Meet The Coaches: Cory Martin

9/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field

Sept. 24, 2014

Cory Martin grew up in Bloomington and is one of the elite shot put throwers in the world. Cory was the runner-up at the 2013 USA Indoor Championships and qualified for the World Outdoor Championship in Moscow.

Martin, a native of Bloomington, Ind., was a nine-time All-American at Auburn, including National Championships in 2008 in the shot put (20.35m/66-9.25) and hammer throw (74.13m/243-2.5). Martin has been a volunteer coach for Indiana for the past two seasons.

“I think Cory’s experience as both a state champion, an NCAA Champion and being ranked in the top-10 in the world, gives him a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the throws and what it takes to be successful there,” Head Coach Ron Helmer said. “His interactions with a number of high level coaches adds to his knowledge and I think he can use that knowledge to achieve results as a young coach and I’m confident he will do that.”