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Martha Covington Photo Gallery
Martha Covington Hall of Fame Introduction Video

Martha Covington, ’99 was a four-time Atlantic Sun first-team all-conference performer in softball and is one of just 10 student-athletes to accomplish that feat since 1986.  She was a three-time All-Southeast Region selection and still ranks among the ASun career top-five leaders in batting average (4th, .429), hits (4th, 280), doubles (1st, 73).  Covington was the ASun batting champion in 1997 (.449), 1998 (.442) and 1999 (.474) and her .474 batting average in 1999 is the second-highest all-time in league history (behind Denelle Hicks of Campbell, who hit .502 in 1995). 
 
A native of Colonial Heights, Va., Covington led the ASun in hits twice (1997 and ‘98), doubles (1997) and RBI (1997).  In Campbell record books, she still ranks first in career RBI (157) and doubles (73), second in batting average (.473), hits (280) and total bases (419) and sixth in runs (127).  She led the Camels to the 1996 A-Sun East Division championship and league tournament runner-up finish.
 
Following graduation, Covington obtained her Virginia Firefighter and AEMT certifications in 2003.  She started the Richard Bland College softball team in 2013 and served as head coach through the 2016 season.  She was named NJCAA Region 10 coach of the year in 2013 and led her team to regular season titles in 2013 and 2016.  From 2017-2020, Covington served as assistant coach at Virginia State University before moving into public education.  She achieved National Board Teacher Certification in 2023.