Gabriela and James Martin

James and I met at UCF our first semester and began dating soon after. We spent every free moment at UCF sporting events (even joining Knightmare Society), playing IM sports together, and hanging out on campus together. In January of 2020, James proposed.
The way we met is even more special because James’ family are longtime UCF fans. His parents Sharlene (Wendel) Martin ’86 and Steve Martin ’87 met at UCF as well. His little brother Stephen Martin is on the football team. We got married on January 8th of this year (2022) and will be starting our new life together in New Hampshire. No matter where we end up, we have two rules for our family: Always support our Knights and NEVER let a kid go to USF.