Bentley University

A native of Argentina who came to Bentley by way of Singapore, Miguel Martin combined with fellow 1998 Hall of Fame inductee Jose Tirado to put Bentley on the Division II soccer map. A program that had struggled for a decade before their arrival was a top 20 team by the conclusion of their careers and had amassed a total of 38 wins during their three seasons together.

In his final collegiate season, Miguel had a year to remember, smashing the Bentley single season scoring records while earning Northeast-10 Player of the Year and second-team NSCAA Division ii All-America honors.

Entering the 1991 season, Hall of Farner John Jackson owned the records, having scored 15 goals and amassed 34 points 18 years previous. Miguel destroyed those marks, scoring an incredible· 25 times en route to a 54-point season. Nine of those goals were game-winners, including the only scores in 1-0 wins over Division I Maine and Division Ill power Babson, and against both Assumption and Springfield, he tied the Bentley record with four goals.

His efforts, coupled with Tirado's 11 goals and nine assists, were a major reason why the Falcons finished the 1991 campaign 16-4 overall and captured the Northeast-10 regular season crown.

Primarily a defender his first two seasons at Bentley (a position at which he earned second-team All-Conference-honors in 1989), Miguel was moved to the forward line as a junior in 1990, a move that quickly paid dividends. He finished with a conference-leading 33 points, second most in school history at that point, with 13 goals and seven assists. First-team AII-Northeast-10 and second-team Division II All-New England honors were the result of his solid performance.

Although he spent only half his career on the forward line, Miguel came within one of Jackson's all-time Bentley record of 41 goals, and also missed the century mark in points by just four. He's currently third on Bentley's all-time scoring list, trailing Lucas Jaramillo and Jackson.