Michelle Martinez is in her ninth season as an assistant coach for Dragon women's soccer in 2023.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Martinez has a strong soccer background. She has served as the Fargo North head soccer coach since 2014. Prior to that, she was an assistant boys and girls soccer coach at Fargo Davies from 2010-14.
She starred in soccer at North Dakota State from 2004-07. Martinez finished her four-year career with 30 goals (third most in NDSU history) and 69 points (fifth all-time in school history).
Martinez led the conference in goals (10) and points (25) in 2006. She was named to the D1 All-Independent Team in 2005 along with being named team's most valuable offensive player. In 2004 she was named the Team Offensive Player of the Year.
She received her undergraduate degree from North Dakota State in 2008 and earned her master's degree from the university in 2016. Martinez is a physical education teacher at Kennedy Elementary school in Fargo.
