Malea Martinez - Swimming & Diving - Arkansas Razorbacks

Malea Martinez

So | 5-3 | Diving | Spring, Texas | Grand Oaks High School

As A Sophomore (2023-24)
Dove to a NCAA Zone Diving Championships qualifying season-high score of 303.83 in 1-meter at Stanford on 10/27… Season-high 290.70 in 3-meter at Little Rock… Placed 18th in 3-meter at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships… Finished 12th in 1-meter finals at NCAA Zone Diving Championships

As A Freshman (2022-23)
In her first season as a Razorback, Martinez qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the one-meter and three-meter dive events… scored 279.60 in the one-meter and score 306.50 in the three-meter dive events in the Kansas meet which were all collegiate-bests for her… posted a 168.65 in the platform event against Kansas as well…

Prior to Arkansas:
TISCA Academic All-State
NISCA Academic All American
2022 Rookie of the Year (High School Diving)
Varsity Letter Earner
2022 Texas 6A UIL State Finalist
2022 Zone B Championships Qualifier for 1 and 3 meter
2022 AAU Nationals 3-meter finalist
2022 Texas 6A UIL Regionals 3rd place finisher
2022 Texas 6A UIL District 3rd place finisher
Former Level 10 Gymnast

Reason For Choosing Arkansas:
“I chose Arkansas because it immediately felt like home when I was on my recruiting trip. I loved the girls and the campus and I felt that Arkansas was a great place to excel as a student and an athlete given all of the resources here.”

Personal:
Daughter of Jay and Denise Martinez also sister to Brandon and Addison