DeAnnaMartin
- position Distance/XC
- class Junior
- Hometown Valley Stream, NY
- High school Valley Stream South
- Major Marketing
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Academic Accolades
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2020
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2021, 2022
2022-23 (Senior)
Outdoor
- Placed 17th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:35.86 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Set a time of 2:06.66 in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational
- Placed 6th in the 800m with a time of 2:08.25 at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 17th in the 800m with a time of 2:07.36 at the NCAA East Preliminaries
Indoor
- Member of DMR team that placed 2nd with a time of 11:30.72 at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
- Placed 4th with a time of 2:08.95 in the 800 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
- Placed 5th and set a career best time of 2:44.87 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
- Placed 10th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:07.15 at the Razorback Invitational.
- Placed 9th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:06.66 at the Husky Classic.
- Set a career best time of 2:05.25 in the 800 meters prelims of the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
- Placed 5th and scored in the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.83 at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Cross Country
- Placed 8th with a time of 14:56.0 at the EKU tri-meet.
2021-22 (Junior)
Outdoor
- Personal best 800m (2:05.28) came at Kentucky Invitational
- Ran in the 800m at NCAA East Prelims and in the SEC Championships final
- Earned personal best in the 1500m (4:27.10) at the Joe Walker Invitational
- Competed in seven of eight total outdoor meets
Indoor
- Finished second in the 1000m (2:50.84) at the Cardinal Classic
- Placed second in the 800m (2:09.28) at the Jim Green Invitational
- Finished fourth in the 1000m (2:47.80) at the Vanderbilt Invitational, earning a personal best and landing on the fifth fastest 1000m in program history, competed in the 800m and 4x400m
- Ran the 800m in 2:05.55 at the Music City Challenge, becoming the second fastest 800m runner for UK all-time
- Qualified for NCAA Championships in the DMR
Cross Country
- Competed in first cross country meet at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in the women’s open 5K
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Indoor
- Notched personal best at her final indoors race, 2:12.35 in the 800m at the Music City Challenge
- Part of fifth-place finishes in the 4×400 relay at the McCravy-Green and South Carolina Invitationals
Outdoor
- Tallied a personal-best 4:33.43 in the 1500m at the Joe Walker Invitational
2019-20 (Freshman)
- Competed in seven meets
- Helped score for the Wildcats at the SEC Championships; part of a distance medley relay that came in eighth place
High School
- 2019 New York State public school champion in the 1500m
- Honor roll student
Personal
- Birthday: October 30
- Parents: Roy Martin and Daisy Castillo
- Sibling: Stacey Martin
- Major: Business marketing and management
- Hobbies: Painting and drawing
- Fun fact: Loves chocolate