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Sophomore
Brenda Martinez has now won Big West Track Athlete of
the Week three times this season. |
(April
23, 2008) – The Big West Conference awarded UC Riverside’s
Brenda Martinez her third Women’s Track Athlete of Week
award this season on Wednesday. Martinez recieves the honor
after winning the 800m (2:05.71) and breaking her own school-record
in 1500m (4:19.53) while competing at the Mt. SAC Relays this
past weekend.
With her sixth place finish in the 1500m, she bettered her
NCAA Regional Qualifying mark. This is her third Athlete of
the Week honor after picking up the award on March 10th after
setting a national-best 5000m time and picked up the award
on April 10th after breaking the 1500m school-record, the
first time this season.
Next up for the Highlanders are the Drake Relays in Des Moines,
IA on Thursday and Friday.
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