Erik Martinez
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- Height:
- 5'8"
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- Hometown:
- Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School
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- Previous College:
- Nursing
Bio
Freshman (2019-20): Appeared in all seven meets for the Cougars... Placed second overall in the Region VII Championships (Oct. 25) with an 8k time of 27:42.00... Was one of five runners to compete in the NJCAA Division I National Championships (Nov. 9), running an 8k time of 27:27.00... Placed second overall at the Maryville Invitational (Sept. 25) with a 8k time of 27:24.23... Placed fourth overall in the men's 5k in his debut at the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 30) with a time of 17:09.10... Set a personal best 8k time of 26:41.91 at the Berry Invitational (Oct. 19)
Martinez's Personal Bests:
5000m: 17:09.10, Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 30, 2019
7000m: 22:48.81, UTC Twilight Meet, Sept. 13, 2019
8000m: 26:41.91, Berry Invitational, Oct. 19, 2019
High School
Attended Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe... Is a two-time Catoosa County Runner of the Year... Qualified for the state meet all four years, running a 17:34 5K his senior year in the meet... Won the 1600m title on the track in the area track meet with a time of 4:49.52... Broke Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's 1 mile record with a time of 4:31.08
Personal
Parents are Armando and Brenda Martinez... Has three siblings, Armando, Yasmin, and Daisy
News mentions
The Cougars and Lady Cougars completed the Race To Achieve 5K on Saturday as a pre-season tune-up.
