Joe Mortensen
(Senior National Team Select Candidate)

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:


2010-2011 Results

  • 28th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
  • 27th in Park City, Utah World Cup
  • Did not finish Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
  • 30th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup

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
  • Finished 24th in World Cup (Lake Placid, N.Y.)

 

2007-08 Results

  • 2007-08 World Cup Results: 24th,
  • 2007-08 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 6th, 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
  • Joe says his favorite sports moment was when the New York Mets won the 2006National League Championship
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Luge Track on Openening Day 2008-09 Season
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Joe, fall 2009
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Joe at speed, 09 national seeding race
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Luge Track, Fall 2008
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Cleaning off steels on October 14, 2009
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Slider in the Chicanes, Lake Placid, NY
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Joe Mortensen, January 2009
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Joe during the International Start Competition
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Taking curve 14, 2009 National Championships
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Sliding, 10.14.09

 

 
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