The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Emily Martin
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Major:
- Government
JUNIOR (2018)
Received 14 minutes as a sub in the 5-0 blasting of Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 2) and five minutes off the bench during the 4-0 rout of Houston Baptist (Sept. 9).
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Missed the entire season after suffering an injury in the preseason.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in two contests as a freshman in 2016, earning 24 total minutes of playing time ... Managed her initial career shot over 20 minutes of action off the bench in the 7-0 rout of Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) ... Received the first playing time of her Burnt Orange & White career as a sub for four minutes during the 3-1 win over Detroit (Aug. 28).
CLUB
Martin made quite a name for herself on the club pitch for coaches Amanda Schmutz, Tom Amick and Vinny Magliulo with Heat FC ECNL 98 … A Top Drawer Soccer four-star recruit, the IMG Academy’s 134th-ranked player and 30th-rated defender in the country and the fifth-ranked player in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest Region, she helped her various club squads to both a pair of USYSA Nevada State Cup titles (2009, 2011) and a bronze medal (2010) as well as a USYSA Far West Regional Championship quarterfinal (2011) … Martin was on the field for every single minute of every match played in the ECNL from 2011-16, was an invitee to the U.S. Soccer Federation Training Center and was a part of the ECNL Player Development Program (PDP) in 2014 and 2015 … Martin also got tabbed as a ECNL Southwest Conference “Player to Watch” in 2015-16 by Top Drawer Soccer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Did not play sports at Bishop Gorman High School … Proved a standout performer in the classroom with a 4.04 GPA on the way to earning co-valedictorian honors in a class of 314 students and a Bishop Gorman Scholars Diploma … Was a member of the National Honor Society, both the Mu Alpha Theta and the Spanish National Honor Societies and earned certificates of achievement as top student in U.S. History, Spanish 4 and Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors courses … Was invited to the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and the People to People Ambassador Program and represented her high school at the National Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 28, 1997 … Parents are Ned and Amanda Martin … Has one brother, Will … Completed over 150 hours of community service during her high school career, including volunteering at the Three Square Food Bank and the Miracle League … Chose to attend Texas over schools including Penn, Oregon, USC, Cal State Fullerton and Butler … Started playing soccer when she was just three years old … Cites Crossfit, traveling, movies, snowboarding and wakeboarding as hobbies.
