Isaiah Martinez after winning his second NCAA title at 157 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Martinez, a native of Lemoore, California, was an undefeated freshman NCAA champion in 2014-15. He was InterMat Freshman of the Year and a Dan Hodge Trophy finalist that season.
This past season Martinez finished 32-1 en route to winning his second NCAA title. He has gone 67-1 over his first seasons in the Illini lineup. Martinez has earned bonus points in 47 of his 67 wins in his college wrestling career.
He started his college wrestling career on a 54-match winning streak before it was snapped on Jan. 23, 2016, when he was pinned by Penn State's Jason Nolf. Martinez came back to defeat Nolf in the Big Ten finals and NCAA finals.
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