Carissa Martinez

Carissa Martinez - Ball State Quad - Floor

Position:
All-Around
Class:
Junior
High School:
Sandia Preparatory School
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.

Carissa Martinez Entering 2025 Season
Career Highs:
   VAULT - 9.825 on Feb. 9, 2024
   BEAM - 9.800 on Jan. 20, 2023
   FLOOR - 9.925 on Jan. 19, 2024

Career Points:
   618.475 (241.450 at Ball State / 377.025 at Centenary College)

In the Ball State Record Book (Highest Mark Per Event Only):
- Tied with the ninth-best floor score in program history with her 9.925 at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic (Jan. 19, 2024)

2024 SEASON ACCOLADES
- WCGA Scholastic All-American

2024 - JUNIOR SEASON: WCGA Scholastic All-American … competed on vault in all 13 meets, while competing on floor in 12 meets …
collected 241.450 points, helping the Cardinals earn a team bid into the first round of the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, a second-place finish at the MAC Championships and a share of the program’s second straight MAC regular season championship ... registered a career-best floor score of 9.925 at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic (Jan. 19), which ties as the ninth-best floor score in program history … added floor routines of 9.825 at Western Michigan (Feb. 17) and at the Penn State Quad (March 1) … had six floor routines of 9.750-or-better, including a 9.775 at the Mid-American Conference Championship (March 23) … turned in a career-best vault score of 9.825 at Central Michigan (Feb. 9) … earned a 9.800 at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic, while recording scores of 9.700-or-better in 11 meets … closed the season by earning scores of 9.750 at the MAC Championships and in BSU’s NCAA Regional match-up versus Illinois (April 3).

PRIOR TO BALL STATE: Earned two letters at Centenary College.

2023 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Competed in 11 meets, making nine appearances each on vault, beam and floor … ranked fourth on the squad with 256.050 points … turned in a season-best floor score of 9.850 at the USAG Championships (April 6) … added a 9.800 on floor versus Lindenwood (March 11), along with a season-best score of 9.750 on vault … logged a season-best beam score of 9.800 in a quad meet hosted by Texas Women’s University (Jan. 20).

2022 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed in eight meets on both beam and floor … recorded a season-high beam score of 9.700 in a quad-meet versus LSU, Pitt, and TWU (Feb. 25) … added a season-best floor mark of 9.675 versus TWU (March 12) … finished the season strong on floor, earning a 9.650 or better in her last three meets … made an immediate impact as she earned her second-highest score all season on beam (9.60) in her collegiate debut at nationally-ranked LSU (Jan. 7).

CLUB CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Regional qualifier in gymnastics 2015-17 and 2019-21 ... Earned a second-place finish on vault at the regionals in 2021 ... Earned the Nadia Comaneci Award and the "Best Vaulter" award at the Pikes Peak Cup ... Named the Best Dancer at Air Force camp and earned multiple individual event championships and six New Mexico all-around state titles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, N.M. ... named an Odyssey Scholar ... dual-sport athlete as she competed in both gymnastics and track and field ... member of the 2019 track and field state championship team ... placed third in the long jump, sixth in the 4x100 meter relay and 1600 medley relay ... member of the 2021 track and field team ... earned a second-place finish in the 4x100m relay and another runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay.

PERSONAL: Parents are Todd and Cathy Walters and Mike and Bernadette Martinez ... Has four siblings, Connor, Cole, Zeke, and Moises.