Martize Barr Class: Freshman Hometown: Washington D.C. High School: Calvin Coolidge HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 191 Position: Defensive Back Experience: RS

NEW MEXICO: A promising talent who moved to safety from wide receiver before spring practice...a playmaker who could have an impact in 2011...has good speed and is one of the most athletic underclassmen on the roster...first name is pronounced mar-TEZ.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Played wide receiver in the 2010 season opener at nationally-ranked Oregon but suffered a hand injury that forced him out for the rest of the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Physical wide receiver who was a first team D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association selection by The Washington Post and was also named one of the top 60 players in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area (DMV)...also had scholarship offers from Kansas and Rutgers...led the DCIAA with 1,000 yards on 51 catches, and also had 9 TDs as a junior for head coach Jason Lane...scored twice on punt returns as well in 2008...35 grabs for 563 yards and 6 scores his senior year...caught his first career touchdown at age 13 in an ESPNU-televised game vs. Dunbar High School...helped Coolidge compile a 23-12 record over his final three years, including a playoff berth in 2008...also a sprinter for the Colts track team...made the Honor Roll in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 4, 1992, in Washington, D.C...full name is Martize Daniel Barr...nickname is Tez...son of Peter Simm and Lisa Barr...has an older brother, Marcus, and younger sister, Mya...enjoys writing poetry in his spare time...would like to major in History.

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