Martin DeFrancesco

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
	High School: Bishop McGuinness

Position:
Sprints

05/07/2012

Track Competes at Duke Twilight

Redshirt freshman Nathaniel Williams won the men's discus

04/21/2012

Hill Wins 5th Individual ACC Track Title

Junior Ryan Hill wins the 1,500 meters, while sophomore Nathaniel Williams and senior Brittany Hampton both earn All-ACC honors in the men's and women's discus. The NC State men finish seventh, women finish eighth at three-day ACC Outdoor Championship Meet.

04/20/2012

Himelright, Taylor Take Second At ACC Track & Field Championships

Junior Brian Himelright was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and redshirt freshman Tremanisha Taylor is second in the women's shot put at the 2012 ACC Track and Field Championships in Charlottesville, Va.

04/14/2012

Hill Wins 1,500 Meters at UNC Meet

Junior All-American Ryan Hill, in his first race of the outdoor season, wins the men's 1,500 meters at the Dick Taylor-Joe Hilton UNC Invitational in the Wolfpack's final tune-up before next week's ACC Outdoor Championships in Charlottesville, Va.

04/07/2012

Cozzarelli Runs Career Best in 10,000 Meters

All-American junior Andie Cozzarelli turns in the best time of her career in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, while sophomore Nathanial Williams wins the men's discus at the Duke Invitational. At the Florida Relays, junior Kris Kornegay-Gober is third in the high jump.

MARTIN DEFRANCESCO'S COLLEGIATE BESTS
Indoor
60m: 7.22
200m: 22.71
400m: 50.44
Outdoor
200m: 22.68
400m: 50.03

2012-13 Indoor Track
• Made one appearance, posting a 35.77 mark in the 300m at the JDL Kick-Off

2012 Outdoor Track
• Took 17th at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 400m, running a collegiate-best time of 50.03
• Fastest time of the season in the 200m was 22.68

2011-12 Indoor Track
•Competed in 200 meters, 400 meters and the 4 x400-meter relay during the indoor season
• Had a season-best 22.71 mark in the 200 at the Virginia Tech Elite
• Was 20th at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 22.83
• Ran a season-best 50.44mark to finish 19 at the ACC Indoor Championships

Prep/Personal
• 2011 North Carolina state high school champion in 400m and all-state selection in 4x400m relay
• 2010 runner up in 400m and all-state in 200m and 4x400m relay
• 2010 New Balance Nationals Qualifier
• National Honor Society member
• National Merit Scholarship Program Commended
• AP Scholar

Team Links

NC State Wolfpack