Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS:
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2023-24

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2025 (SO): Competed in four indoor track meets, running the 1,500 meters at each one ... Ran her season-best time in the 1,500 meters at the Leopard Invitational (4/17-18).

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2025 (SO): Competed in one indoor track meet ... Ran the mile at the Wolf Pack Classic (2/7-8).

PEPPERDINE XC 2024 (SO): Competed in three races as a sophomore ... Ran her lifetime-best 4-kilometer time of 15:26.4 at the Waves Invite (8/30) ... Clocked her season-best 6-kilometer time of 25:50.3 at the Pacific Invite (9/20).

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024 (FR): Did not compete in any indoor or outdoor track meets as a freshman.

PEPPERDINE XC 2023 (FR): Competed in four cross country races as a true freshman, including the WCC Championships ... Was Pepperdine's second runner at the LMU South Bay Twilight race with her 6-kilometer time of 23:54.4 (9/1) ... Finished in eighth for Pepperdine in her final three races of the season ... Ran her season-best 6K time of 23:43.9 at the UC Riverside Invitational (9/16).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palmerton (Pa.) Area High School, in 2023 … A four-year varsity athlete … Earned Colonial League honorable mention honors her junior year … Also lettered in soccer and was a part of the 2022 Colonial League Soccer champions … Has personal records of 2:30.00 in the 800 meters and 5:28 in the 1600 meters … Was the Class of 2023 Salutatorian at Palmerton Area HS.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Palmerton, Pa. … Daughter of Melissa and Michael Martinez … Has two siblings: Jacob and Madison … Dad ran cross country at Union College … Brother runs track and cross country at Lehigh University … Sister runs track at Ithaca College … Chose Pepperdine because “the family-like feeling that I felt at both an academic and athletic level. Everyone on campus was extremely kind to me, and I could simply feel the positive attitude that exists throughout campus.”
 
FAVORITES: Hobbies include traveling, hiking and spending time with friends … Favorites include Athing Mu and Tobin Heath (pro athletes), Bowerman Running Club and Portland Thorns (pro athletes), The Kite Runner (book), Napoleon Dynamite (movie), New Girl (TV show), peanut butter sandwich (food) and soccer (sport other than running).