Franco Martins

Class:
Senior
Weight:
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Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Windermere Prep

2018 XC: Placed 32nd as Brown’s second finisher at the NCAA Northeast Regional at 33:46.3 (10K) … took 38th at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship … led the Bears at the Battle-in-Beantown at 37th overall (8K - 24:55.2) … top-5 finish at the Dartmouth Maribel Sanchez Souther XC Invitational … sixth at the UNH Invite.

2017 XC: Placed 54th at the Ivy League Championship (5M) with a time of 27:53.7 … also competed at the NCAA Pre-National Meet.

2015 XC: Ran a 25:37.3 in the 8k at the Battle at Beantown to finish 96th … Placed 47th in the 8k at the Louisville Pre-Nationals with a time of 24:58.2.

Before Brown: Competed in cross country and track & field at Windermere Preparatory School … Two-time FHSAAA 1A Cross Country State Champion … two-time state champion in 1,600 and 3,200 meter events (2014, 2015) … Nike Cross Nationals individual qualifier … Florida Dairy Farmers Cross Country Award winner in 2013 and 2014 … National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Born on May 1, 1997 … son of Silvana and Andre Martins … has one sister, Julia … lists father as biggest sports influence … hobbies include tennis and surfing.