Dave Martin is in his 11th year as director of athletics at Misericordia University.
During his first 10 years at the helm, the Cougars won 21 conference championships and earned 20 NCAA tournament berths.
The women’s soccer team made the school’s first trip to the NCAA final Four in 2012 and Ashlee Ward won NCAA Indoor and Outdoor High Jump titles in 2014.
As interim head women’s basketball coach, Martin led the Cougars to their first Freedom title and NCAA bid in 2011-12. In addition, he guided the Cougars through the transition from the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference to the Freedom Conference and Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) in 2008.
Most recently, he oversaw the addition of varsity football which began play in 2012 and has also overseen the addition of men’s tennis and women’s golf as a varsity sports offering at MU.
Martin previously spent 14 seasons as head men’s basketball coach at Misericordia and served as associate athletic director and coordinator of athletic recruiting. He led the Cougars to 11 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoff berths and two PAC finals appearances. Martin compiled 178 career wins at MU and was a four-time PAC Coach of the Year.
A graduate of Wilkes University, Martin earned a master’s degree in education from Misericordia.
