Joseph Son

Height:
6-0
Weight:
184
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.

2009 (Jr.): Saw limited time on the mat throughout the year, dropping two matches at the Southern Scuffle … was 0-2 on the season at 184 pounds … dropped a 10-2 major decision to eventual sixth-place finisher Chris Honeycutt to open the Southern Scuffle … bowed out of the event after a 4-2 decision loss to Navy's Casey Caldwell.
2008 (So.): Added depth for the Flames at both 165 and 174 pounds … posted a combined 5-12 overall record … one of five grapplers to wrestle at two different weight classes during the season … opened the year with a 12-11 decision over Army's Tim Dean at the Brockport-Oklahoma Gold Classic (11/10) … posted a 2-2 mark at the Navy Classic (11/17), including decision victories over George Mason's Greg Scott (9-7) and Campbell's Eric Wischusen (6-5) … picked up a 6-3 decision victory over VMI's Jamey Gordon at the Virginia State Intercollegiates (1/5) … won an 11-7 decision over Delaware State's Brandon Gardner to help the Flames to a 39-15 dual victory over the Hornets, en route to winning the Eastern Regional Duals (2/3).
2007 (Fr.): Posted a 3-15 overall record … wrestled at both 165 (3-7) and 174 (0-8) pounds … picked up his first collegiate victory with a 9-2 decision over Frank Perkoski Gloucester C.C. at the Spartan Invitational (12/2) … followed the win with another victory, as he defeated College of New Jersey's Ryan McCabe in overtime, 5-3 (SV), at the Spartan Invitational.
Prep: Graduated from Peachtree Ridge High School … finished his three-year career with a 110-39 record (73.8 winning percentage) … was a Gwinnett County Honorable Mention selection as a sophomore at 171 pounds … posted a 52-13 record as a junior at both 171 and 189 pounds … placed sixth at the Gwinnett Country tournament as a junior and was one match away from placing at the Georgia State Championship … capped off his prep career with a 47-4 record at 171 and 189 pounds, helping him garner a Gwinnett County Championship … was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the Blackhorse Invitational as he claimed the championship … Region 7AAAAA champion as a senior … also was a varsity letterwinner in football, starting at nose guard as a sophomore … four-year member of the high school Philharmonic Orchestra, earning a letter each year … was a member of the Gwinnett County Youth Symphony.
Personal: Son of Jong-Gyu and Eun-hee Son … birthday is on March 30 … majoring in music education at Liberty … would like to teach after graduation … lists anything the team is not allowed to have during the regular season as his favorite snack foods … if he could choose one place to live for year it would be Hawaii, because he could surf and live the simple life … Power Rangers was his favorite television show growing up as a child … being a music major is something that sets him apart from other … lists his parents as the people he admires the most in life, because of their hard work habits and their unconditional love.