Jarred Martin

Born:  2 May 82

Position: Forward/Midfield

Height/Weight:  6-2, 190

International Caps: 60

International Goals: 42

Years on National Team:
1997 USA Under-18 Team/Under 21 Team
2000 USA National Team
2001 USA National Team
2002 USA National Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Hometown: Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Residence: Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Place of Birth: Glen Falls, N.Y.

High School: Schuylerville ('00)

College: University at Albany "05

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Occupation: Assistant field hockey coach, Duke Univ.

Playing Career:

• Career Highlights

  Early career: Began playing field hockey at age 12. Mom Terry is a coach at Queensbury High School and sister Abbey was member of the U.S. women's national team...Wendy's Heisman Top Scholar Athlete in New York, 2000...League basketball MVP in 2000 at Schuylerville Central.
  
  1997 - U.S. Under-18/Under-21 Team... 2000 - U.S. National Team...Played in Field Hockey Canada Senior National Championships with U.S. U21 team (9th)...Made U.S. senior team debut at Pan American Cup in Havana (5th)...Led  U21 Team in scoring with 6 goals at Junior Pan American Championships in Santiago (4th)...Scored 4 goals in a single match vs Paraguay at Junior Pan American Championships...2001 - U.S. National Team...U.S. World Cup Qualifying Tournament team...Scored all 3 U.S. goals to lead a U.S. comeback in a 3-2 win over Russia at the World Cup Qualifying Tournament...2002 - U.S. National Team...Scored 4 goals to help the U.S. to a second place finish at the Mexico 4-nation tournament in Salamanca (CUB, USA, MEX, VEN)...USA vs Chile friendlies...2003 - U.S. National Team...Led team is scoring with 10 goals at the Pan American Cup Qualifying Tournament in Santo Domingo (2nd)..Scored 5 goals in 16-1 win over Dominican Republic at Pan Am Cup Qualifier...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th/Santo Domingo)...2004 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup (7th, London, Ontario)...2005 - U.S. National Squad...2006 - U.S. National Squad...Canada Test Series (Chula Vista, Calif)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago Test Series (Virginia Beach, Va.)...2007 -USA vs. Mexico Pan American Games Qualifying Series (USA wins series 2-0-1)...China 4 Nation Tournament Team (4th, CHN, JPN, EGY, USA - Lanzhou City, CHN)...XV Pan American Games Team (Rio de Janeiro, 7th)...2008 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Auckland, NZL; 6th)

  Club: LA Tigers (2000-04), East West Sports Camps (2000-present)

• Personal
  

  Nickname: J-Rod

  Career highlight: Beating Russia in the first game of the 2001 World Cup Qualifying Tournament

  Career low: Losing to Mexico at the Pan Am Cup in 2004

  Sports Ambition: To medal at the Pan American Games

  Ambition after field hockey: Attend graduate school, coach field hoceky

  Most influential person in your playing career: Head coach Shiv Jagday - I learned the most from Shiv.

  Favorite place to play: Australia

  I would characterize my style of play as: Powerful

  I can't live without: Dr. Pepper

  The most unusual thing that's happened to me: Appearing on Showcase Showdown on the Price is Right in 2003

  Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Volleyball, speed skating

  Most people don't know that I: was in a Broadway play

  Philosophy: You have to adapt and "roll with the punches"

  Favorites: Food - Grilled cheese, Movie- Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Goonies, TV show - That 70s Show, Pro Team - New York Yankees, Actress - Rachel McAdams, Musical Artist - Guster, Tom Petty

  Favorite Past time: Watching Univ. of North Carolina basketball games

  
  

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