Peggy Martin (2025) - Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame

Peggy Martin

Induction:
2025
Class:
1972

A pioneer student-athlete at Indiana University, Martin was a three-sport standout as an undergraduate from 1969-72. Most notably, she was the captain of the IU Women's Basketball team that earned three consecutive trips to the AIAW Tournament during her playing career. In addition, Martin earned three letters as a member of the IU Field Hockey program and four as a member of the softball team. After graduating from IU in 1972 and later earning her Ph.D. from IU in Physical Education, Martin went on to enjoy a Hall of Fame coaching career in another sport – Volleyball. Martin compiled a 1,064-281-8 record in 33 years as a head volleyball coach at Central Missouri, making her the winningest Volleyball coach in NCAA Division II history. She led the program to 19 straight conference titles from 1982-2000, and was the Division II National Coach of the Year in 1987 after leading the program to a runner-up NCAA finish. She's spent the last 15 years as the head volleyball coach at Division II Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., where she has gone 424-96 overall and a remarkable 233-9 in conference games. Her teams have won the last six conference regular season and postseason championships, and entering the 2025 season, her teams had not lost a regular season conference game in 10 years. She will enter her 49^th season as a head coach this fall with a 1,488-377-8 career record, giving her the most victories of any coach at any NCAA level. Martin has won 28 Coach of the Year awards overall and was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame in 2009.