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Ahern in 2006-07: In his second season, Ahern topped the 20-win mark with his 21-8 record that featured three wins in dual meet competition ... earned dual meet wins over Jordan Lafollette of Brown (8-4) at the Lone Star Duals, N.C. State's Joe Caramanica (5-1) and earned a thrilling 5-4 sudden victory win over Scott Heckman from East Stroudsburg ... opened the season by turning in a 4-1 record at the West Virginia Open where he placed second ... finished third at the Navy Classic after earning a 12-2 major decision over Rutgers' Jack Barrett ... posted a 5-2 record en route to a sixth-place finish at the Nittany Lion Open ... recorded back-to-back 3-1 sudden victory wins over teammates David Ingram and Glenn Shober at the Nittany Lion Open ... finished second at the All-Academy Championship, dropping his finals match to VMI's Sam Alvarenga ... nearly knocked off second-ranked Matt Storniolo of Oklahoma at the Lone Star Duals, losing 5-4 in sudden victory.

2005-06: Turned in a 13-9 record as a rookie ... won six of his first eight matches, including a string of four in a row en route to a fourth-place finish at the Navy Classic ... pinned two of his opponents, including Bloomsburg's Will Saylor at the Penn State Open ... closed out the season winning three of his five matches at the Edinboro Open.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Herkimer High School, Ahern was a multi-sport athlete ... earned five letters in wrestling, while lettering twice in football and track ... attended the Blair Academy in New Jersey prior to arriving at the Academy.

Personal: Full name is Joel Thomas Ahern ... son of John and Michelle Ahern ... father is a Colonel in the Marine Corps ... born June 18, 1986, in Ilion, N.Y. ... majoring in International Relations.