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Joe Henson
Joe Henson is now in his seventh year as a member of Coach Cody's staff, bringing valuable wrestling and coaching experience to the team. Henson's responsibilities to the team include recruiting, administrative oversight and individual training. As a collegian, Henson qualified for the NCAA Championships four times while attending both the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Nebraska. A 2001 graduate of Penn, Henson was a two-time place-winner at the EIWA Championships. During the 2001 tournament, he took third place and in his senior campaign Henson narrowly missed capturing a championship when he took second to Jesse Jantzen of Harvard. For his performance and efforts during his senior year, Henson earned the Robert G. Allman Most Inspirational Award. Henson began his collegiate career at Nebraska where he lettered twice and was also a two-time Nationals Qualifier. In his four year career, Henson amassed over 100 wins. Henson also accomplished much away from the wrestling matt during college, twice earning Academic All-America. Henson graduated from Penn in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in psychology. Prior to joining American's staff, Henson was a coach at New Oxford High School during the 2002-03 season.
