Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2018 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster

John Marting
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- North Palm Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Cardinal Newman
Personal Records:
- 5K (XC):Â 16:49
- 8K (XC): 27:10
- 10K (XC):Â 35:47.0
- 1500m (outdoor): 4:21.64
- 3000m (outdoor): 9:12.72
- 5000m (outdoor): 15:50.88
All-Time Program Top Showings:
- 3000m (outdoor): 12th, 9:12.72
- 5000m (outdoor): 9th, 15:50.88
2018-19 (Senior):
- Finished the FAU Cross Country Invitational 5K in 16:49.92 for a 32nd place finish
- Clocked in at 27:11.67 during the Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational for a 78th place finish
- Raced to a 18th place finish at the Great American XC Festival with a time of 27:24.0
- Crossed the finish line in 28:52.24 at the South Florida Invite for a 23rd place finish
- Had the second best FAU finish at the Conference USA Championships, completing the 8K course in 27:31 for a 58th place showing
- Ran the NCAA Regional 10K in a personal best time of 35:47 for a 133rd place finishÂ
2017-18Â (Junior):
- Set a new best in the 5K at the FAU XC Invitational, trimming four seconds to 16:49 to place 20th
- Second among the Owls and just off his previous best with a 27:54 8K at the Mountain Dew Invite
- Did top that threshold at the USF Invitational, going down to 27:51 in a 25th-place showing
- Among five PR's at the C-USA Championship, his was the biggest improvement, 42 seconds down to 27:09
- Wrapped the XC season with yet another personal record, in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional, finishing second on the team in a time of 36:05
- Also set a new standard in the spring outdoor season, in the 1,500 meters at the UM Hurricane Invite (4:21.54)
- Earned a fifth-place showing in the 3,000 meters at the UM Collegiate Invitational (9:20.74)
2016-17 (Sophomore):Â
- In his second collegiate 5K, improved by over 20 seconds for a new best in placing 16th at the FAU XC Invitational (16:53)
- Had his top race finish of the year in 11th at the Florida Tech Invite (28:34)
- Ran over 10 seconds faster in the next race, the Gator XC Invitational (28:23)
- Continued to improve and was 22nd at the FSU Invitational (28:06)
- Finished 38th at the USF Invitational (28:28)
- Notched a personal best, by over 13 seconds, finishing in 27:53 at the Conference USA Championships
- Ran his first 10K at the NCAA South Regionals, crossing in 37:27
- Placed 20th in the FAU Invitational with a time of 17:15
- Finished 21st in the 8K at the UCF Invitational with a time of 29:09.40
- Finished 40th in the 8K at the FSU Invitational with a time 28:59.90
- Set personal best in the 8K at the Disney Classic with a time of 28:18.60
- Competed in the 8K at the USF Invitational, finishing 57th with a final time of 30:14.70
- Finished 71st in the 8K at the C-USA Championship with a final time of 28:12.9
- Attended Cardinal Newman High in North Palm Beach and competed for Harry Howell Jr.
- First Team Palm Beach County Northern Conference as a senior and Second Team as a junior
- Two-time honorable mention selection by both The Palm Beach Post and the Sun-Sentinel
- Two-time regional qualifier in both track and cross countryÂ
- Undecided major
- Son of Scott and Ann Packard Marting
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