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Joe Kushnerick
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Easton, Pa.
- Previous School:
- Wilson Area
At Columbia: As a junior, earned victory in Wilkes Open over Frank Heffernan (Wilkes) 2-0...had 1-2 record in 2005-06 during injury-plagued year that saw him only compete at season-opening tournament at East Stroudsburg ... much bigger after hard off-season training ... 7-4 record in 2004-05 made him one of the Lions' best first-years ... seven wins included three major decisions, against wrestlers from Sacred Heart, Delaware Valley and Brown ... the latter was a 16-0 tech fall in the Empire State Open ... especially good on his feet.
Wilson Area High: Four wrestling letters at one of Pennsylvania's premier wrestling powers ... captain and first team all-area as a senior ... honored by both area newspapers, the Express Times and Morning Call ... sixth in the Beast of the East, possibly the top scholastic wrestling tournament in the nation ... twice District 11 champion, finished fourth in state championships as a junior (lost in state quarterfinals as senior) ... second in regional as senior, third as a junior ... first team Colonial League all-star as sophomore, junior, and senior ... won titles at Wilson Invitational and Nazareth Invitational ... 113-28 career record ... led Warriors to four district titles and two Pennsylvania state championships ... two-time Al Zarbatany Scholar-Athlete Award recipient ... U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete Award.
Personal: Psychology major ... enjoys paintball ... son of the late John and Deborah ... Joseph Earl Kushnerick, b. June 15, 1986 in Easton, Pa.
2004-05: 7-4, 0-0 Ivy League
2005-06: 1-2, 0-0 Ivy League
2006-07: 1-4, 0-0 Ivy League
Career: 9-10, 0-0 Ivy League
Wilson Area High: Four wrestling letters at one of Pennsylvania's premier wrestling powers ... captain and first team all-area as a senior ... honored by both area newspapers, the Express Times and Morning Call ... sixth in the Beast of the East, possibly the top scholastic wrestling tournament in the nation ... twice District 11 champion, finished fourth in state championships as a junior (lost in state quarterfinals as senior) ... second in regional as senior, third as a junior ... first team Colonial League all-star as sophomore, junior, and senior ... won titles at Wilson Invitational and Nazareth Invitational ... 113-28 career record ... led Warriors to four district titles and two Pennsylvania state championships ... two-time Al Zarbatany Scholar-Athlete Award recipient ... U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete Award.
Personal: Psychology major ... enjoys paintball ... son of the late John and Deborah ... Joseph Earl Kushnerick, b. June 15, 1986 in Easton, Pa.
2004-05: 7-4, 0-0 Ivy League
2005-06: 1-2, 0-0 Ivy League
2006-07: 1-4, 0-0 Ivy League
Career: 9-10, 0-0 Ivy League
Highlights: WR | Columbia at Hofstra
Sunday, November 16
Highlights: WR | Columbia 27, Brown 17
Sunday, February 16
Highlights: WR | Columbia 32, Harvard 8
Saturday, February 15
Highlights: WR | Columbia 20, Penn 24
Friday, January 24
