2016 All-American | Two-time Pac-12 Champion
As a Sophomore (2016-17)
- Team captain and starter at 141 pounds
- Pac-12 champion, just the seventh Cardinal to win multiple conference titles
- Led the team with a 31-3 overall record and went 10-0 in duals
- Scored 43 dual points for the team
- Team-best 10 falls on the season with the fastest coming in 50 seconds over A.J. Vindici of Penn (Jan. 15)
- 10 falls tied for the 10th-most in a single season in program history
- Won the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 20) and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2-3)
- Placed third at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
- Defeated seven ranked opponents - No. 12 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State), No. 16 Logan Everett (Army), No. 7 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia), No. 4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), No. 19 Ryan Diehl (Maryland) and No. 12 Randy Cruz (Lehigh)
- NWCA Academic All-America
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
As a Freshman (2015-16)
- The first freshman All-American in school history, placing third at the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden
- Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (fourth in program history)
- 27-3 overall record, 11-1 mark in duals as Stanford's starter at 141 pounds
- Ranked seventh on Stanford's freshman wins list
- Ranked No. 2 nationally during the season
- Became just the fifth freshman in school history to win a Pac-12 title (Feb. 27)
- First Cardinal to win a conference championship at 141 pounds
- Notched five falls, seven major decisions and a technical fall
- Opened the season with a team-best 11-match winning streak (Nov. 2 - Jan. 2)
- Won the Hokie Open (Nov. 8) by knocking off then-No. 1 Evan Henderson (UNC)
- Placed second at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Jan. 1-2)
- Also secured top 20 wins over No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn St.), No. 16/14 Zach Horan (Central Michigan) twice, No. 18 Brock Zacherl (Clarion), No. 6 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), No. 11 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) and No. 4 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers)
High School
- A 2014 graduate of Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J.
- A four-year letterwinner, captained his team as a junior and senior
- Team won three consecutive national titles (2012-14)
- Three-time prep national champion (2011, 2012, 2013)
- Two-time Beast of the East Champion (2012, 2014), runner-up in 2011
- Ironman champion (2013, runner-up in 2011
- Three-time Fargo champion (greco-roman) in 2010, 2011 and 2013
- Two-time Fargo runner-up (freestyle) in 2012 and 2013
National Team
- Two-time U.S. Junior World Team member (freestyle), capturing a silver medal in 2014
- 2012 U.S. Cadet World Team member (freestyle)
Personal
- Son of James and Natalie McKenna
- Has two sisters, Jamie and Jillian
- Cousin, Steven Martell, was a two-time NCAA Divsion III All-American at Johnson & Wales
- Cousin, Allyson Martell, was a competitive cheerleader at the University of Maryland
- Born in Ridgewood, N.J.
- Full name is Joseph Christopher McKenna
Career Numbers
Year | Record | Dual Record | Dual Points | Falls | Technical Falls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | 27-3 | 11-1 | 45 | 5 | 1 |
2016-17 | 31-3 | 10-0 | 43 | 10 | 3 |
Totals | 58-6 | 21-1 | 88 | 15 | 4 |