Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer coach Jay Martin was inducted into the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Friday at the United Soccer Coaches convention in Baltimore.

Martin was one of 3 inductees honored on Friday, the 66th, 67th, and 68th inductees into the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame.  Also inducted were George Herrick, a legendary youth and high school coach in New York, and Schellas Hyndman, head men's coach at Grand Canyon (Ariz.) University.

Martin is the winningest coach in NCAA men's soccer history with a total of 723 wins, and was the first men's soccer coach in any NCAA division to reach the 700-win mark.  He has guided his 43 Battling Bishop soccer teams to a 723-150-74 record.  His career winning percentage of .805 entering the 2019 season ranked 11th all-time in the NCAA.  In 43 seasons, Martin's teams have compiled a 283-29-22 record in conference play, a winning percentage of .880, and have won 26 conference crowns.  Martin guided Ohio Wesleyan to NCAA Division III national championships in 1998 and 2011.  His teams have reached the NCAA Division III semifinals 9 times, finishing as national runner-up twice in addition to the 1998 and 2011 titles, and have finished among the final 16 teams a total of 29 times.  They have brought home 12 regional titles, including 9 in the last 15 seasons that the NCAA tournament included a regional format.  Ohio Wesleyan holds the NCAA Division III record with 41 playoff appearances and has recorded 64 playoff victories.  Martin's teams set another NCAA record with 18 consecutive Division III tournament berths from 1978-95 and have won an unprecedented 23 Stu Parry Awards, the latter recognizing Ohio's top Division III team each year.

A 16-time Regional Coach of the Year, Martin also was named Division III Coach of the Year in 1991, 1998 and 2011.  He served a 6-year term on the NCAA Division III Selection Committee, including 4 years as chair.  He was United Soccer Coaches president in 1996 and has been the Editor of Soccer Journal since 2003.  He received the Bill Jeffrey College Long-Term Service Award in 2005 and the Honor Award in 2007.

"I'm very honored," Martin said upon his selection in October.  "I've been very fortunate to have been the recipient of a number of awards over the years, but this one is particularly meaningful.  To be recognized by your peers as one of the best coaches in the country means an awful lot."

The United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to honor achievement in coaching, work on behalf of the association and lifetime contributions to the game of soccer.  Each year, up to three inductees are elected into the association's Hall of Fame based on selections made through balloting of the Hall of Fame Committee.  For more information about the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame, click here.