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2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez

Jess Skopec

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Coralville, Iowa
  • Highschool Iowa City West HS
  • Major Nursing

Biography

Career Bests

2020-21
Cross Country
Fall cross country season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor Track & Field
Raced at two meets during the indoor season … posted a season-best of 11:33.62 in the 3,000 meters at the USD Invitational.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
South Dakota women’s outdoor track and field Coyote Character Award winner at The Charlies … clocked a personal best of 41:43.02 for 10,000 meters at the Sioux City Relays … took ninth in the 1,500 meters at the USD Twilight in 5:13.54 … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Cross Country
Competed in five of seven meets for the Coyotes … posted a season-best 6,000-meter time of 25:23.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic … clocked a season-best 5,000-meter time of 19:43.0 at the Chile Pepper Festival to finish in 209th place … finished in 54th at the NDSU Bison Open … clocked 20:13.1 for 5,000 meters at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational … 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 19:05.98 for 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic with a 19th-place finish … clocked a personal best 3,000-meter time of 10:57.22 at the Adidas Classic … notched a personal best mile of 5:42.14 at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … 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 season for the Coyotes … recorded a season-best 6,000-meter time of 25:22.4 at the Bradley Pink Classic … clocked 20:17.30 for 5,000 meters at the Augustana Twilight … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Clocked a season best 3,000-meter time of 11:10.28 for 15th place at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … recorded a season-best time of 19:26.46 for 5,000 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … took ninth in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Holiday Invitational.

Outdoor Track & Field
Competed at a trio of meets outdoors … clocked a season-best 42:02.44 for 10,000 meters at the Red Raider Open to place fifth … also took fifth in the 10,000 meters at the Wildcat Open … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Cross Country
Did not compete.

Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

Prep
A two-time all-Mississippi Valley Conference honoree in cross country at Iowa City West High School ... also earned academic all-MVC honors in cross country as a senior ... ran a leg of the Trojans’ 4x800-meter relay that placed third at the 2016 Iowa Class AA Track and Field Championships ... holds a personal best of 19:48 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course, 5:28 for 1,500 meters and 11:58 for 3,000 meters ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Greg and Kathy Skopec ... nursing major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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