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Anthony Martinez

  • Position Hurdles
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Leadville, Colo.
  • High School Lake County

Biography

  • 2023-24 All-RMAC first team (indoor track & field, 60 hurdles)
  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2023 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 110 hurdles)
  • 2022-23 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2022-23 All-RMAC second team (indoor track & field, 60 hurdles)
  • 2022 USTFCCA All-Academic Athlete
  • 2022 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 110 hurdles)
  • 2022 RMAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, April 27
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
INDOOR                 OUTDOOR             
60 7.21
60H 8.18
100 11.08 (-0.1)
110H 14.61 (0.7)

Career: Prior to the 2023-24 academic season, ranked as MSU Denver's second-fastest individual all-time in both the 60-meter hurdles indoors (8.18 seconds) and the 110 hurdles outdoors (14.61).

2023 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships from April 28-30, posted a personal-best 110-meter hurdles time of 14.61 seconds to finish fourth, while also placing 18th in the 100 with a personal-best 11.08 and running on the sixth-place 4x100 relay (43.85). ... Converted for altitude, his 110 hurdles time of 14.65 was tied for 84th nationally in Division II. ... Ran on the first-place 4x100 relay at the April 21 Mines Mini Meet. ... Second in the 110 hurdles at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 8, clocking 14.92. ... Had a second straight wind-aided personal-best 100, this time at 10.91, at the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1, finishing 15th, while also finishing fourth in the 110 hurdles in a wind-aided 14.83. ... Posted wind-aided personal bests at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 25, clocking 14.57 in the 110 hurdles and 11.02 in the 100, finishing sixth and 11th, respectively. ... At the season-opening CSU Pueblo Early Bird on March 17-18, finished third in the 110 hurdles (15.10), 10th in the 100 (11.40) and ran on the second-place 4x100 relay.

2022-23 Indoor: Placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at the RMAC Championships on Feb. 25 with a season-best time of 8.21 seconds. Converted for altitude, his time of 8.25 was tied for 61st nationally in Division II. ... At the Feb. 17 Air Force Collegiate Open, finished fifth in the 60 hurdles in 8.40 and also ran a personal-best 60 of 7.21 for ninth. ... Finished third in the 60 hurdles at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 4, clocking 8.33. ... Won the 60 hurdles in 8.29 at the Jan. 28 Mountain Lion Open. ... Sixth in the 60 hurdles at the Jan. 21 UCCS Invitational, clocking 8.49 in the final. ... Finished third in the 60 hurdles Dec. 10 at the season-opening UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational with a time of 8.25 in the final.

2022 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships, finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.97 seconds and ran on the fourth-place 4x100 relay that clocked 42.14, making it the program's fourth-fastest seasonal relay by posting the program's ninth-fastest time ever. ... Matched his career-best with a 14.90 clocking and second-place finish in the 110 hurdles at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 20. ... Finished seventh in the 110 hurdles at 15.50 at the Cal State LA Twilight on April 13. ... Became MSU Denver's fourth-fastest competitor all-time in the 110 hurdles with a 14.90 for third place at the CU Invitational on April 9. With the conversion for altitude to 14.94, the time ranked 115th in Division II for the season. ... Sixth in the 110 hurdles in 15.15 at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 26. ... Opened his outdoor career at the season-opening CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 19 and promptly became MSU Denver's fourth-fastest competitor all-time in the 110 hurdles by placing third in 15.10.

2021-22 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships, placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.31 seconds after running the ninth-best preliminary time of 8.24. ... Ran a personal-best 8.18 in the 60 hurdles to place second at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19. The time was the 10th-fastest in program history -- only All-American Darius Reed had compiled better times -- and with the conversion for altitude to 8.20 it wound up tied for 46th in NCAA Division II for the season. ... Competed at both GVSU Big Meets on Feb. 11 and 12, with best 60 hurdles time at 8.49 for 23rd on Feb. 11. ... Fifth in the finals for the 60 hurdles at 8.51 and running a then personal-best 8.32 for fourth in the preliminaries at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5. ... Ran another personal best in the 60 hurdles with an 8.33 clocking at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29, good for third place. ... Finished third in the 60 hurdles in 8.44 at the UCCS Invitational on Jan. 22. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the season-opening UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational and Multi on Dec. 11 and was an impressive second in the 60 hurdles in 8.50, immediately making him MSU Denver's second-fastest competitor ever in the event.

High School: Was the 2021 Class 2A state champion in the 110-meter hurdles (15.44 seconds) and placed second in the 300 hurdles (40.99) as well as fourth in the long jump (20 feet, 9 inches). ... As a freshman in 2018, finished seventh at 2A State Championships in the 110 hurdles, and ran on the fifth-place 4x100 relay.  .. Personal bests include 15.06 in the 110 hurdles, 40.99 in the 300 hurdles, 11.17 in the 100, 23.18 in the 200, 20-10 1/2 in the long jump and 39-4 in the triple jump. ... Won 10 individual titles in three Frontier League Championships. ... Frontier League champion in the 100 (11.87), 200 (24.0), 110 hurdles (15.83) and long jump (19-11) on June 10, 2021, winning all four events at well below his personal-best efforts. ... Qualified for the 2A State Championships in the 300 hurdles as a sophomore in 2019. ... Won 2019 Frontier League championships in the 100 (11.67) ,110 hurdles (15.64) and long jump (18-9 1/2) while finishing second in the 300 hurdles (44.10). ... Besides placing in both the 110 hurdles and 4x100 relay at the 2A State Championships as a freshman, also competed on the 4x200 meter relay at state. ...  Won Frontier League titles in the 110 and 300 hurdles, and the 200, and placed fourth in the 100, in 2018. ... Scored 557 points in four varsity seasons on the basketball team. ... Averaged 10.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 11 games as a senior. ... Averaged 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 22 games as a junior, and 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 20 games as a sophomore. ... Playing football as a freshman, credited with 11 tackles.

Personal: Majoring in construction management.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Redshirt Junior

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