Joe Mortensen

DOB: Sept. 30, 1988
Height/Weight: 5’10”, 175 lbs.  (1 meter, 77; 79 kg)
Born in Huntington Station, N.Y.
Resides in Huntington Station, N.Y.

Personal /Career Info:

Best-Ever Results

• 2007 Verizon U.S. National Championship bronze medalist
• Finished fourth at the 2007 Verizon U.S. Junior (to age 20) National Championships

2007-08 Results

• 2007-08 World Cup Results: 24th,
• 2007-08 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 9th, DNF, 43rd, 17th, DNR, DNR
• Finished 29th in the final 2008 overall Junior World Cup rankings
• Finished 20th at the 23rd Junior World Luge Championships
• Finished fifth at the 2008 Verizon U.S. National Championships
• DNF 2008 Verizon U.S. Junior National Championships

Fun Facts

• Joe participated in baseball, soccer and wrestling while at St. Dominic High School (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
• Joe's favorite book is The Tempest -- William Shakespeare
• Joes says his favorite sports moment was when the New York Mets won the 2006
  National League Championship