Pepperdine University Athletics

ACADEMIC AWARDS: WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors in 2018-19 ... Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete in 2018-19.
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2018 (FR): Competed at two events.
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2019 (FR): Took part in five of the 10 meets ... Ran the 1,500 twice (best of 5:30.01 at UCLA on 3/29) and the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 once each.
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2019 (FR): Ran at the first meet of the season, competing in both the mile and 3,000 at New Mexico (1/18-19).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Academy of the Holy Angels, located in Demerest, N.J., in 2018 ... Ran two years of varsity cross country ... Named all-county second team as a senior ... Team won county and league titles in 2017 ... Was on the honor roll.
 
PERSONAL: Born in New York, N.Y. ... Daughter of Katy and Paul Martinelli ... Her father wrestled at Princeton ... Has one sibling, Ryan ... Majoring in pre-business administration ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the outstanding academics, the warmth and welcoming I felt from the cross country team and the incredible location of the campus.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys crossfit training, kickboxing, hiking and going to the beach ... Favorites include Neymar (pro athlete), PSG (pro sports team), The Great Gatsby (book), Forrest Gump (movie), Dexter and Homeland (TV shows), sushi (food) and MMA (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is “the feeling of pushing yourself past your mental limit and realizing that you are capable of much more than what you tell yourself you can do.”