (5:54.11)
  • Broke U16 regional records in 1,500m steeple (4:25) and 3K (8:57.71)
  • Owns U14 regional records in mile (5:04), exathlon (2671) and 2K (6:15.68)
PERSONAL
  • Pursuing a degree in Business Analytics

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    CC/Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    CC/Distance
    6'2"
  • 2025-26Junior

    CC/Distance
    6'2"