Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Played in 10 matches and 34 sets in his four years ... Averaged 1.24 kills and 0.65 blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022: Appeared in three matches and nine sets as a senior ... Started both matches vs. Stanford and had five kills in the first matchup (4/14) and seven in the second (4/16) ... Had a block and a dig in both matches, and one ace ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Did not see any action as a junior ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Began his sophomore season as a starting middle blocker ... Started the first seven matches of the season and appeared in 25 sets ... Averaged 1.16 kills and 0.80 blocks ... Had eight kills at Stanford (2/6) ... Had eight blocks vs. Cal Lutheran (1/5) ... Had five digs vs. Harvard (1/15) ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Did not see any action his first season ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Played with the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team in summer 2019 and finished fifth at the U21 Pan American Cup in Peru ... Earned a spot on the US Junior National Training Team in 2018 ... Member of the US Boys Youth National Training Team in 2016 and 2017.
 
CLUB: Played for Ocean Bay Volleyball.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2018 ... Lettered four seasons for head coach Mike Zarate ... Made the AVCA Boys High School All-American first team ... Named to the 2018 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list ... Earned back-to-back Broward County Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior ... Earned all-county first team honors ... Led team to a state championship with a 28-0 record as a senior and to a semifinalist finish as a junior ... Helped team to three District Championship titles in 2015, 2017 and 2018 ... Finished in the top 10 percent of his class.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in finance ... Son of Greg Martin and Catherine Martin ... Has two siblings, Carolyn and Sarah ... Sarah plays volleyball at James Madison University ... Said his biggest sports hero is “my dad because he was my first coach and supported me throughout my entire volleyball career.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing basketball, watching movies and bowling ... Favorites include Dwyane Wade (pro athlete), Miami Heat (pro team), Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (book), Talladega Nights (movie), Game of Thrones (TV show), Billy Joel (musical artist), bacon cheeseburger (food)  and basketball (sport other than volleyball).