A member of the Manhattan indoor and outdoor track teams and the cross country team. An NCAA All American in Cross Country in 1979, Marty was also named the Metropolitan Track's Collegiate Cross Country Runner of the Year. A very competitive year for the honor, Marty paved the way with a 10^th place finish at the National AAU Cross Country Championships, a third place finish in the IC4A Championships, and second place finishes in the NCAA District II Championships and the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championships. He was also a member of the All East First Team. Marty wrapped up his track victories in 1980 with another second place finish in the IC4A's Outdoor 10,000 meters. Both of these IC4A second place finishes came behind future Olympians. Marty was also instrumental in several Jasper relay victories, including the 4 x 1600m Rutgers Relay. He ran the leadoff leg in 4:10.8, breaking a Villanova record with a final team time of 16:43.3.