Bernd Martens

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Milton, Mass.
High School:
Boston College H.S.

2022-23: Indoor: Took fourth place in the 400-meter dash in 53.92 seconds and won as a member of the 4x400-meter relay in 3:31.51 at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/11) … Took sixth place as a member of the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:26.14 at the Beacon Invitational (12/10)

2021-22: Outdoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in 51.10 seconds at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Took seventh in the 400-meter dash in 51.96 seconds at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Captured seventh in the 400-meter dash in 52.16 seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/03). Indoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) ... Earned fifth in the 400-meter dash in 52.84 seconds at the Blue & Orange Invitational (1/29) … Placed eighth in the 500-meter dash in 1:09.07 at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (1/15).

2020-21: Outdoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash at A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/01-02) … Placed fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.93 seconds at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).

Before UMass: Competed in track and field at Boston College High School in Dorchester, Massachusetts … Earned 6 total letters … Was a four-time Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic … Was a six-time Catholic Conference All-Star … Helped set the school record in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:23.03 … Named to the High Honor Roll

Personal: Born Bernd Peter Martens … From Milton, Massachusetts … Son of Ann Marie and Peter Martens … Brother of Hannah and Jacob