As a redshirt freshman last season, Illinois wrestler Isaiah Martinez won the 157-pound NCAA championship and the Big Ten championship while becoming the first freshman to record an undefeated seas… ...

In freestyle wrestling, Martinez is a two-time U.S. Open National champion (three-time finalist) and was a 2017 U.S. U23 World Team Member. But he knew he wanted to be involved in coaching in some ...

Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez, wrestling at 157 pounds, won an individual title at the NCAA wrestling championships. Martinez won with a last-second takedown for a 6-5 win over Penn State freshman ...

The most decorated wrestler in Illinois history is returning to the Illini program as an assistant coach. Illinois second-year head coach Mike Poeta announced on Friday that two-time NCAA champion ...

Penn State wrestling’s Vincenzo Joseph defeats Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez 6-1 to win his second national title at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Quicken Loans ...

Isaiah Martinez is a beast. He looks like a man sculpted out of marble — a perfectly chiseled 157 pounds that would make Michelangelo proud. Admittedly, he’s not the most technically sound wrestler.

Whenever Isaiah Martinez talks about wrestling, one word always seems to come up: legacy. Once again, Martinez added to his already impressive legacy on Sunday, defeating No. 2 Logan Massa for his ...

Illinois coach Mike Poeta, left, and assistant coach Isaiah Martinez watch during Tuesday afternoon’s practice at Huff Hall in Champaign. Poeta, a former Illini standout who is now in his second ...

Remember the Isaiah Martinez days? I do. He’s the greatest athlete I’ve ever seen in person. Well, I’m not saying this Illinois Wrestling team is as good as the ones he starred on in the mid ...

St. Mary’s sophomore Andrew Isek watched his older brother wrestle following his victory over Mancos’ Isaiah Martinez by a 12-2 decision in the 2A 120 weight class. That’s a luxury 126-pound ...

Isaiah Martinez (212 pounds), Simon Zamudio (145), Joxon Johnson (160) and Landon Bodnar (215) each recorded pins as Hazleton Area edged visiting Pottsville, 36-35, in a non-league wrestling match ...