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2019-20 Track and Field Roster

Madisen Martinez

Taylor Brown

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ankeny, Iowa
  • Highschool Ankeny Centennial HS
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Management

Biography

Career Bests

2019-20
Cross Country
Competed at five of seven meets for the Coyotes … posted a season-best 6,000-meter time of 23:28.4 at the Bradley Pink Classic … clocked a season-best 5,000-meter time of 19:36.3 at the Augustana Twilight with a  79th-place finish … finished just off that time in 19:37.6 at the Chile Pepper Festival … took 46th at the NDSU Bison Open … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Recorded a personal best of 19:43.82 for 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic … finished 10th in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … recorded a season-best 3,000-meter time of 10:47.84 at the Adidas Classic with a 15th-place finish … notched a season-best mile time of 5:31.86 at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … tallied one top-10 finish during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19
Cross Country
Competed at three meets during the year … posted a season-best 6,000-meter time of 24:41.2 at the Bradley Pink Classic … clocked 21:00.25 for 5,000 meters at the Augustana Twilight … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Raced at five meets during the indoor season … recorded a season-best of 10:55.39 for 3,000 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … notched a season-best of 5:33.43 in the mile at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … took 10th in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Holiday Invitational.

Outdoor Track & Field
Competed at four meets during the outdoor season … notched a personal best of 12:01.06 for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … finished runner-up in the steeplechase at the Red Raider Open with a time of 12:28.39 … recorded a season best of 5:12.49 for the 1,500 meters with a ninth-place finish at the USD Twilight … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Cross Country
Competed at three of six meets for the Coyotes … recorded a season best of 25:28.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic … also took 60th at the Woody Greeno Invitational in 26:14.4 … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Competed in one meet … clocked 11:54.94 for 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Raced in a pair of meets … placed fourth in the 1,500 meters at the USD Twilight in 5:35.23 … clocked 5:34.87 for 1,500 meters at the Red Raider Open … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2016-17
Cross Country
Posted a season best 26:49.2 for 6,000 meters at Iowa’s NCAA Regional Preview … also finished just off that mark in 26:52.3 at the Bradley Classic … took 47th at the Augustana Twilight … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Competed in a pair of meets … placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational with a time of 11:51.91 … clocked a season best of 6:08.15 for the mile at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … made the Summit League honor roll.

Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

Prep
Member of Ankeny Centennial's 4x800-meter relay record ... seven-time Iowa state qualifier in cross country and track & field ... set Ankeny Centennial High School's school record for 5,000 meters on the cross country course with a time of 19:11 ... also holds personal bests of 8:00 for the 2,000-meter steeplechase, 14:56 for 4,000 meters on the cross country course, 5:03 for 1,500 meters and 10:42 for 3,000 meters ... qualified for the national track meet in the steeplechase in 2015 ... Silver Cord Award winner ... four-time academic all-CIML honoree.

Personal
Daughter of Kirk and Brenda Brown ... kinesiology and sport management major with an emphasis in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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