Josh Martin Season 2019-20

Josh Martin Photo Gallery

Career Honors & Awards

• Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019)
• All-American (Pommel Horse, 2019)
• CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019)
• NCAA Team Finals Competitor 
  • 2018 (Pommel Horse, Still Rings)
  • 2019 (Pommel Horse)
• NCAA Team Qualifier Competitor 
  • 2018 (Pommel Horse, Still Rings) 
  • 2019 (Pommel Horse)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2018, 2019; Spring 2017, 2019)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
• Junior Olympic National Championships (2015) 
  • (Third, Floor, Parallel Bars; Seventh, All-Around)
• Junior Olympic National Championships (2014)
  • (Second, Vault) 

	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	AA
Career Highs	13.40	13.80	13.65	14.50	13.00	--	--
2020	--	13.40	13.15	--	--	--	--
2019	13.40	13.10	13.35	14.45	12.50	--	--
2018	13.80	13.65	14.50	14.50	13.00	--	--
2017	--	12.70	--	14.10	--	--	--

2020 (Senior)
Josh Martin competed on pommel horse and rings before the 2020 season ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Martin excelled in the classroom earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. 

2019 (Junior)
Josh Martin captured All-America honors on pommel horse placing eighth to help the Huskers to a third-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships.  Martin had his own personal best this season on the floor (13.40) against UIC and Minnesota (2/23/19). 
Martin also excelled in the classroom earning Academic All-Big Ten honors and two spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.  

2018 (Sophomore)
After suffering a season-ending injury in 2017, Martin bounced back and had an impressive 2018 season by posting a career best (14.50) on vault. Martin competed in nine meets on pommel horse and seven meets on vault. Martin posted a 13.60 on pommel horse and also competed on still rings at the NCAA Championships, helping the Huskers to a fifth-place finish.
Outside of the gym, Martin continued to make an impact as an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2018.

2017 (Freshman)
Martin suffered a season-ending injury early and was forced to take a medical redshirt in his first season at Nebraska. Prior to the injury, Martin was dynamic on vault for the Huskers in the first three meets of the season. He scored at least 14.00 each time and notched a season-high score of 14.10 twice. 
Despite not being able to impact the team in the gym, Martin was impressive in the classroom and in the community for the Huskers, earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2016-17. He also was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2017.

Before Nebraska
Martin was a member of Aerial Gymnastics Club, under Coach Tim O’Connell. Martin competed at the Junior Olympic National Championships in both 2014 and 2015. He placed third on floor and parallel bars and finished seventh in the all-around in 2015. In 2014, Martin claimed second on vault. He graduated from Stevenson High School.

Personal
Josh (Joshua) is the son of Shawn and Jill Martin. Josh was born in Buffalo Grove, Ill., on Feb. 12, 1998. He has one sister, Stephanie. He is a software engineering major. Josh is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota. Outside of gymnastics, he enjoys playing the guitar, video games, and building his own computers.