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Mountain View’s Jacob Martin shows it’s never too late to take up a new sport

Basketball, baseball were senior’s sports until trying football in 2021

By Meg Wochnick, Columbian staff writer
Published: November 4, 2022, 6:00am
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Mountain View senior Jacob Martin (5) never grew up playing football, yet has transformed into a college prospect as a lockdown corner and sure-hands receiver.
Mountain View senior Jacob Martin (5) never grew up playing football, yet has transformed into a college prospect as a lockdown corner and sure-hands receiver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Ask Jacob Martin his favorite high school sport, and the answer is a perfect one.

“That’s a question I get asked so much,” the Mountain View High senior said, “but my answer always is, ‘It’s the sport I’m playing at the time.’

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