George Martinez

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Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: Chuck Utash

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Major:
Human Development
Hometown:
National City, Calif.
Prev School:
Southwestern College

George Martinez -- Career and Season Statistics

2017 All-Big West Performer

2017 (Senior): Name Big West Cross Country Runner of the Week on Sept. 25 after finishing sixth at the UNLV Invitational (19:09.01, 6k) ... Ran a career-best 8k time of 24:45.8 at the Big West Championships to earn All-Conference honors with a ninth-place showing ... Ran 31:46.3 at the NCAA West Regional ... Ran 16:01.9 on the 5k course at the Pepperdine Duals ... Won the dual against USC and Cal State Bakersfield, was second against CSUN and Pepperdine.

2016 (Junior): Ran in five events ... Recorded an 8k season best of 25:04.6 (59th) at the Sacramento Capital Cross Challenge ... Finished in 30th at the Big West Conference Championships in Riverside, Calif. with an 8k time of 26:19.9 ... Posted a 10K time of 31:46.1 (94th) at the NCAA West Regional.

Prior to LBSU: Competed two years in track and cross country at Southwestern College ... 2015 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion in the 10000m and runner-up in the 5000m ... Advanced to the Southern California Finals in both events ... Placed third in the 10K at the California State Championships as a freshman ... Won the 2014 PCAC cross country individual title.

High School: Prepped at Sweetwater High School ... Led the Red Devils to three South Bay League titles ... Three-time league champion in the 3200m (2011-13) and claimed back-to-back titles in the 1600m (2012-13) ... CIF-San Diego Section finalist in both distances as a junior and senior ... Also an All-CIF and all-league performer in cross country ... Won the league title in 2011 and was the CIF-San Diego Section runner-up in 2012.

Personal: Majoring in human development.