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2025 MIT Men's Cross Country Roster

Nate Martinez

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 150
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Thompson's Station, Tenn.
  • High School Independence

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS)


Accolades: 

  • 2024 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference 

2024: 

  • Competed in four events 
  • Competed at the 2024 NEWMAC Championships, placing 43rd, running a 27:00.4 8k 

2023: 

  • Competed in four events 
  • Made his debut in the 6k event at the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invite where he finished 15th in 20:11.1 
  • Placed 21st at the Williams Purple Valley XC Invite in 26:24.0 
  • Finished 38th at the NEWMAC Championship in 28:00.6 

Before MIT: 

  • Two-time All-Midstate XC Bronze Team 
  • One-time All-Midstate Gold Team 
  • Three-time Most Valuable Runner 
  • Two-time All-State in the 1,600m 
  • Herff Jones Heart of the Team Award winner 
  • WillCo Student-Athlete of the Year 
  • Holds the school record in the 1,600m, the 3,200m and on the 5,000m cross country course 
  • Eight-time varsity letter winner between cross country and track and field 
  • Captain of the cross country and track and field teams
  • Class Valedictorian 
  • Member of the National, Mu Alpha Theta (Mathematics Honor Society), English, and Science Honor Societies 
  • Mu Alpha Theta President 
  • Science Bowl Captain 
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes Officer 
  • Student Council Senior Class Treasurer 
  • Student Ambassador 
  • US Presidential Scholar 
  • National Merit Scholar 
  • TMTA Math Contest Calculus Division Winner 
  • Third Place Individual Regional Chemistry Olympiad 
  • MTSU Chemistry Tournament Junior Winner 
  • Received the Spark Plug Award and the Soaring Eagle Award 

Personal: 

  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Cheering for the women's as they won Cross Country Nationals in 2024 for the first time in MIT history."

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 

  • "The huge group run at CPW." 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023First Year

    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2025Junior

    5'11" 150 lbs