MOREHEAD, Ky -- Morehead State Men's Golf Coach
Matthew Martin will be leading the program through 2029-30, earning a contract extension.
The Eagle leader since 2014-15, Martin has led Morehead State to more than 40 top-10 tournament finishes, 20 top-five finishes and numerous victories. This past season, the Eagles set the program's 54-hole team record with an 833 at the Derek Dolenc Invitational.
Martin has coached two individuals (Nick Wilkins in 2018 and Joe Mushong in 2022) who have won the OVC medalist honor and took part in an NCAA regional.
In his tenure, Eagles have been honored 12 times on All-Ohio Valley Conference teams.Â
Martin started off his head coaching tenure right, helping the 2014-15 Eagles trim 5.3 strokes from their 2013-14 team average (305.5 to 300.2) and increase their head-to-head wins total by 50 percent (24 to 36).
Martin was an assistant men's golf coach and assistant men's basketball coach at Transylvania (Ky.) from 2010-13. Martin spent the 2013-14 school year as the head boy's basketball coach at Bourbon County High School in Paris, Ky.
After attending Furman and Cincinnati, Martin finished his college career at Transylvania. He helped the Pioneers to three straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference golf championships (2008-10) and earned all-league honors each year.
His father, Wayne, was the head men's basketball coach at MSU from 1978-87. He led the Eagles to NCAA Tournament berths in 1983 and 1984. Martin's wife Sarah was the MSU beach volleyball head coach and associate head coach for indoor until stepping away following the 2025-26 seasons.
Martin earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Transylvania in 2010 and Master's Degree in teaching from Morehead State in 2012Â
