Illinois redshirt senior wrestler Isaiah Martinez reached 100 wins on Friday, November 17, with a 28-13 tech fall agaisnt Isaiah Hokit of Fresno State. Martinez ranks 25th on Illinois' all-time list and needed just 102 matches to reach the century mark, quickest in program history.
100 Wins Video
Career Accomplishments
- 2015 & 2016 NCAA Champion
- Two-time Midlands champion (2014 & 2016)
- 2x News Gazette Male Athlete of the Year
- Ranks 25th on Illinois' All-Time Wins List (100)
- Three-time All-American
- Three-time Big Ten Champion
- Champion & World Championships Qualifier 74kgUniversity Nationals
- 2016 Dike Eddleman Male Athlete of the Year
- Holds the Illinois career win percentage record (.980)
- 2015 Big Ten, InterMat, and Amatuer Wrestling News Freshman of the Year
- Won 54 consecutive matches from 11/9/14 to 1/23/16
