Bryce Martin

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Weight:
165
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.
High School:
Bakersfield

2018-19 (Senior): Finished the season with a 21-11 overall record and 11-5 mark in dual match competition, including 6-2 in Big Ten dual match competition…finished in seventh-place at the Big Ten Championships to qualify for the NCAA Championships…tied for second on the team in total wins for the season…third-place at the Navy Classic…finished career with 69 wins.

2017-18 (Redshirt Junior): 2018 NCAA Championships qualifier at 165 lbs…overall record of 16-9 on the season, including 7-2 in dual matches…second-place at the Navy Classic…had two stretches during the season where he won four straight matches…three MD and one TF for the season…won by decision 6-3 against #15 Jonathan Schleifer of Princeton at the Navy Classic.

2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore – 165 lbs.)
The Navy Classic Champion at 165 lbs. … compiled a 16-9 record, the second-fewest losses on the team (min. 20 matches) … earned one win by major decision and two technical falls … made the starting dual lineup 18-of-19 times, earning 39 team points … started a six-match win streak with a 10-5 decision over Garrett Tingen (George Mason, 11/17) … won the Navy Classic Championship (11/19), going 5-0 with a technical fall in the second round and clinching the title with a 9-6 decision over Quentin Perez (Campbell) … earned five consecutive dual meet wins, ending the streak on a 5-2 decision win over Dylan Lydy (Purdue, 1/13) … earned another Big Ten win against Dustin Williams (Nebraska, 1/29) … scored a 5-3 decision win against Josh Ugalde (Maryland, 2/3), lifting IU to their second Big Ten dual win … won his third consecutive Big Ten dual match against Dylan Painton (Rutgers, 2/5) … helped Indiana beat No. 20 Appalacian State (2/19) in the NWCA Dual Series with his 6-2 win over Forrest Przybysz.

Summer 2016 (Freestyle)
Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron.

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman - 165 lbs.)
Won the Lock Haven Classic Championship ... took fifth-place at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... started with a strong 3-2 showing at the EMU Open (11/7) ... picked up his first dual win of the season with a 3-1 decision over Eastern Michigan’s Dakota Juarez (12/13) ... earned a pin in 35 seconds during the dual against Manchester (12/13) ... battled to a fifth-place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), going 3-2 with one major decision ... won his second collegiate tournament championship at the LHU Classic (12/29), finishing with a 6-4 decision over Kent State’s Jariod James ... emerged with the sudden-victory, and his first career Big Ten dual win, against Maryland (1/15) ... won a tight 5-4 decision in the closing seconds against Appalachian State’s Forrest Prsybysz (2/21) ... rebounded with a 5-2 win in the wrestle-backs at the Big Ten Championships (3/5).

2014-15 (Redshirt)
Tallied an 18-6 overall record, including three major decisions, at 165 pounds (unattached) ... earned fifth place at the MSU Open (11/4) ... won the EMU Open Championship, winning all five bouts (11/16) ... battled to a third place finish at the Greyhound Open (2/10).

Prep/Personal: Wrestled for Coach Andy Varner at Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... high school career record of 156-30 ... finished sixth at the Virginia Beach Nationals in 2012 ... was fourth at California state tournament in 2013 ... runner-up at California state tournament in 2014 ... fourth place at 2014 Folkstyle nationals ... eighth at Fargo in 2013 ... undecided major ... son of Jeff and Susan Martin ... has two brothers, Darrik and Sean ... born February 14, 1995.