University of Georgia Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field Roster
Stephen Martinez
- Height:
- 6-null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Doraville, Ga.
- High School:
- St. Pius X
2016: Cross Country - Had an 8K season-best time of 25:36 at the Paul Short Classic...Was 61st (26:02.2) at the 8K Crimson Classic...Managed a 73rd-place finish with a 26:24.3 at the 8K SEC Championship. Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs. 2015: Cross Country - Was 273rd at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals after running a 25:41.9...Took 74th (25:21.4) at the 8k SEC Championships...Was the seventh finisher for Georgia at the 10k NCAA South Regionals thanks to a 32:46.47, which was also 74th overall.
High School: Finished third at the 2014 GHSA AAA state cross country meet, fifth at the 2013 AAA state meet and 25th at the 2012 AAA state meet…Helped lead St. Pius to the 2012 GHSA AAA state cross country title…Part of 2013 All-Class state championship cross country team in AAA and 2014 All-Class state championship cross country team in AAAA…Personal-best times of 2:05 (800-meter run) 4:23 (1600), 4:28 (mile), 9:26 (3200) and 15:39 (5k)…Ran on state championship track and field team in 2014…Ran a 15:39 5k at the 2015 Nike XC Regionals Southeast and a 15:39 at the Great American XC Festival for 16th place…Took second at the Georgia XC USATF meet and sixth at the USATF XC National Championships for 17-18 age group…Finished 14th at the 2015 Golden South Classic Mile and won the open race at the 2015 Music City Distance Carnival 5k…Was the runner-up in the 15-19 age group and 22nd overall at the 2015 10k Peachtree Road Race after clocking a 32:40…Earned Four-Year Senior Award in track and Fifth Man Award in cross country in 2012…2015 Most Outstanding Distance Runner on the track, 2014 Most Valuable Runner Award in cross, 2013 Most Improved Varsity Runner Award in cross…Earned runner-up honors at the 2014 region cross country championships….Finished fourth at 2013 region cross country championships…Managed second-place finishes in both the 1600 and 3200 at the 2015 region track meet…Also fourth in the 3200 at 2014 region track meet…Took 14th at 2012 region cross country championships as his team was the runner-ups…Was fourth in the 1600 at the 2015 Georgia Olympics and runner-up in the 3200…Named to Second Team All-Metro Cross Country squad…Ran a 34:16 in the 10k 2014 Peachtree Road Race to place 12th in the 15-19 age group and 111th overall…Earned Outstanding Achievement in Algebra I Honors in 2012, Outstanding Achievement in Spanish II in 2013, 94th percentile and national silver standard on National Spanish Exam in 2012, 95th percentile and national gold standard on National Spanish Exam in 2013, 91st percentile and national silver standard on National Spanish Exam in 2014…Dean’s List in 2012 and Honor Roll in 2013 and 2015.
Personal: Born July 24, 1997…Son of Monica Parise and Wilson Martinez…Majoring in Psychology.
High School: Finished third at the 2014 GHSA AAA state cross country meet, fifth at the 2013 AAA state meet and 25th at the 2012 AAA state meet…Helped lead St. Pius to the 2012 GHSA AAA state cross country title…Part of 2013 All-Class state championship cross country team in AAA and 2014 All-Class state championship cross country team in AAAA…Personal-best times of 2:05 (800-meter run) 4:23 (1600), 4:28 (mile), 9:26 (3200) and 15:39 (5k)…Ran on state championship track and field team in 2014…Ran a 15:39 5k at the 2015 Nike XC Regionals Southeast and a 15:39 at the Great American XC Festival for 16th place…Took second at the Georgia XC USATF meet and sixth at the USATF XC National Championships for 17-18 age group…Finished 14th at the 2015 Golden South Classic Mile and won the open race at the 2015 Music City Distance Carnival 5k…Was the runner-up in the 15-19 age group and 22nd overall at the 2015 10k Peachtree Road Race after clocking a 32:40…Earned Four-Year Senior Award in track and Fifth Man Award in cross country in 2012…2015 Most Outstanding Distance Runner on the track, 2014 Most Valuable Runner Award in cross, 2013 Most Improved Varsity Runner Award in cross…Earned runner-up honors at the 2014 region cross country championships….Finished fourth at 2013 region cross country championships…Managed second-place finishes in both the 1600 and 3200 at the 2015 region track meet…Also fourth in the 3200 at 2014 region track meet…Took 14th at 2012 region cross country championships as his team was the runner-ups…Was fourth in the 1600 at the 2015 Georgia Olympics and runner-up in the 3200…Named to Second Team All-Metro Cross Country squad…Ran a 34:16 in the 10k 2014 Peachtree Road Race to place 12th in the 15-19 age group and 111th overall…Earned Outstanding Achievement in Algebra I Honors in 2012, Outstanding Achievement in Spanish II in 2013, 94th percentile and national silver standard on National Spanish Exam in 2012, 95th percentile and national gold standard on National Spanish Exam in 2013, 91st percentile and national silver standard on National Spanish Exam in 2014…Dean’s List in 2012 and Honor Roll in 2013 and 2015.
Personal: Born July 24, 1997…Son of Monica Parise and Wilson Martinez…Majoring in Psychology.
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