As a Senior (2025-26)
Against SEC opponent South Carolina, dove to a (283.25) in 1-meter… scored her season-high on 1-meter against SMU, posting a score of (287.40)… At the midseason SMU Invite, Martinez placed third in the 1-meter A Finals, with a score of (278.65), a Zone qualifying score… She hit her 3-meter season-high (324.00) in an A Finals 2nd place effort and notched another Zone qualifying score… Posted a (290.93) 3-meter score against Kansas… At the SEC Championships, Malea posted a 15th place B Finals score of (267.50) in 3-meter… Received SEC Community Service Team honors…
As a Junior (2024-25)
Posted a (304.80) on 3-meter against Drury to open the season… Against SEC opponent Missouri, Martinez dove to a 1-meter score of (291.60)… Dove to a 3-meter score of (293.55) against Missouri State… In the SMU/TCU double-dual, Malea posted a (315.15) on 3-meter… Dove to season highs in 1-meter and 3-meter against Little Rock on 11/8… dove to a (310.13) finish on 1-meter and a (327.75) score on 3-meter– both NCAA Zone-qualifying scores… At the midseason Iowa Invite, Martinez posted a 6th place in 1-meter (285.85) and 10th place in 3-meter (311.90)…
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
