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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Martin Barco

Distance
MARTINSVILLE HS
MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

3rd - 3:47.73

USATF U20 Championships - 1500m

1st

State Meet - 800m

1st

State Meet - 1600m
“Martin Barco may prove to be one of the recruiting steals of the season for the University of Washington. Having grown up on the soccer pitches, he has since built his stamina on the oval using an impressive frame that generates nice power for a distance runner. His range this spring was highly impressive.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor for PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1 170-pound senior distance talent swept the 800- and 1600-meter events at the state meet this past season, producing top national times in both events. Barco’s personal-best winning 1600 time of 4:06.34 seconds ranked No. 21 nationally among prep competitors this spring and No. 5 in state history. His 800 clocking of 1:50.97 was a PR and was tied for No. 44 nationally. Barco finished the season ranked in the national Top 50 in five distance events. He also took third in the 1500 at the USATF U20 Championships with a personal-best 3:47.73.

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Academic Achievement

Barco has maintained a 3.29 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Washington this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Student Athlete Leadership Team, Red and Blue Crew and French Club, Barco has volunteered locally on behalf of Unified Sports competitions serving physically and intellectually challenged youth athletes in Morgan County. He also serves as part of the Emmanuel Church Campus Youth Group, and has donated his time as a referee at youth soccer camps and clinics.