  C.J. was a three sport standout for Fenwick. He was a varsity starter for four years in baseball, three years in football, and lettered three years in basketball. He received All-League honors in all three sports and was a co-captain in all three sports. C.J. joins his father Dick Martin '73, a former teacher and coach at Fenwick, in the Athletic Hall of Fame.
On the football team C.J. played quarterback where he holds several records. He is first in career touchdown passes(31), second in career total passing yards(3617), and second in career completed passes. C.J. attended the Purdue Elite Quarterback camp in the summer of 2000 where he received the Top Gun award. He was selected to the first team Division V Southwest District and received Special Mention Division V All-State.
C.J. played on the varsity baseball team for all four years. He was a top pitcher and sure-handed infielder for the Fenwick team that won three straight District championships in 1999, 2000, & 2001. An example of his pitching prowess was the 2001 regional final where he threw all nine innings in a losing effort of the 1-0 game to eventual state champion Marion Pleasant. When he was not pitching he played second base or shortstop, where he combined with Joe Kreke '01 to turn 12 double plays in 2001. He received the Dennis Bowman Baseball Award his senior year.
On the Falcons basketball team C.J. lettered three years and was a starter his junior and senior seasons. He played forward on the 2000 team that had 18 wins and lost a close battle to Miami East in the regional finals. He was a consistent scorer and was an excellent passer and rebounder. He received first team All-MML honors his junior year and honorable mention senior year.
Upon graduation from Fenwick, C.J. attended Ohio University where he graduated in 2005, with a B.A. in History/Pre-Law. In 2011, he received an M.A. in Educational Leadership from the University of Notre Dame. C.J. worked as an Athletic Director at St.Joseph Middle School in Nashville, Tennessee where he also coached football, baseball, and golf. He also coached some high school baseball while living in Tennessee.
In 2010, C.J. accepted the position of Principal at St.Joseph Catholic Grade School in Athens, Georgia. He then facilitated a capital campaign that resulted in the construction of a new campus on a 46 acre site with state of the art academic and athletic facilities.
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