COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 100m – 11.11 200m – 21.45, 400m – 46.57
COLLEGIATE RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 5 in school history in the indoor 400m with a 46.57
No. 5 in school history in the indoor 4x400 relay with a 3:06.36
No. 8 in school history in the outdoor 400m with a 46.68
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Champion (’24 indoor 4x400 relay)
NOTES: Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in his true freshman season as a member of the 4x400 relay group.
2024 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
2024 Indoor
Season: Won his first Big Ten title as a member of Penn State’s 4x400-meter relay team.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Posted a 3:12.72 winning mark as a part of the 4x400 relay team…Added a 21.65 season-best mark in the 200m. Penn State National Open (1/26-27): Finished fourth in the 400m with a 47.96. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Was a member of the title-winning 4x400 team that posted a 3:06.36, the fifth-fastest time in school history.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Ran in four meets for the Nittany Lions…Placed third in the 4x400 one time.
Florida Relays (3/31-4/1): Clocked a 3:09.09 in the 4x400 for third place.
2023 Indoor
Season: Finished fourth in the Big Ten in the individual 400m and fourth in the 4x400 relay.
Music City Challenge (2/10-11): Placed first in the 4x400 with a 3:10.85…Ran a 47.50 for a fourth place standing in the 400…Crossed the line in 21.83 in the 200m for a 13th-place finish. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Earned fourth-place finishes in the individual 400m (46.92) and the 4x400 relay (3:09.02).
2022 Outdoor
Season: Member of Penn State’s NCAA Championships-qualifying men’s 4x400m relay team…Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in 400m…Ran at Big Ten Outdoor Championships and placed 7th in 400m.
UCF Knights Invite (3/25-26): Ran a personal-best 21.45 in the 200m for a fourth-place finish…Came in second place in the 400m with a 48.22. Florida Relays (3/31-4/2): Posted a 46.68 for a fifth-place finish in the 400m…His mark in the outdoor 400 comes in at No. 8 in Penn State history. Penn Relays (4/28-30): Ran a 3:08.93 in the 4x400, a time good enough to qualify the team for the NCAA East Prelims. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Ran a 47.77 in the 400m finals for a seventh-place finish. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28): As a member of the 4x400 squad, ran a 3:06.63 to qualify for the National Championships…The mark slotted in as the No. 7 time in school history. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/8-11): In the 4x400, ran a 3:06.90, finishing 21st in the nation.
2022 Indoor
Season: Placed ninth in 400m at Big Ten Indoor Championships...Set personal best in the 400m in first collegiate individual victory at Sykes & Sabock Invitational at 46.57.
Sykes & Sabock Invitational (1/29): In his second collegiate 400m competition, set the No. 4 indoor mark in Penn State history in the event with a 46.57. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Finished ninth in the 400m with a 47.41…Clocked a 3:11.35 for sixth overall in the 4x400 relay…Also was a member of the DMR squad that ran a 9:39.93 for fourth place.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Personal Bests: 100m - 10.88, 200m - 21.35, 400m - 47.04, 800m - 1:56.27
Four-year letterwinner...Ranked No. 1 in the United States in the 400m...2021 indoor 400m state champion...state runner up 2021 outdoor and 2020 indoor...three-time first team all-league...High point scorer 2021 OCC Conference---Back-to-back team district championships...two-time first team all-district...2019 regional champion in the 400.
PERSONAL
Born in Ohio...Son of Kyle and Dawn Martino...Studying telecommunications at Penn State.