Catholic Central wrestling coach Mike Rodriguez walked into the wrestling room during Martin’s freshman year. An assistant coach quickly pulled Rodriguez aside and said, “We have a heavyweight.”
Rodriguez figured he already had a good heavyweight, a senior who worked for three years. The assistant shook his head and told Rodriguez to watch.
“(Martin) took my heavyweight and jacked him off the ground, must have been like four feet in the air, and threw him into the mat,” Rodriguez said. “My senior didn’t get up, he laid there and was in pain. He was weeping he was hit so hard.
“He came up to me before the practice was over and he said, ‘Coach, I can’t take this anymore.’ I said, ‘You mean to tell me this guy beat you that bad?’ (Martin) was that devastating.”
Rodriguez figured he already had a good heavyweight, a senior who worked for three years. The assistant shook his head and told Rodriguez to watch.
“(Martin) took my heavyweight and jacked him off the ground, must have been like four feet in the air, and threw him into the mat,” Rodriguez said. “My senior didn’t get up, he laid there and was in pain. He was weeping he was hit so hard.
“He came up to me before the practice was over and he said, ‘Coach, I can’t take this anymore.’ I said, ‘You mean to tell me this guy beat you that bad?’ (Martin) was that devastating.”
