2010-11: Martinez had a solid first campaign with the Cowboys, as he finished 29-15 overall and 8-7 in duals to earn a West Regional title and trip to the NCAA Championships. He started the season at 165 pounds, but moved up to 174 in December and earned the starting nod. Martinez collected a team-high 10 major decisions to go with one pin and one technical fall while posting a 10-3 mark against the WWC.
Martinez went 1-2 in his first trip to the national tournament. He opened with a 10-3 loss to Minnesota's Scott Glasser, before notching a 12-3 major decision over Liberty's Royal Brettrager. His tournament ended with a 9-4 loss to No. 12 Mike Benefiel of Oklahoma State.
Martinez won his first West Regional title and first-team All-WWC honors with a major decision and two decisions at the tournament, after going 8-5 down the stretch in the dual season. He opened the 2010-11 campaign by winning the Northwest Open and placing second at the Cowboy Open. He went 2-2 at the Kaufman-Brand Open, but rebounded with a third-place showing at the UNK Loper Open. Martinez also went 3-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
2009-10: Patrick used his redshirt season in his first year at UW and in open tournaments he was sometimes dominant. His record was 17-3 while competing at 165 and 174 pounds. He had one technical fall and five major decisions.
Martinez placed either first or second in every tournament he entered. He won his weight class at the Northwest Wyoming Open and the Northern Colorado Open, and was second at the Cowboy Open, the UNK Loper Open and the Utah Valley Open.
In the summer prior to starting college, he placed at Junior Nationals in both Freestyle (4th) and Greco (7th).
High School: Martinez was the 160-pound California state champion as a senior and place-winner (sixth) as a junior in arguably one of the most difficult state high school events in the nation. He is a two-time Freestyle and Greco Roman State Champion, as well as a place-winner at the Reno Tournament of Champions. His high school team, Temecula Valley, won the CIF championship four straight years and the Southern Section Masters championship those same years. Martinez was a California Triple Crown winner in 2007 and the California FILA Greco Roman state champion. Many other schools recruited him, but he chose UW over the likes of Missouri and Maryland.
Personal: Patrick is the son of Anthony Martinez and Barbara Morlan. His birthday is April 5, 1990. Martinez is a social science major at UW.
