Ford Martin

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2018 was Ford Martin’s second season at Vanderbilt as an assistant coach, leading the Commodore goalkeepers.

In 2018, Martin coached Commodore goalies Madison Foglio, Grace Bell and Lily Argyle to an 8-9 overall record. Due to injury, Martin helped former midfielder Grace Bell learn the fundamentals of the position and start eight of the Dores’ 17 games in net.

In his first season, Martin worked with the Commodore goaltenders and all three earned starts throughout the season. Callahan Kent started 10 games in her final season and mae 71 saves. She finished her career fifth all-time in goals against average with 10.87. Freshman Madison Foglio and redshirt-freshman Lily Argyle both picked up their first career wins in 2017. Argyle started and played all 60 minutes in the Dores 14-12 comeback win over Villanova. Foglio started in the Dores 16-8 home win over UConn.

Vanderbilt head coach Cathy Swezey hired former volunteer assistant coach Ford Martin as an assistant coach in the fall of 2016.

Martin was a volunteer assistant coach for the Commodores for two seasons working primarily with the goalkeepers before he graduated in the fall of 2015. He worked with goalie Callahan Kent during her first two seasons as a Commodore. This past year, Kent had a breakout season achieving second team All-BIG EAST honors after finishing fourth in the nation in saves with 156.

Martin, a native of Potomac, Md., played goalie at Georgetown Prep and started 43 consecutive games in net. His team won three IAC championships, finished No. 1 in the state of Maryland his sophomore and senior seasons and was ranked in the top 15 nationally all three years.

Georgetown Prep started the “Ford Martin Award for Courage and Perseverance in the Face of Adversity,” which Martin awards every year to a senior lacrosse player.

He graduated from Vanderbilt in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Communications of Science & Technology.