Anna Martinez-Mann
Hometown: Brownsville, Texas
High School: Brownsville Porter High (’82)
College: Pan American University
Best known for: Track & Field
Martinez-Mann is the RGV’s record holder in the long jump and earned a trip to the state track and field meet. She later competed for Pan American University, advancing to national competition three times for the Lady Broncs.
One of her favorite memories is from a meet while competing for the Lady Broncs.
“While at Pan American University, I won gold and performed a personal best jump of 20-feet, 3-inches at a track meet in Laredo, Texas.”
She ranked fifth in the state her senior year in high school. In college, she competed at the NAIA national meet three times from 1983-85. Her best finish was sixth in ’85.
She described her emotions on being inducted as “surprised, excited, and humbled.”
“Thank you to those who saw that I was worthy to be mentioned and inducted after all these years,” she said.