Boone in High School: A 2007 graduate of Poway High School, Boone was a four-year standout wrestler for head coach Wayne Branstetter ... garnered All-State (Calif.), All-America and Academic All-America recognition as a senior ... named a Junior All-American and Academic All-American as a junior ... a four-time state qualifier who placed second in 2005, third in 2006 and was crowned the state champion in 2007 ... Poway finished third in the state in 2004 before winning the team title in 2005 ... Poway High was undefeated in 2006 en route to winning the state title and was the runner-up in `07 ... graduated from the same high school that produced two-time NCAA qualifier Joe Baker who is a junior at the Naval Academy ... also high school teammate of Greg Prioleau who is a freshman wrestler at the Academy.

Personal: Full name is Joseph Dylan Boone ... son of Robert and Stephanie Boone ... born Oct. 22, 1989, in La Jolla, Calif.