Alexis Martinez
Height: 5-3
Weight: 128 pounds
Birthplace: Miami, Fla.
High School: Archbishop McCarthy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
Coach: Juan Moreno
Dojang: Peak Performance - Team Miami
Appeard in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd (Aug. 10, 2009)
Enjoys going to the beach and pool, playing all different sports, and hanging out with friends and family, especially her cousins in Pennsylvania and Colorado...favorite foods are shrimp, chicken wings, steak, cookies and cream ice cream, and anything filled with spice and flavor...before a competition she enjoys a steak cooked medium rare, and two eggs with toast and orange juice the morning of competition...favorite athlete is Juan Moreno...favorite movies are Stick It, The Longest Yart, Accepted, Anger Management and Benchwarmers.
Awards:
-Outstanding Female Athlete (2009 Junior Olympics)
Did You Know?: Alexis has participated in the American Cancer Society's main fundraising event "Relay for Life" as the captain of her team. They have succeeded in raising over $21,000 over the past three years and she hopes to continue with this great cause in the future.
Competition Record:
2010 USAT National Championships (Bantam): BRONZE
2010 USAT Daytona Beach National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
2009 Pan Am Junior Championships (Jr. Welter): GOLD
2009 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Welter)
2009 USAT Junior National Team Trials (Jr. Welter): 1st
2009 USAT National Championships (Bantam): BRONZE
2009 Junior Olympics (Jr. Welter): GOLD
2009 Austin National Qualifier (Jr. Welter): GOLD
2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Fly): 4th
2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Fly): GOLD
2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Jr. Light): BRONZE
2009 National Team Qualifier (Fin): 1st
2008 Pan Am Championships (Fin): SILVER
2008 Pan Am Championships Team Member (Fin)
2008 U.S. Senior Nationals (Fin): GOLD
2008 Daytona National Qualifier (Fly): GOLD
2008 Daytona National Qualifier (Jr. Bantam): GOLD
2008 Des Moines National Qualifier (Fin): GOLD
2008 Des Moines National Qualifier (Jr. Feather): BRONZE
2008 Olympic Trials (Olympic Fly): 3rd
2007 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Fly): 2nd
2007 Olympic Trials Phase 1 (Fin/Fly): 2nd
2007 U.S. Senior Nationals (Fin): GOLD
2007 Junior Olympics (Fly): BRONZE
2007 Miami National Qualifier (Jr. Fly): GOLD
2007 Miami National Qualifier (Sr. Fin): GOLD
2007 AAU National Qualifier (Jr. Fly): GOLD
2006 Portland National Qualifier (Sr. Fin): GOLD
2006 Portland National Qualifier (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2005 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2005 Ft. Lauderdale National Qualifier: GOLD
2004 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2004 AAU State Championship: GOLD
2003 Junior Olympics: SILVER
2003 Florida State Championship: GOLD
2002 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2002 Florida State Championship: GOLD
2001 Junior Olympics: SILVER
2001 Florida State Championship: GOLD
2000 Junior Olympics: SILVER
2000 Florida State Championship: GOLD
1999 Junior Olympics: SILVER
1999 Florida State Championship: GOLD
1998 Florida State Championship: GOLD
last updated: 7/21/10
