Drake University Athletics

Ranks fifth at Drake in career double-doubles (26)...two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree.

Senior Year (2006-07) ? Appeared in five contests before being redshirted after a season-ending back injury...averaged a team-leading 20.0 points and 6.8 rebounds in those games...named Missouri Valley Conference player of the week after posting her 26th career double-double in the Bulldogs’ season opening victory over Western Illinois...lone unanimous preseason All-MVC selection.

Junior Year (2005-06) ? Earned first team All-MVC playing honors...named to second team MVC Scholar-Athlete squad...three-time MVC player of the week...only player to start every game...registered 14 double-doubles, leading the MVC...ranked third and fifth, respectively, in the conference in rebounds (9.1) and scoring (16.4)...scored 20 or more points in 11 games, including the final four to close out the campaign...scored a season-high 23 points twice (vs. Missouri State [1/7/06] and vs. Bradley [3/3/06])...pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds in a 70-65 victory at Indiana State...recorded 10 or more rebounds on 14 occasions...shot 50 percent or better from the field nine times...recorded a career-high five steals in a 60-58 victory against Northern Iowa (3/2/06)...scored double digits in all but two tilts...scored her 1,000 career point in loss at Evansville...had seven games where she was perfect from the charity stripe...ranked 11th in the league in free throw percentage (78.7)...averaged 33.14 minutes per game, the ninth-highest mark in the league...named to preseason All-MVC team.

Sophomore Year (2004-05) ? Earned first team All-MVC playing honors...selected by team as offensive player of the year...led team with 14.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game...scoring total ranked sixth in the MVC, while rebounding mark was third...recorded nine double-doubles, which was second-best in the MVC...averaged 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games at the league tournament...one of two players to start all 29 contests...reached double-figure scoring in 24 of 29 affairs, including last 11 games...shot 46.5 percent from the floor, including 38.2 percent from beyond the arc...scored career-high 28 points, while pulling down season-best 14 rebounds at Indiana State...tallied 24 points and collected 14 rebounds at Evansville, while making 9-of-12 field goal attempts...notched 17 points and 13 rebounds against Creighton (3/10/05) in MVC Tournament opener before adding 24 points versus Indiana State (3/11/05) in the league semifinals...hit game-winning shot at Michigan with 9.2 seconds remaining to finish with 17 points and 10 rebounds...dished out season-high six assists at Creighton.

Freshman Year (2003-04) ? Named to the MVC All-Freshman team...earned MVC rookie of the week honors three times...led the team in rebounding (5.8), while ranking second in scoring (11.8)...shot 45 percent from the field, which ranked 13th in the MVC...scored in double figures in 21 of 31 contests, while recording four 20-plus scoring outputs...tallied season-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range, at Missouri State...poured in 22 points at Bradley...tallied 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field against Illinois State (1/12/04)...scored 20 points against Evansville (3/6/04) in regular-season finale...notched a pair of double doubles, including 17 points and 12 rebounds (seven of which were offensive) against Bradley (2/20/04) and 15 points and 10 rebounds against Southern Illinois (3/4/04)...hauled down 78 offensive rebounds, which ranked seventh in the MVC.

High School ? A two-time Iowa Girls Coaches Association Class 3A Player of the Year...earned first team all-state honors three times by the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Iowa Girls Coaches’ Association, also a two-time first team all-state pick by the Des Moines Register...three-time all-district honoree...led Norwalk to 2003 state tournament semifinals as a senior after averaging 24.3 points and 11.2 rebounds...selected to 2003 Iowa Class 3A state all-tournament team...averaged 23 points and 9.8 rebounds as a junior...also a four-year letterwinner in tennis, placing second in state doubles as a senior and fourth as a junior...earned fourth team all-state honors and first team all-conference honors in softball as a junior...member of the National Honor Society...honor roll letterwinner with five bars...member of the National Council on Youth Leadership.

Personal ? Given name is Jill Marie Martin...born April 12, 1985, in Des Moines, Iowa...daughter of Greg Martin and Meri Linn Huff...has a brother, Chad (24) and a stepbrother Reece (17)...elementary education major with a middle school, coaching and health endorsement and urban concentration.