Jerri Martin Signs National Letter-of-Intent with ENMU Women's Cross Country Team

PORTALES, N.M. — Cross country runner Jerri Martin from Gallup High School in Gallup, N.M., has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to run for Eastern New Mexico University, ENMU Head Coach Joel McMullen announced today. Martin will be a freshman for the Zias during the 2006-07 academic year. She is the daughter of Dora Marrowbone.

McMullen, in an effort to restore the ENMU cross country program to national prominence, has recruited to add depth to Eastern’s strong core of student-athletes on both the men’s and women’s cross country teams. He has focused primarily on talented runners throughout New Mexico.

The ENMU women’s cross country squad, with only one senior on the team this past fall, finished seventh out of 12 teams at the Lone Star Conference Championships. The Zias earned Academic All-American status for their efforts in the classroom. ENMU was one of only three teams in the LSC to receive the award.

Martin, 5’5”, was named All-State in Class 5A three times and was All-District five times. She was the individual runner-up at the District meet twice (2001 and 2002) and was the State runner-up in 2002. Martin was an All-Academic selection four years in high school. At ENMU, she will join current teammate Terra Brown, who signed with the Zias earlier this spring, and former teammate Krista Monaghan, who was a freshman at ENMU this year.

“I’m very excited to get Jerri to sign with us, as she is very talented and will add yet another building block for the future of the program,” McMullen said. “I was able to see her run at the district meet last fall in Gallup and was impressed with her. She will be a great addition to the squad.”