BRENDA MARTINEZ
Event: Middle Distance
Height: 5-7
Weight: 115
PR: 800m - 1:57.91 (2013); 1500m, 4:00.94 (2013); 5000m, 15:30.89 (2013)
Born: 09/08/1987
Current Residence: Big Bear Lake, Calif.
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
High School: Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) H.S. '06
College: California-Riverside '10
Coach: Joe Vigil
Agent: Kimberly Holland
Sponsor: New Balance
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BioEvents & RankingsPhotosVideos
USA Championships
2013 USA Outdoor runner-up (1:58.78)
2012 USA Indoor runner-up (4:15.11)
International Championships
2013 World Outdoor 800m bronze medalist (1:57.91)
Collegiate Championships
2009 NCAA Outdoor 1,500m runner-up (4:13.97)
Awards and Honors
Three-time NCAA All-American
About Brenda
Martinez had by far her best season to date in 2013. She secured a spot at the World Outdoor Championships by finishing as runner-up at the USA Outdoor Championships in the 800m. She won her first international medal at World Outdoors, earning a bronze with a time of 1:57.91. Martinez first started running with an after-school track club when she was five, and while she didn’t find success in her first race as a 100m sprinter, she kept going until she found her niche as a middle distance runner. Martinez set numerous school records throughout high school and college, but struggled with mixed results after graduating from UC-Riverside in 2010. After several moves, Martinez settled in Big Bear Lake, Calif., and started working with Coach Vigil, and the results paid off. She made her first international team in 2012, competing for Team USA at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and went on to set multiple PR’s from the 800 to the 5,000. Martinez was the first member of her family to attend college.
http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/brenda-martinez.aspx
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