Savannah State University
TRACK & FIELD
Assistant Coach: Rephel Martin

Rephel Martin enters his first year as the assistant coach for men’s and women’s track and field at Savannah State University. His primary duties will include working with the jumpers and strength and conditioning.

The Dover, New Jersey native comes to SSU from his alma mater, UNC-Charlotte, where he excelled in the long jump and triple jump events. While at Charlotte, he earned All-America notice in the triple jump at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned All-Conference USA honors eight times in the long jump, triple jump and 55m dash. He is a two time conference champion in the long jump and three-time triple jump conference champion, and was selected Conference USA Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2000, and UNC-Charlotte indoor and outdoor team MVP in 2000.

Martin currently holds the Conf-USA record in the long jump at 26’5” (8.05m), and recorded a personal best 53’9” in the triple jump, and 6.37 seconds in the 55-meter dash. Martin has earned USATF level one coaching certification, and brings a wealth of knowledge of jumps and techniques to a program primarily known for speedy relay teams.