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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Brady Martisus

Distance Runner
ESSEX HS
ESSEX JUNCTION, VERMONT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 16:24

Division 1 individual state championship

1st - 16:02.2

Vermont Meet of Champions
“Brady Martisus has an amazing work ethic that I think was clear by how he continued to develop and become the clear number one runner in the state of Vermont by his senior year. He’s always been a great competitor but also always showed great sportsmanship.”
Scott Bliss
Head Coach head coach at Champlain Valley Union High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5, 130-pound senior raced to the Division 1 individual state championship this past season with a time of 16:24, leading the Hornets to third place as a team. Martisus also won the Vermont Meet of Champions with a time of 16:02.2 and broke the tape at the SeaHornet Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

Martisus has maintained a 3.45 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Portland this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Athletic Leadership Council, Martisus has volunteered locally on behalf of elementary school literacy outreach initiatives.