Desmond Martin (9/15/2014) - Athlete Awards - Wayne State University Athletics

Wayne State University Athletics

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Warrior of the Week

Desmond Martin

Award

Warrior of the Week
Week Of

9/15/2014
Sport

Football
Bio

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Senior captain running back Desmond Martin (Redford, Mich. / Thurston) was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the football team to a 41-31 win over #13 Carson-Newman. Martin set career-highs for rushing attempts (30), rushing yards (235) and rushing touchdowns (3) with two of his three scores coming in the decisive fourth quarter as WSU turned a 31-27 deficit into a 41-31 victory. Martin's 30 carries were the first time an opposing tailback rushed that many times against CNU since Northern Colorado's Billy Holmes ran 30 times for 136 yards in the 1996 national title game. His 235 rushing yards were the most allowed by CNU to an opponent since Elon's Bobby Hedrick gained 252 yards on 36 carries on Nov. 17, 1979 (12,720 days, 408 games). In terms of the WSU record book, Martin's 235 rushing yards were the 13th highest total with Joique Bell having seven of the top 12 all-time marks (ranging from 252 to 318). The other five totals were by Toney Davis (326), Randy Holmes (314), A.J. Vaughn (271), Joe Gough (258) and Mike Stankovich (237).

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
5/17/2010	Casey Hanes	Softball
5/17/2010	Justin Mazur	Baseball
5/10/2010	Ryan LaPensee	Baseball
5/10/2010	Kristina Goranskaya	Women's Tennis
5/3/2010	Paul LaMantia	Baseball
5/3/2010	Jaci Banton	Softball
4/26/2010	Stephanie LeClair	Softball
4/26/2010	Ryan LaPensee	Baseball
4/19/2010	Brady Cooper	Baseball
4/19/2010	Alison Allen	Softball
4/12/2010	Paul LaMantia	Baseball
4/12/2010	Rachel Spaccarotelli	Softball
4/5/2010	Ryan LaPensee	Baseball
4/5/2010	Alison Allen	Softball
3/29/2010	Olivia Dobbs	Women's Fencing
3/29/2010	Bertrand Moulin	Men's Tennis
3/22/2010	Stephanie Foreman	Softball
3/22/2010	Paul LaMantia	Baseball
3/15/2010	Joaquin Abascal Gallegos	Men's Swimming & Diving
3/15/2010	Ashley St. Andrew	Women's Swimming & Diving