University of Massachusets Athletics

2016 Women's Track and Field Roster

Deirdre Martyn

Deirdre Martyn

  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    North Andover
  • Hometown:
    North Andover, Mass.
As a Senior in 2016-2017: Outdoor: Finished sixth place in the 5,000m run with a time of 19:09.62 at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15)…  Indoor: Was part of the 4x800m relay team that finished eighth at the A10 Championships (2/19) with a combines tome of 9 minutes, 20.49 seconds… Was part of the distance medley team that finished second at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/4) with a combined time of 12 minutes, 33.54 seconds… Posted a personal best time of 3 minutes, 0.92 seconds in the 1,000m run to qualify for the New England Championships at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27)… Finished seventh in the mile with a time of 5:13.64 at the Joe Donahue Games (1/21)… Was also part of the sixth place 4x400 relay team with a time of 4:13.70… Placed seventh and qualified for New Englands in the 1,000m run at the Beantown Challenge (1/14) with a time of 3 minutes, 1.36 seconds… Was part of the fourth-place 4x800 relay team with a combined time of 9:29.57… Was also part of the 4x400 relay team that placed ninth at the with a combined time of 4:17.52. Cross Country: Competed in the 5K at the NEICAAA XC Championship (10/8).
 
As a Junior in 2015-2016: Outdoor: Competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 1500m (5/7-5/8). Indoor: Placed seventh in the mile at the 34th Yale Collegiate Invitational (1/9)…Finished eighth in the 1000m with a time of 3:06.6 and seventh in the mile with a time of 5:15.65 at the Yale Invite (1/9). Cross Country: Competed in six meets, finishing in the top five for UMass three times...Ran a 24:05.7 at the NCAA Regional Meet (11/13) to finish seventh for UMass...Finished fourth for the team and 31st overall at the A-10 Championships (10/31) with a time of 18:10.5...Ran a 19:15.1 at the New England Championships (10/10) to finish fifth for the team and 109th overall... Placed eighth for the team with a time of 23:17 at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2)...Was seventh for UMass and 172nd overall with a time of 19:32.6 at the Battle in Beantown (9/25)...Finished fifth for UMass and 36th overall at the Minuteman Invitational (9/12) with a time of 19:21. 
 

As a Sophomore in 2014-2015: Outdoor: Competed in the 4x400-meter relay finishing seventh at the UMass Women's Minuteman Track Meet (4:21.04)(4/3). Indoor: Competed in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (5:15.25)(1/30) ... Placed ninth in the mile at the Joe Donahue Games in 5-minutes, 13.92-seconds (1/23). Cross Country: Was fourth for the team and 183rd overall at the NCAA Regional Championship (11/14) with a time of 23:12.56 ... Placed 54th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship (11/1) with a time of 19:13.1. Ran a time of 18:39.9 at the New England Championships (10/11) to be 65th overall... Finished the Paul Short Invitational (10/4) with a time of 22:21 (6K)... Ran a time of 19:38.0 at the Battle in Beantown (9/26)... Crossed the line at the Minuteman Invitational (9/13) in 25th place with a time of 18:07.50.


As a Freshman in 2014: Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500m at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/4) ran a season-best time of 4-minutes, 45.30-seconds ... Placed ninth in the 1,500m at the UNH Pre-Conference (4/26)(4:46.24) ... Ran at the UMass Minuteman Invitational (4/12)(4:46.48) and placed eleventh in the 1,500m at the Holy Cross Invitational (4.19)(4:47.77) ... Placed sixth at the UConn Invitational with a time of 4:53.80 in the 1,500m run (4/5) ... Saw action in the 800m at the UConn Invitational (4/5). Indoor: Set a personal-best time of 3:02.63 in the preliminaries of the 1000m run at the New England Championship (3/1) ... Also took part in the event at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7) (3:07.36) ... Ran the mile at seven meets, posting a personal-best 5:11.50 at the New England Championship (3/1) ... Competed at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7) (5:13.86), Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (5:15.72), Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) (5:17.93), Harvard Invitational (2/1) (5:18.45), Sorlien Invitational (1/18) (5:22.77), and the Yale Invitational (1/11) (5:29.47) ... Ran the 800m at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (2:25.24). Cross Country: Did not see action.

Before UMass: Four-time letter winner in cross country and track and field at North Andover High School ... Two-time Cape Ann League Champions in outdoor track ... Division-II State Relay Champions and were undefeated Merrimack Valley Conference Champions in her senior season of indoor track ... Outdoor Track Cape Ann League All-Star as a junior ... Cross country team MVP and indoor track Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star as a senior ... Holds high school records in the mile (5:20.24), indoor 4x800 meter relay, indoor sprint medley relay, indoor distance medley relay, and outdoor 4x1 mile relay.
 
Personal: Deirde Lynne Martyn ... Born in Boston, Mass. ... Daughter of Doug and Elisa Martyn ... Sister of Katrina Martyn (UMass Class of '14) ... Enrolled in the Isenberg School of Management.

 

MWT&F Highlights vs. UMass Lowell and Northeastern (04/03/21)
Sunday, April 04
Senior Female Scholar Athlete Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Maroon Excellence Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Female Team of the Year SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28