Clarion Athletics

Zach Martin enters his first year as a graduate assistant coach for the Golden Eagle football program in 2020-21, where he will coach linebackers. He comes to Clarion having already completed several years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division III and Division I FCS levels.
 
Martin worked briefly as an assistant at Lehigh in 2020, working as an assistant linebackers coach, a recruiting assistant and defensive quality control coach. He recruited nationally in a large territory that spanned much of the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions while also conducting daily Zoom virtual tours for prospective student-athletes. Martin was also responsible for teaching scheme and technique to the linebackers, and assisted both the defensive and special teams coordinators in weekly game plans.
 
Before arriving at Lehigh, Martin spent three seasons as an assistant linebackers coach at his alma mater Susquehanna. He helped directly develop three All-Centennial conference honorees in his time there, including Craig Roumes, Cole Dixon and Connor Thompson.  Roumes won a slew of awards in his time at Susquehanna, including @TheCFBNetwork Division III All-America First Team honors, D3Football.com All-South Region Second Team, and a number of Defensive Player of the Week honors. Dixon was also named to the D3Football.com All-South Region team as well as a second team all-conference selection, and Thompson was a two-time first team all-conference selection. Susquehanna’s defense ranked in the top-10 nationally in seven different categories, including total defense (fifth), rushing yards per game (seventh) and sacks (eighth).
 
Martin’s playing career includes one year as an inside linebacker at Lebanon Valley College in 2015, followed by two years as an inside linebacker at Susquehanna from 2016-17. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Susquehanna in 2019.