Matt Martin

Position:
R, V, HB
Height:
5-5
Weight:
150
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bow, NH
High School:
Bow

2012: Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Recognized as first team Academic All–American Scholar Athlete...Earned ECAC Championship Individual Final (4/7) gold medal on the vault (15.400)…Member of a Temple squad that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation and won the ECAC Championship (4/6)…Helped team reach the program’s highest-ever team score (4/6…Won the vault title at the West Point Open (1/28)…Against Brockport and Air Force (2/26) score of 15.200 on vault stood out as the best score in the event… Won the vault exercise event, as he was awarded a score of 14.700 against Army and Springfield (3/4)…Had the Owls best performance of the night at No. 2 Penn State (3/25), placing second on the vault with a score of 15.100.

2011: Did not compete.

2010: Competed in team meets twice, counting towards the team score once…Scored a season-high 13.15 on high bar at the Navy Open…Posted his season-best 14.80 on vault in a tri-meet with Penn State and Minnesota.

2009: In season-opening West Point Open, recorded 14.10 in floor exercise, 13.35 in rings, 14.95 in vault, 11.70 in parallel bars, and 11.40 in high bar to finish in 24th overall...Finished with 15.00 in vault (4th) and 14.00 (7th) on high bar at Navy Open...Recorded 13.85 on the rings in home opener against Air Force...Was named ECAC Rookie of the Week for his efforts at the Navy Open and against Air Force...Took 1st place (14.55) in Parallel Bars against Springfield to go along with a 15.05 in vault, 14.30 in rings, and a 14.25 in floor exercise...Named a second-team All-American Scholar Athlete...

CAREER BESTS: FE: 14.25, PH: 13.30, R: 14.30, V: 15.05, PB: 14.55, HB: 14.00

PRIOR TRAINING: Trained at Gymnastics Village (NH) under Igor Kniazev.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rings Visa Cup Champion (14-15)in 2006...10th AA at Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Management Information Systems with a minor in Information Science & Technology.