Eugene, OR—Her legs gave out before her heart did. So with her legs buckling beneath her in the final 20 meters of the Olympic Trials 1,500-meter final Sunday, Brenda Martinez willed herself across the finish line before crashing to the hard, wet...
Eugene, OR—UC Riverside three-time All-American Brenda Martinez placed third in the 1,500m finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Sunday, to advance to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janero. Her time was 4:06.16, just .03 hundredths of a second a...
Eugene, OR—For the second time in as many days, UC Riverside three-time All-American Brenda Martinez won her 1,500m heat at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Her performance Friday puts her in Sunday's Final at 5 pm PT. The top three finishers in that rac...
Eugene. OR—UC Riverside three-time All-American Brenda Martinez '10 shook off the disappointment of Monday's 800m Final to win her First Round 1,500m Heat at the U.S. Olympic Trials Thursday evening. The Semifinals are scheduled for July 8 at 5:0...
Eugene, OR—UC Riverside All-American Breana Jemison '17 finished in 20th place in the Shot Put this afternoon at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a top mark of 16.14m (52' 11.5"). That mark was also the sixth best by a collegian in the event.
Eugene, OR—By the time Brenda Martinez sat down alone with a turkey sandwich and her four dogs Monday night in the house she and her husband/coach Carlos Handler are renting in nearby Springfield, she had already turned her focus to the Olympic T...
Eugene, OR—UC Riverside All-Americans Breana Jemison '17 and Brenda Martinez '10 continue their quests for berths on the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team today.
Eugene, OR—UC Riverside three-time All-American Brenda Martinez '10 was in second place at the 600m mark of the 800m final Monday at the U.S. Olympic Trials trailing Ajee Williams by .02 seconds (1:27.98 to 1:28.00). With one of the best final ki...
Eugene, OR—UC Riverside three-time All-American Brenda Martinez '10 won her semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic Trials Saturday morning, advancing to the finals which are slated for Monday, July 4 at 5:42 pm. Her time of 1:59.64 was the fastest of...