Texas State Athletics

2009: At the Leonard Hilton Invite had a mark of 10.91 meters in the shot put...recorded a distance of 15.30 meters in the weight throw at the UH Invite...at the SLC Indoor Championships placed seventh in the shot put with a mark of 12.51 meters and fifth in the weigh throw with a throw of 14.90 meters...at the Tiger Relays took second in the shot put with a mark of 12.56m and second in the discus with a distance of 44.19 meters...at the ASU Noble Relays took third in the discus with a mark of 44.99m and fourth in the hammer with a throw of 49.26m...competed at the SLC Outdoor Championships taking eighth in the shot put with a mark of 12.63m, eight in the hammer with a throw of 42.10 meters and won the discus with a throw of 46.91 meters qualifying for NCAA Regionals...at regionals recorded a throw of 48.71 meters. 2008: Placed eighth in the weight throw at SLC Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.31m (50-02.75)...At the Texas Invitational placed ninth in the hammer, with a toss of 40.56m (133-01)...Placed fifth in the discus at the North Texas Classic with a mark of 41.93m (137-07) and tallied another fifth place finish in the hammer with a toss of 46.19m (151-06)...At the SLC Outdoor Championships placed seventh in the shot put with a distance of 12.11m (39-08.75) and fifth in the hammer with a toss of 48.00m (157-06). 2007: Had an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 48.90m (160-05) in the discus at UTSA. High School: Lettered four years in track and volleyball and two years in basketball ... four-time District 31-5A champion in the discus throw ... Silver medalist in the discus at the Class 5A state meet her senior year ... was a bronze medalist as a junior ... personal bests in high school were 144 feet in the discus and 40 feet in the shot put ... one of the highlights of her prep career was a Texas Relay championship ... high school coach was Luis Navarro ... was the offensive most valuable player for Carmen Hernandez-coached volleyball squad as a senior ... was a Valley All-Star as well her senior year. Personal: Jiovanna Rachelle Martinez was born April 21, 1988, in McAllen ... daughter of Robert and Tency ... has two siblings, Robert and Jaylah ... planson on majoring in nutrition and foods.