Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Compted for the Wildcats in the middle distance and sprint events, as well as cross country, during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons ... In 2025-26 was both an indoor All-American in the 800 meters and an Academic All-American for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments ... Set the indoor school record in the 800 meters with a time of 2:01.70 in February 2026 ... Her record-setting performance came one day after her virtually identical split of 2:01.7 helped Villanova set an indoor school mark in the distance medley relay with a time of 10:49.98 ... She became the third athlete in program history to record an 800 meter relay split below 2:02 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships and earned her first career All-America honor ... Her body of work for the 2026 indoor season included the two school records along with the third-fastest time in school history in the 500 meters at 1:11.19 and a PR of 2:46.70 in the 1000 meters ,,, While competing unattached during the 2026 outdoor season she posted PRs of 54.91 in the 400 meters and 4:19.91 in the 1500 meters ... Made her Villanova debut in 2025 when she was a qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 800 meters after recording All-BIG EAST finishes in both that event and on the 4x800 meter relay ... Came to the Wildcats after competing at the University of New Hampshire during her undergraduate career ... Four-time conference champion and two-time NCAA East Preliminary qualifier at UNH … Won an individual America East title in the 800 meters and anchored three conference champion 4x800 meter relay squads … Advanced to the national quarterfinal round of the 800 meters in 2021 … Earned all-conference honors in cross country … Prior to coming to Villanova, she was inducted to Chi Alpha Sigma, the national honor society for collegiate student-athletes ... During the 2025-26 academic year was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and went on to be a third team Academic All-America selection ... Named to both the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in each of her two years at Villanova, as well as to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all four of her semesters on campus.
 

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SCHOOL RECORDS
800 Meters (Indoor Record)	2:01.70	February 14, 2026	Seattle, Wash. (Husky Classic)
Distance Medley Relay (800 Meter Leg - 2:01.7) (Indoor Record)	10:49.98	February 13, 2026	Seattle, Wash. (Husky Classic)

 

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PERSONAL BESTS
200 Meters	26.32	Vermont Quad Meet (4.8.2023)
400 Meters (open)	54.91	Rutgers Relays (4.11.2026)
400 Meters (relay)	55.53	Penn Elite (1.24.2026)
500 Meters	1:11.19	Quaker Invitational (1.17.2026)
800 Meters (relay)	2:01.7	Husky Classic (2.13.2026)
800 Meters (open)	2:01.70	Husky Classic (2.14.2026)
1000 Meters	2:46.70	Penn Opener (12.6.2025)
1200 Meters (relay)	3:23.57	Penn Relays (4.25.2025)
1500 Meters	4:19.91	Paul Donahue Invitational (4.17.2026)
Mile	4:48.60	Eagle Elite Invitational (1.20.2023)
4000 Meters (XC)	14:46.8	Temple Invitational (8.29.2025)
5000 Meters (XC)	17:39.4	Haverford Invitational (10.24.2025)
6000 Meters (XC)	22:01.4	Paul Short Run (9.30.2022)

 

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CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2026 INDOOR
All-American (Second Team)	800 Meters
BIG EAST Women's Track Athlete of the Week	February 10, February 17
2025 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST	800 Meters
All-BIG EAST	4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg)
2023 OUTDOOR
America East Champion	800 Meters
America East Champion	4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor)
2022 INDOOR
America East Champion	4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor)
2021 OUTDOOR
America East Champion	4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor)
America East Bronze Medalist	800 Meters
2020 CROSS COUNTRY
All-America East	Second Team
ACADEMIC HONORS
College Sports Communicators Academic All-American (Third Team)	2025-26
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District	2025-26
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track)	2024-25, 2025-26
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2024-25, 2025-26
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
America East All-Academic Team	2023 Outdoor

 

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CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2026 INDOOR (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. | LANCE HARTER TRACK AT THE RANDAL TYSON TRACK CENTER)
Date	Event	Time	Place
March 13	800 Meters (Semifinal Heats)	2:07.65	16th

 

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CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date	Event	Time	Place
May 16	800 Meters (Preliminary Heats)	2:10.75	3rd
May 17	800 Meters (Final)	2:04.14	2nd
May 17	4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg)	3:39.75	2nd

 

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BEFORE VILLANOVA

University of New Hampshire: Four-time America East champion and five-time conference medalist on the track during her undergraduate career … Won the America East title in the 800 meters outdoors in 2023 … Anchored three champion 4x800 meter relay teams at the conference championships, including once indoors in 2022 and twice outdoors in 2021 and 2023 … Bronze medalist in the 800 meters outdoors in 2021 … Two-time qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary outdoors in the 800 meters and advanced to the national quarterfinal round as a first year collegian in 2021 … Second team all-conference performer in cross country in her first collegiate race and was a two-time top-15 finisher at the America East cross country meet … Won gold medals in the 1500 meters and the 4x800 meter relay at the New England Championships in 2023 … Member of the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the National College Athlete Honor Society.
 
Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Dorrie Martell … Has two siblings, Annemarie and Charles, who were each collegiate athletes … Overlapped with both siblings at New Hampshire and was a teammate of her sister on the 2021-22 cross country and track & field rosters … Sister was a distance runner at Vermont and New Hampshire … Brother competed on the Nordic skiing teams at St. Michael’s College and UNH … Graduated from New Hampshire as a Justice Studies and Psychology major … Enrolled in graduate school at Villanova to pursue a Master's degree in Political Science … Chose to continue her studies and career at Villanova for the campus and its proximity to Philadelphia, as well as for the energy and work ethic of the women on the team.