Career Highlights

• 2015 & 2016 NCAA Champion and 4x NCAA Finalist
• Four-time All-American
• 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor
• 116-3 overall record 
• Four-time Big Ten Champion (16th to win four B1G titles)
• University Nationals 74kg Champion & World Championships Qualifier
• 2016-17 Dike Eddleman Male Athlete of the Year 
• Holds the Illinois career win percentage record (.975)
• 2015 Big Ten, InterMat, and Amatuer Wrestling News Freshman of the Year
• Won 54 consecutive matches from 11/9/14 to 1/23/16
• Two-time Midlands Champion (2014 & 2016)
• Ranks 10th on Illinois' All-Time Wins List (116)
• Two-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships (2016, 2018)
• USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (3/7/18)

2017-18

• 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient 
• 165-pound NCAA Finalist
• 18-1 overall record
• Named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on March 7 
• Defeated Vincenzo Joseph 4-1 in 165-pound title bout to win fourth Big Ten title
• Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships after defeating three top-10 wrestlers in route to title
• 11-0 regular season, scoring 53 dual team points
• Won by tech fall in eight of his 11 regular season matches 
• Defeated top-10 wrestlers Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) and Evan Wick (Wisconsin) during the regular season
• Recorded his 100th career win at Fresno State, a 28-13 tech fall against Isaiah Hokit

2016-17

• Placed runner-up at 2017 NCAA Championships 
• Compiled a 31-1 overall record
• Defeated No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) 2-1 in NCAA semifinal 
• Beat No. 2 Logan Massa in the Big Ten final, 10-4, to win his third Big Ten title
• Defeated No. 4 Vincenzo Joseph 5-2 at Penn State and 8-5 at Big Ten Championships semifinal
• Pinned No. 9 Anthony Valencia (ASU) in 6:49 on Jan. 29 
• Defeated No. 2 Logan Massa, 3-1, on Jan. 20 
• 2016 165 Midlands champion, defeating Chad Walsh 10-6 in the title bout
• Defeated #3 Daniel Lews (Missouri) 7-4 to win the UNI Open 
• Competed at USA World Trials, advancing to the tournament semifinal where he lost by decision (10-9) to former Illini Jimmy Kennedy  

2015-16

• NCAA 157 pound National Champion, defeating Jason Nolf of Penn State 6-5 in the final, third Illini to win back-to-back titles 
• Finished with a record of 32-1
• University of Illinois Dike Eddleman Male Athlete of the Year 
• Won the Big Ten Championship with a 4-3, double overtime victory over Jason Nolf of Penn State
• Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships
• Led the NCAA in technical falls (14) for the second year in a row
• 23 of his 32 wins came by major decision or greater
• Led the team with 83 dual points scored
• Recorded nine wins over ranked opponents
• Won Reno Tournament with a 6-0 record
• News Gazette Male Athlete of the Year 
• University Nationals 74kg Champion
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/1/15) 

2014-15

• NCAA 157 pound National Champion, defeating Brian Realbuto of Cornell
• Won the Big Ten Championship
• First Undefeated freshman to win NCAA title since Cael Sanderson (Iowa State, 1999)
• 2014 Midlands and Roadrunner Open Champion
• Named InterMat Freshman of the Year
• Amateur Wrestling News Rookie of the Year
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• Named Dan Hodge Trophy Finalist
• 2015 Fighting Illini Male Newcomer of the Year
• Led NCAA Division I in wins by technical fall (11)
• 24 of 35 wins came by major decision or greater
• News Gazette Male Athlete of the Year

2013-14

• Redshirt season
• Compiled a 7-0 record in open tournaments, including a first place finish at the William Penn Open
• Placed fourth at the Midlands Championships
• Finished the season with a 13-2 record
• Placed second in the 74kg/163 lb weight class at the FILA Junior National Championships

High School

• Three-time CIF State Champion (140 pounds in 2011, 152 pounds in 2012, and 160 pounds in 2013)
• Placed third at 125 pounds at 2010 CIF State Championships
• 205-7 high school record
• 2012 USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Champion and Greco-Roman All-American
• 2010 USAW Cadet Greco-Roman National Champion and Freestyle All-American

Personal

• Born Sept. 2, 1994
• Parents are Alfred and Yvonne Martinez
• Has two brothers, Isaac and Steven, and one sister, Alyssa
• Hobbies include being outdoors, swimming, and reading
• Majoring in sociology

Career Record

*redshirt season

Updated April 2018