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2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Alex Martin

Alex Martin

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown (Previous School):
    Bend, Ore. (Summit HS)

Summary

Biography

AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Martin is in his fourth year with the Coyote cross country and track programs.

2018-19: In track, earned All-America honors at both the NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships - placing third indoors in the 3,000-meters (8:32.52) and fourth outdoors in the 5,000-meters (14:45)...earned All-Cascade Conference honors with a second-place finish at the CCC Championships in the 5,000-meters...named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and earned Academic All-CCC honors. In cross country, earned NAIA All-America honors after a fifth-place finish at the NAIA National Championships (24:35.90)...earned All-CCC honors after placing third at the CCC Championships (25:02), leading the Yotes to the team title...named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and earned Academic All-CCC honors. Honored as the USTACCCA NAIA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, named a first-team Google Cloud NAIA Academic All-American and first-team Google Cloud NAIA Academic All-District 4.

2017-18: In track, earned All-Cascade Conference honors in the 5,000-meters - placing second at the CCC Championships (14:45.70) - adding an eighth-place finish in the 1,500-meters (3:58.67); took 15th in the 5,000-meters at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships. In cross country, earned All-CCC honors with a sixth-place finish at the CCC Championships and All-America honors with a 23rd-place finish at the NAIA Championships; had a season-best 8,000-meter time of 25:00 at the Warrior Invite. Named to the CCC All-Academic Team in both cross country and track.

2016-17: In track, competed in the 5000-meters at the Cascade Conference Championships, recording a personal-best time of 15:25.32; also had a season-best time in the mile of 4:09.56 at the Eastern Oregon Team Challenge; indoors, posted a personal-best time of 8:40.89 in the 3000-meters at the UW Open; had top times of 4:26:39 in the mile and posted a personal-best 4:26.39 in the mile. In cross country, had an outstanding freshman season, taking 14th at the CCC Championships and placed 42nd overall at the NAIA Championships; had a top 8,000-meter time of 25:08 at the Warrior Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Summit High in Oregon, where he competed in both cross country and track; placed second as a senior and third as a junior in the 1,500-meters at the 5A state championships; finished as the runner-up as a senior in the 5A cross country championships.

PERSONAL: Studying biology; son of Erie and Laurie Martin

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