Gary Martin
TFRRS Profile – (For PRs and full results)
2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Second in 1500m at Raleigh Relays (outdoor debut) posting 3:40.08
• Won 800m at Virginia Grand Prix posting a PB of 1:47.74
• Runner-up at Virginia Challenge in 1500m with a PB of 3:39.53
• Scored a point for UVA at ACC Championships placing eighth in the 1500m (3:43.40)
• Qualified for NCAA East Regional Preliminaries in 1500m — did not compete due to illness
2023 Indoor
• Helped to win the Penn State National Open in DMR
• Ran 1:50.01 in his 800 meter debut at the Penn State National Open
• Posted a time of 3:56.83 in his collegiate mile debut at the David Hemery Valentine Invite placing fourth in his heat
• Martin’s performance in the mile set a Virginia Freshman record in the event and ranked as the second-fastest time in Virginia History.
• Helped set a Virginia record in the DMR at the Arkansas Qualifier as the team clocked 9:23.71
• Qualified for the finals in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships
2022 Cross Country
• Helped UVA to a win at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in his Virginia debut finishing 17th (9/23/22)
• Ran a PB 8k time at the Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational finishing 16th (10/15/22)
• Finished 58th at the ACC Championships (10/28/22)
• Placed 46th at the Southeast Regional Championships (11/11/22)
• Ran a personal-best 10k time of 30:43.6 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/19/22)
• Named to 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
Background
• 4th Fastest Outdoor High School Mile in U.S. History
• 2022 Outdoor State Champion in 1600m + 800m
• 2021 Outdoor State Champion in 1600m + 3200m
• PA State Record Holder in the Mile (3:57.89)
• PA State Record Holder in the 3200m (8:41.57)
• PA State Record Holder in the 3000m (8:16.40)
• 3rd Fastest 800m in State History
• 2 Sub 4 Miles (3:57.98 and 3:57.89)
• Penn Relays 1 Mile Champion
• New Balance Indoor Nationals Mile Champion (4:02.34)
• New Balance Outdoor Nationals Mile Champion (4:03.57)
• National Commended Merit Scholar
• Student Council Vice-President
• National Honor Society Member (Tutoring and Community Service)
Personal
• Born in Warminster, PA
• Son of Heather and Rob Martin
• Volunteered for Harboro Little League Baseball, St. Catherine’s CYO Basketball, CYO track, and CYO Cross Country
• Undeclared