Joe Coughlin
Joe Coughlin
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Horsham, Pa.

High School:
Hatboro-Horsham

Height:
5-4

Event:
133 pounds

2007-08: Third on the team with 22 wins during the season while wrestling exclusively at the 133-pound weight class... Posted a 5-3 record in CAA matches... Tied for second on the team with eight falls, setting a new career high... Finished third on the team with five major decisions... Earned one technical fall during the year... Finished third at 133 pounds at the Navy Classic... Finished third at 133 pounds at the CAA Championships.

2006-07: Posted a winning mark with a 16-15 overall record during the season... Led the team with five major decision victories... Placed second at the Navy Classic at 125 pounds... Wrestled to a fourth-place finish in the 125-pound bracket at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Championships... Went 2-2 at the two-day CAA Duals at the Fieldhouse... Entered the CAA Championships ranked fourth in the conference at 125 pounds.

2005-06: Posted 18 wins for the second consecutive season, recording an 18-8 overall mark as the starter at 125 pounds... Tied for the most CAA victories on the team with eight... Only lost one conference match during the season... Had the second-highest total of major decisions on the team with eight... Placed third at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Championships on Jan. 7... Finished fourth at the CAA Championships... Named CAA Co-Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 14 after recording a technical fall against ODU's Bryan LaShomb and a major decision against Campbell's Richie Apolinar.

2004-05: Enjoyed a stellar freshman campaign, posting second-most wins on the team and an 18-12 overall record at 125... One of three wrestlers with 10 or more dual match wins (12-3)... Recorded the most Patriot CAA victories at 6-2... Had one pin fall, three technical falls and three major decisions... Placed third at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Championships... Won nine straight bouts in January and ended the season with 12 victories in his last 17 matches... Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Jan. 18 and Jan. 25... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award... Made the Dean's List and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2005 for outstanding work in the classroom.

Prep: Had a solid four-year varsity career at Hatboro-Horsham High School... Posted 107 career victories... Selected first-team all-league as a senior... Placed fifth at the 2004 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA state tournament... Made all-league honorable mention in 2001, 2002 and 2003... Two-time PIAA Class AAA state qualifier... Also ran cross-country for three seasons... Made the Pennsylvania all-Academic team... Member of the Hatboro-Horsham honor roll for four straight years.

Personal: Full name is Joseph W. Coughlin... Born September 3, 1985... Parents of Karen and Ed Coughlin... Has three siblings, Eric, Tim and Liz... 2004 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School... Chose George Mason over West Point, East Stroudsburg, Delaware Valley, Lycoming and Sippery Rock... Majoring in communication.

Career Statistics
Year	Wgt.	CAA	Dual	Overall	Falls	TF	MD
2004-05	125	6-2	12-3	18-12	1	1	3
2005-06	125	8-1	11-3	18-8	2	1	8
2006-07	125	2-4	6-6	16-15	2	2	5
2007-08	133	5-3	10-7	22-13	8	1	5
Total		21-10	39-19	74-48	13	5	21
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