Isaiah Martin Season 2019-20

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Holds the school record in the indoor heptathlon with 5,631 points (Feb. 28, 2020)
• Broke the Purdue record in the outdoor decathlon with 7,708 points (May 14-15, 2021)

 

2021

Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Second Team All-America: Decathlon
• NCAA Qualifier: Decathlon
• Participated in eight meets in the decathlon, long jump, javelin, discus, shot put, 100, 200 and 110 hurdles
• Placed 10th in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships with 7,542 points from June 9-10
• Competed in the long jump at the NCAA East Prelims and was 40th with a jump of 6.99 meters on May 26
• Broke the school record in the decathlon with 7.708 points to place fourth at the Big Ten Championships, and also recorded a 59.89-meter throw in the javelin to finish 10th, from May 14-16
• Finished third in the decathlon with 7.576 points at the Husker Big Ten Invite from April 16-17
• Ran a personal-best 110 hurdles time of 14.47 to place third at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 on April 10
• Earned a career-best time in the 200 of 22.38 at the Big Ten North Florida Invite from April 2-3

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Second Team All-America: Heptathlon
• Big Ten Runner-Up: Heptathlon
• NCAA Qualifier: Heptathlon
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Competed in five meets in the heptathlon, 60 hurdles, long jump, pole vault and shot put
• Finished 10th in the heptathlon with 5,501 points at the NCAA Championships to earn second team All-America accolades from March 11-12
• Won silver in the heptathlon with 5,610 points at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-26
• Finished sixth in the long jump, with a mark of 7.07 meters, and ran a season-best 60 hurdles time of 8.14 at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invite from Feb. 12-13
• Was the runner-up in the long jump (6.91 meters) and third in the 60 hurdles final (8.16) at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
• Placed fourth in the 60 hurdles final in 8.30 at the Gladstein Invite on Jan. 23

 

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• All-America: Heptathlon (USTFCCCA)
• NCAA Qualifier: Heptathlon
• Participated in five meets and competed in the heptathlon, 800 and 4x400 relay
• Broke the school record and earned a Big Ten bronze medal with 5,631 points in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships
• Set personal-best marks in all three events at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14, with a mark of 7.33m in the long jump to place fifth, a time of 8.14 in the 60 hurdles finals to finish sixth and a 7.26 in the 60
• Ran a career-record time of 2:04.85 in the 800 and added a second-place finish in the high jump (1.86m) and 4x400 relay (3:24.11) and a third-place finals finish in the 60-hurdles (8.27) at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Participated in six meets and competed in decathlon events
• Second Team All-America in the decathlon
• Became the program’s first decathlete to surpass the 7,000-point mark since 1998
• Scored 7,398 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlon to finish 10th, and collected four PRs, from June 5--8
• Recorded the second-highest NCAA finish among freshmen decathletes and fourth-highest among all underclassmen
• Became just the second Boilermaker decathlete to earn All-America honors since 1998
• Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the decathlon after ranking No. 16 in the nation heading into the meet
• Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships in the decathlon with a score of 7,346 from May 10-12
• Posted 7,451 points in the decathlon, third-most in program history, to place third at the Jim Click Invite on April 6

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Competed in six meets in the heptathlon and the 4x400
• Finished sixth in the heptathlon with 5,355 points at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 22
• Was second in the 60 hurdles in 8.21 seconds and third in the high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 1
• Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 25 with a mark of 5,249
• Won the 60-hurdles in 8.26 seconds at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12

 

HIGH SCHOOL

• Won a state championship in the 300 hurdles and was second in the 110 hurdles and javelin and eighth in the long jump as a senior
• Won a state title in javelin, a silver medal in the 300 hurdles and a bronze in the 110 hurdles as a junior
• Finished fourth in the 110 hurdles and sixth in the 300 hurdles as a sophomore at the state meet
• Placed fifth at the state meet as a freshman
• Personal-best marks are 7,125 in the decathlon, 59.1m in the javelin, 4:26.38 in the 1,500m, 14.27 in the 110 hurdles, 6.94m in the long jump and 37.80 in the 300 hurdles
• Also lettered in football and basketball, was named the football team’s freshman of the year and made the district championships in both sports
• Received the Jackie Joybner Kersee Award and the Joe Ferrel Award for Most Outstanding Athlete.
• Member of the AAU Junior Olympics, where he placed first
• Placed fourth at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championship
• Two-time KJFF Dream Team MVP

 

PERSONAL

• Parents are Jamaal Taylor and Carlyse Martin
• Has one sibling, Caden
• Born in St. Louis, Missouri
• Majoring in psychological sciences