By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Jake Martin is this week's Student-Athlete Spotlight feature.

The sophomore midfielder on the Express men's soccer team has been a key factor in the team's offense this year.

In the team's most recent game, a 4-3 double overtime win over Jackson College on the road, Martin scored the game winning goal with 4:29 left in the second overtime. He also scored another goal earlier in the game.

This season, Martin has three goals and one assist for the Express, who are 3-0 to start the season. It marks the second best start in program history for the Express, who started 7-0 in 2005.

This past summer, Martin was a member of the Pacesetter Super 20 team in Sylvania, OH, where he competed with and against the top players in the nation between the ages of 17 and 20. In the team's first game, Martin scored the game winning goal against the Columbus Crew Juniors, the defending national champion.

In 2011, Martin started 17 games for the Express and earned Second Team All-Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) honors. The team finished 14-6-1.

Martin prepped at St. John's Jesuit in Toledo, OH before coming to Owens. He will be back on the field this Wednesday at Schoolcraft College beginning at 4 p.m.