CWRU Athletics

Martinez received the Tony Wallace Award for most outstanding wrestler at the RIT Invitational in Rochester, New York, on Saturday. Martinez won the 133-pound bracket with a 5-0 record securing three wins by pin and two by technical fall. He began competition with back-to-back pins, defeating Xander Burke in 1:56 and Ryan Devins in 3:58. Martinez followed with an 18-0 technical fall in the quarterfinal and a 15-0 technical fall in the semifinal to reach the final of the bracket. Facing Ty Trickle of Trinity (Conn.), Martinez secured a pin in the second period (4:02) to clinch the bracket. He improved to 19-3 on the season with eight pins and four technical falls, leading the team in both wins and pins.