- 2023 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 400 meters)
- 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2022 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 200 meters)
- 2021-22 All-RMAC second team (indoor track & field, 200 meters)
- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
- 2021 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 200 meters)
- 2021 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 4x400 relay)
- 2021 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 4x100 relay)
- 2020-21 All-RMAC second team (indoor track & field, 400 meters)
College Bests
| INDOOR |
|
OUTDOOR |
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| 60 |
7.02 |
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100 |
10.84 (1.4) |
| 200 |
21.90 |
200 |
21.32 (2.0) |
| 400 |
50.25 |
400 |
48.66 |
Career: Finished his outdoor career ranked among the top five in program history in the 100 meters (fifth, 10.76 seconds), 200 (tied for fourth, 21.32) and 400 (tied for fourth, 48.66). He was also part of the school-record 4x100 relay (41.28 in 2021) and 4x400 relay (3:14.89 in 2021). ... Indoors, he finished as MSU Denver's fourth-fastest individual in the 200 (21.90) while ranking fifth in the 400 (50.25) and tied for seventh in the 60 (7.02). He was also a member of the program's best-ever indoor 4x400 (3:17.09, set in the 2019-20 season). ... Indoors he was part of four of the five fastest 4x400 relays in program history.
2023 Outdoor: Scored in four events at the RMAC Championships from April 28-30, with individual finishes of sixth in the 400 (49.05) and eighth in the 200 (22.06) while also running on the sixth place 4x100 and 4x400 relays. ... Second in the 200 (21.98) while also running on the first-place 4x100 relay at the April 21 Mines Mini Meet. ... Ran both the 100 and 200 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 15, placing 67th and 78th, respectively, in 22.08 and 50.24. ... Second in the 200 at the Beach Invitational on April 14 with a 22.04 clocking. ... At the Cal State Los Angeles Twilight on April 13, ran the 100 in 11.05 and the 200 in 22.47, placing 15th and 18th, respectively. ... Had a personal best 100 of 11.05 and ran the 200 in 21.60, finishing fifth and third, respectively, at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 8. ... Ran a personal-best 400 of 48.66 -- putting him tied for fourth individually in program history in the event -- and turned in a 21.73 clocking in the 200, good for second and 10th, respectively, as the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1. ... Finished sixth in the 200 at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 25, clocking a wind-aided 21.95. ... At the season-opening CSU Pueblo Early Bird on March 17-18, finished fifth in the 200 (wind-aided 22.18) and sixth in the 100 (11.17), while also anchoring the third-place 4x100 relay.
2022-23 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships on Feb. 24-25, ran on the ninth-place 4x400 relay and finished 14th in the 200 in 22.62. ... Placed seventh in the 200 at 22.39 at the Feb. 17 Air Force Collegiate Open. ... At the Gorilla Classic, ran the 200 in 22.40 on Feb. 10 and the 400 in 50.59 on Feb. 11, finishing 55th and 50th, respectively. ... Ran on the winning 4x400 relay at the Jan. 28 Mountain Lion Open. ... Finished second in the 200 (22.94) and 18th in the 60 (7.21) at the Jan. 21 UCCS Invitational.
2022 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships from April 29 through May 1, ran on both fourth-place relays (4x100 meters) and 4x400) and finished sixth in the 200 (21.90 seconds). The 4x100 relay's time of 42.14 was the ninth-fastest ever for MSU Denver and put them fourth on the school's seasonal list. The 4x400's 3:18.53 was the sixth-fastest in program history and also put that unit fourth on the seasonal list. ... At the Cal State LA Twilight on April 13, finished seventh in the 200 (22.17) and 10th in the 100 (11.02). ... Finished second in the 200 at the CU Invitational on April 9 in 22.25. ... Ran the 200 in 22.00 and the 100 in 11.02 to place 11th and 18th, respectively, at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 26. ... Finished eighth in the 100 at the season-opening CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 19.
2021-22 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships, placed sixth in the 200 at 22.36 after qualifying eighth in 22.32. ... Finished ninth in the 200 (22.29) and was on the the first-place 4x400 at the GVSU Big Meet (Saturday) on Feb. 12. ... Ran the 200 in 22.17 to place 21st at the GVSU Big Meet (Friday) on Feb. 11. ... Finished second in the 60 at 7.07 after qualifying second in the preliminaries by matching a personal best of 7.02 at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5. ... Won the 400 (50.85) and ran on the first-place 4x400 at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29. ... Turned in personal bests in both the 200 (21.90) and 60 (7.02), good for sixth and 10th, respectively, at the Potts Invitational on Jan. 15. The 200 time, converted for altitude to 21.97, ranked 100th in NCAA Division II for the season. ... Ran on the winning 4x400 relay at the season-opening UCCS Invitational and Multi on Dec. 11.
2021 Outdoor: Converted time of 21.39 seconds on the 200 meters from the RMAC Championships ranked 50th in NCAA Division II. ... Finished the season at the Loper Twilight #1 and #2 on May 15 and 16. Finished fifth in the 200 meters (22.21 seconds) and ninth in the 100 (10.91) on May 15 and sixth in the 100 (10.98) on May 16. ... At the RMAC Championships, finished fourth in the 200 (21.32) and eighth in the 100 (10.85) after qualifying fourth in the 200 (21.66) and ninth in the 100 (wind-aided 10.76). Also ran on second-place 4x100 and 4x400 relays, helping set the school record in the 4x400. ... Placed third in the 200 (21.56) and was on the second-place and school-record setting 4x100 relay at the Mines Pre-Conference Invitational on April 24. ... Finished third in the 400 at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 24 (50.64), and also ran on the second-place 4x100 relay. ... Ran a personal-best 100 of 10.85 and ran the 200 in 21.81 at the Jo Meaker Classic on April 2, finishing 18th and 15th, respectively. ... Made his outdoor career debut at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 20, finishing fifth in the 200 (21.91) and ninth in the 100 (10.93).
2020-21 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships, finished sixth in the 400 meters (50.46 seconds) and eighth in the 200 (23.94) after qualifying third in the 400 (personal-best 50.25) and seventh in the 200 (22.88). Also ran on fourth-place 4x400 relay. ... Turned in a 7.09 time in the 60 at the Mines Front Range Invitational #4 on Feb. 20, placing seventh. ... Ran the 200 in 22.40 at the Ichabod Invitational on Feb. 13, placing 19th. .... Clocked personal bests in both the 200 (22.33) and 60 (7.07) at the Grizzly Open on Feb. 6, finishing sixth and ninth, respectively. ... Won the 400 (51.03) and finished fourth in the 200 (22.45) in a triangular at Western Colorado on Jan. 30. ... Opened the season in a dual at UCCS on Dec. 11, finishing second in the 200 (22.80) and third in the 60 (7.10).
2020 Outdoor: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Member of school-record 4x400-meter relay team. ... At the RMAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-29, ran on fifth-place 4x400 relay and seventh-place distance medley relay. Also qualified in the 400, running 51.49 in prelims. ... Finished third in the 200 (23.19) at the Mines Friday Night Invitational on Feb. 21. Also ran a personal-best 60 time of 7.35 for ninth. ... On Day Two of the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet, ran personal bests in both the 200 (22.57) and 400 (50.25), finishing eight and 13th, respectively. ... Ran a leg on school-record 4x400 relay that finished sixth on Day One of the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 14. The unit smashed a 36-year-old school record in the event by more than two seconds, finishing in 3:17.09. ... Ran on first-place 4x400 relay at the Mountain Lion Open on Feb. 7-8. With the conversion for track size and altitude, the time raw time of 3:19.31 converted to 3:17.02. Also finished sixth in the 200 (22.87) at the same meet. ... At the Mines Winter Classic Jan. 31-Feb. 1, ran on fifth-place 4x400 relay and placed third in the 200 (23.38). .... Ran a leg for the fourth-place 4x400 relay at the Chadron State Open on Jan. 18, while also placing sixth in the 200 (23.74). ... At the Potts Open on Jan. 10-11, ran on fourth-place 4x400 relay while finishing 21st in the 400 (52.30). ... Made his MSU Denver debut Dec. 6 at the Air Force Holiday Open, placing 32nd in the 60 (7.36).
Before MSU Denver: Competed at CSU-Pueblo during the 2018-19 indoor season, then redshirted for the outdoor season...Placed 10th in the 400 at the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open on Feb. 9, with a time of 52.97 seconds...Ran a college indoor personal best of 52.64 in the 400 for 13th place at the New Mexico Open on Feb. 2...Ran a college indoor personal best in the 200 of 23.34 to finish ninth at the Western Colorado Open on Dec. 1...Personal bests are 11.27 in the 100, 21.8 in the 200 and 50.12 in the 400.
High School: Lutheran High School class of 2018...Four-time state champion...Ran on Class 3A state-championship 4x200 relay team in 2018, as well as the third-place 4x400 relay. Also competed at state meet in both the 200 and 400...Class 3A state record holder...All-state selection, 2018...Ran on three second-place relays (4x100, 4x200 and 4x400) at the 2017 state meet, while also placing 14th in the 400...Ran with the Lions' fourth-place 4x400 relay at the 2016 state meet...Three-time All-Metro League...Coached by Darwin Horan...Also played basketball, baseball and football...Honor roll student.
Club: Competed for the AMATA Track Club.
Personal: Born Ethan Neil Loper...Birthday is Oct. 29...Son of Daryl and Jennifer Buss...Has a brother (Corbin Loper) and two sisters (Eliya and Hannah Buss).
