Chico State Athletics

2014-15
Martinez redshirted both cross country and track and field in his first year with the Wildcats…Opened the fall cross country season with a 12^th-place effort at the Charles Bowles Invitational, recording a time of 24:35…Posted a 23:53 personal record (PR) and seventh-place finish at the Bronco Invitational...Finished fourth at the Doc Adams Invitational...Took 11^th place in the USATF Pacific Association Cross Country Championships, recording a time of 31:16 on the six-mile layout… On the track, recorded PR’s at each distance he competed in…Ran a 14:36 5k PR at the Johnny Mathis Invitational... Raced to a 10k PR of 30:45 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival…Ran to a 3:55 PR in the 1,500 meters at the Chico Twilight Invitational...Ended season with fourth-place finish in Heat II of Azusa’s Brian Clay Invitational with a 14:41 run.

Pre-Chico
One of the top three distance runners at the community college level in California…Martinez finished his freshman Cross Country season with a seventh place showing at the State Cross Country Championships...During his Sophomore cross country campaign, notched an individual win at the San Francisco State Invitational with a swift mark of 25:01...At the State Championships narrowly missed an individual title placing second with an impressive 20:01 clocking on the Woodward Park course...He capped a brilliant sophomore year of racing with a state title in the 10k event.
 
Personal Best Marks
1,500m – 3:55
5,000m – 14:36
10,000m – 30:45
8k XC – 23:53