Happy 24th Birthday to legend Isaiah Martinez, one of only four Illinois varsity wrestling alumni to win two NCAA titles.
Recruited by coach Jim Heffernan, Martinez traveled more than 2,100 miles to attend the University of Illinois from his home in Lemoore, Calif.
He was redshirted as a true freshman, then began a dominating run of his Big Ten competition in the 2014-15 season.
Martinez will serve as Illinois wrestling's volunteer assistant coach in 2018-19. I-Mart's record-setting Illini career, by the numbers:
2: Number of times he won the Dike Eddleman Award as UI's Male Athlete of the Year (2016 and '17).