Presley Martin

Named the USTFCCCA Indoor and Outdoor Great Lakes Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year.
At the Indoor and Outdoor NAIA National Championships Martin coached 21 National Qualifiers (2x men's 800m indoor, 3x men's 800m outdoor, 2x men's 1000m, 3x men's 1500m, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m indoor, women's 800m outdoor, 2x women's 1000m, women's 1500m, women's mile, women's 4x800 indoor, women's 4x800m outdoor, women's DMR). Seven of his athletes earned an NAIA Individual National Championship (men's DMR). While 15 earned All-American Honors (men's 800m indoor, men's mile, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 800m outdoor, 2x men's 1500m, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m indoor, women's 1000m, women's 1500m, women's mile, women's 4x800m indoor, women's 4x800m outdoor).
In Martin's third season as the distance coach for track he coached 24 All-Crossroads League athletes (2x men's 800m indoor, men's 1000m, men's 1500m, men's 5000m indoor, men's 10000m, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m indoor, women's 800m outdoor, 2x women's 1000m, women's 1500m, women's mile, women's 4x800 indoor, women's 4x800m outdoor, women's DMR). 15 of the 24 athletes were crowned the Crossroads League Champions (men's 800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m indoor, women's 1000m, women's 1500m, women's mile, women's 4x800m outdoor, women's DMR).

At the Cross Country NAIA National Championships Martin led the men's team to finish in 10th overall and recorded two All-American Honors. Martin led the Woman's team to a 12th place finish overall and recorded one All-American honor with a program high finish of 3rd place individually.
In his first season as the Cross Country Head Coach Martin led the men's team to their highest placement since the 2018 season in the Crossroads League Championship finishing fourth overall. He coached three athletes to earn All-Crossroads League honors in the meet as well as qualifying for the NAIA National Championships as a team for the first time in program history.
Martin led the women's team to a fourth place finish overall at the Crossroads League Cross Country Championships. He coached one athlete to an All-Crossroads League honor with a second place finish overall as well as qualifying for the Cross Country NAIA National Championships as a team for the first time in program history.

At the NAIA National Championships Martin had coached 14 qualifying events (men's 800m outdoor, men's 1000m, men's mile, men's 5000m, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m outdoor, 2x women's 1000m, women's 10,000m, women's 4x800 indoor, women's 4x800m outdoor). Nine of Martin's athletes earned NAIA All-American honors (men's 800m outdoor, men's 1000m, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m outdoor, women's 1000m, women's 4x800 indoor, women's 4x800m outdoor).
In his second season as the distance coach Martin led nine athletes to All-Crossroads League honors (men's 800m outdoor, men's 1000m, men's DMR, women's 800m indoor, women's 800m outdoor, women's 1000m, women's 1500m, women's 4x800m indoor, women's 4x800m outdoor), six of those events earned the Crossroads League Champion honor (men's 800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 1000m, women's 1500m, women's 4x800m indoor).

In Martin's second year as an assistant coach for the Cross Country team on the men's side the Knights finished in sixth place overall and one All-Crossroads League honor. The women's team finished the year off in seventh place at the Crossroads League Championship.

During his first indoor season as the distance coach Martin had coached six All-Crossroads League Athletes (men's 800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 800m indoor, women's 5000m outdoor, women's 10,000m outdoor) and eight National Qualifiers (2x men's 800m indoor, 2x men's 1000m, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor, men's DMR, women's 5000m indoor, women's DMR). Out of those National Qualifiers three earned All-American honors (men's 800m indoor, men's 4x800m indoor, men's 4x800m outdoor).

In his first season as an assistant coach for Cross Country Martin helped lead the men's team to a seventh place finish at the Crossroads League Championships. He helped to coach one athlete to a All-Crossroads League honor and an All-American Honor at the NAIA National Championships.
On the women's side Martin helped to coach the Knights to a seventh place finish and one All-Crossroads League honor.

Martin is from Avon, Indiana and went to Avon High School. Martin graduated from MU in 2018 with a degree in Marketing and earned his MBA from Anderson University where he previously served as the Director of Admissions and an Assistant Coach for Track & Field and Cross Country.
During his time as an athlete at MU, Martin was a 9-time NAIA All-American and the 2017 National Champion in the 800 meters as well as the MU school record holder in the 800m and 1500m. Martin holds personal-best times of 1:49.20 in the 800m and 4:04.40 in the mile.
Martin is an MU alum and in addition to his coaching role serves as a faculty member in the Byrum School of Business.

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