Martha was named in the 13-woman Cross Country Roster of the Spartans (as the NSU athletics team are called).
Ghana's "Golden Girl" will be coached by Kenneth Giles, the Director of Track and Field Programmes and Donald Bond, Assist Women's Cross Country Coach at NSU.
Background
Martha won a gold medal in the Girls' 800metre race at the Summer Youth Olympics in a time of 2:04:90 minutes.
Martha on her return from the Olympics was promised a scholarship by President John Mahama in a State of the Nation address on February 26, 2015.