Jace Martin

Class:
Sophomore
Events:
Sprints
Hometown:
Adrian, Ore.
Height:
5-10
High School:
Adrian
Squadron:
34 Loose Hawgs

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2023-24: Member of three all-conference relay teams…ran the sprint leg of the distance medley relay that finished second (9:59.23, adjusted for altitude) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…led off the 4x400-meter relay that placed third at that meet behind the eighth-fastest time in program history (3:12.07)…member of the 4x100-meter squad that clocked the third-fastest time in Academy history (40.02) during a runner-up finish at the MW Outdoor Championships…also sprinted on the outdoor DMR that finished second at the Drake Relays (9:44.13, No. 5 all-time at Air Force)…impacted the Air Force Record book in three individual events…clocked the 10th-fastest outdoor 200-meter time in program history (21.17) at the Air Force Twilight Open…added a career-best 100-meter time of 10.58 (No. 13 all-time) at that meet…debuted at No. 22 on the program’s all-time standings for the indoor 200-meter dash during a 21.75 performance in first collegiate meet (Air Force Holiday Open)…added a career-best time of 6.91 in the 60-meter dash at the Air Force Last Chance.

HIGH SCHOOL: Adrian High School…two-time state champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter events (2022, 2023)…also set the state meet records in both events…also won the 400-meter dash in state meet record time as a senior…ran on four state championship relays (two in the 4x100-meter relay, two in the 4x400-meter relay)…added another state meet record in the 4x100-meter race…helped AHS to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior…finished second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash at the state meet as a sophomore…claimed 11 district championships…set district records in the 200-meter and 400-meter sprints…lettered four years in football…member of two state championship teams…three-time first-team all-state selection as a running back and linebacker…earned second-team all-state honors as a kicker in 2021…named Back of the Year and League Player of the Year by the National Football Foundation as a senior…three-time all-league at running back and linebacker…also earned first-team all-league honors as a punter and kick returner in 2021…..four-year letterwinner in basketball…named Player of the Game during Round 2 of the 2023 state championships…helped team to a fourth-place finish in the state tournament as a senior…member of two district runner-up teams…named Player of the Game during Round 1 of the district tournament…first-team all-league selection…also earned three varsity letters in baseball…received College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition for his SAT scores…served as treasurer of the National Honor Society…graduated with a perfect, unweighted 4.0 GPA…class valedictorian.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jace Calvin Martin…nickname is Jace-Man…son of Ryan and Jennifer Martin…mother was a member of the soccer team at Willamette University…has one older brother and two younger sisters…majoring in legal studies…future plans include becoming a JAG…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…currently serving as a supervisor for Alpha…high school didn’t have a real track, so he trained on a dirt track or in a basketball gym his entire high school career…hobbies include skiing, swimming, running, watching movies, and hanging out with friends…grew up on a farm and used to show cattle at fairs…favorites include scary movies, cinnamon rolls and chili, cliff jumping, and Kung Fu Panda 2…member of Cadet Squadron 34.