The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
Serena Martinez
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hackensack, N.J.
- High School:
- Hackensack HS
Senior (2019)
Finished 18th in the 5K at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships (11/2) with a PR time of 17:59.8…Set a PR time of 22:16.5 in the 6K at the Blazer Classic (10/18)…Finished 20th in the 5K at the CITY AUTO Memphis Twilight XC Classic (8/31)
Junior (2018)
Competed in four events… Ran a season-best 5K time at the C-USA Championship with a 19:27.6 on Oct. 27
Sophomore (2017)
Competed in four team events and one as an individual… Ran a career-best 19:02.47 at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/30)… Recorded two top-50 finishes: Memphis Twilight, 36th (9/2) and C-USA Championship, 44th (10/28)… Helped the team to USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors… Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
Freshman (2016)
One of two freshmen to compete in all six meets for UAB in 2016 … In her debut, ran a season-best 19:12.59 at the Memphis Twilight … Finished under the 20-minute mark in all four 5Ks … Finished the season by running a season-best 23:30.31 at the NCAA South Regional 6K … helped the Blazers to earn All-Academic Honors nomination from USTFCCCA ... garnered Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades
Martinez' Career Bests
5K- 17:59.8 at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships Nov. 2, 2019
6K- 22:16.5 at the Blazer Classic Oct. 18, 2019
High School
Martinez ran for Jim Levitzke at Hackensack. She led the Comets to the Brett Taylor Cross Country Championship in 2014. In 2016, she was named to the All-County Second Team in the 1,600 and 800-meter race. Martinez was also named to the All-County Second Cross Country Team in 2015. In the spring medley relay, she helped break the school record running the 800-meter leg.
Personal
Born Nov. 23, 1998 in Bronx, N.Y. … daughter of Selina and Ramon … has one brother, Robert, who ran track and field at Montclair State and one sister, Susan, who ran track at Pitt … was an honor student and class vice president … majoring in kinesiology with a focus in exercise science
