2017 at WBU: Was named WBU's second All-American, earning first-team honors...Led the NAIA with 17 field goals...Earned All-Central States Football League first-team honors...Made 29-of-30 PATs and 17-of-23 field goals to score a team-high 80 points. His 8.0 points per game ranked second in the NAIA among kickers...Named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week four times, taking his career total to 11, and NAIA National Special Teams Player of the Week once, giving him three of those honors...Equaled his school record with a 56-yard field goal, giving him five 50-plus kicks over the last four years. For his career, Martinez missed just three of 113 PATs...Earned academic all-conference honors...Participated in the fourth annual FCS Bowl in Daytona Beach, Fla. ...Invited to play in Dream Bowl All-Star Game in Salem, Va...
2016 at WBU: Was 19-of-21 on PATs while making 5-of-11 field goal attempts, including a long of 38 yards...Earned CSFL All-Academic honors...Was named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week once...
2015 at WBU: Was 35-of-37 on PATs while also making 13-of-17 field goal attempts, including a school-record 56-yarder. Named All-CSFL second team...Academic All-Conference... National Special Teams player of the week...Three-time CSFL Special Teams Player of the week...
2014 at WBU: Was a perfect 27-of-27 on PATs while also making 6-of-10 field goal attempts, including a school-record four in one game...Long was 48 yards...Named All-CSFL Honorable Mention...two-time CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week...
High school awards/honors: Lettered in football two years at Bryan Adams High School…named high school’s Athlete of the Year…two-time 1
st team all-district kicker and punter…academic all-district two years. For soccer...Newcomer of the year...two-time goalkeeper of the year...four-time First team All-District...defensive MVP...Academic Outstanding All-District all four years.
Why did you choose to come to Wayland and represent the Pioneers? I chose Wayland because God has put me through a lot of obstacles in life, but at the same time He has blessed me to have the opportunity to be at Wayland.
How did you get started playing football and how old were you? I started playing football when I was 16 years old.
What has been your proudest athletic achievement to date? Making it to college and getting over 20 offers to play either soccer or football.
What do you feel like you bring to your team, both athletically and personally? Discipline, dedication, personality, and trust
What are your goals for the future after college? My goal is to one day become a professional athlete. If that’s not possible, then I want my career to be involved in sports somehow.
Nickname: Danny
Favorite Athlete: Iker Casillas
Hobbies: Dance, fishing and camping
Proudest Moment: Playing for a professional soccer team in my country.
Favorite Food: Pupusas, panes con pollo and pescado frito.
Favorite Musician: Romeo Sanrtos, Hector “El Torito Acosta”, J Balvin
Career Plans: My goal is to one day become a pro athlete. If that's not possible, I want my career to be involved in sports somehow.