Wheelchair Rugby

Career

In Fall of 2021, Joe took over as the Head Coach of USA Wheelchair Rugby Team after a long playing career the started in 2006. Now entering his first Paralympic year as Head Coach, Joe brings a wealth of knowledge to the team with a focus on team dynamics first and strategy second.

Joe's wheelchair rugby career ended with him being one of the best 2.0 players in the world. He was the only wheelchair rugby player named Athlete of the Year twice in the USWRA, winning the award in 2012 and 2015. He was named best in class 2.0 in the 2014 and 2018 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships. Joe won bronze at the London 2012 Paralympics, was an alternate for the Rio 2016 squad that won Silver, and was Captain of the team that won Silver at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Whether leading as a coach or player, Joe has learned that it is through the power of response that we forge through as champions!

USA Wheelchair Rugby Head Coach

2022: Americas Wheelchair Rugby Championship - Medellin, Colombia - Gold Medal
2022: Tri-Nations - Birmingham, Alabama - Gold Medal
2022: World Championships - Vejle, Denmark - Silver Medal
2023: Japan Para Championships - Chiba, Japan - Bronze Medal
2023: Para Pan American Championships - Santiago, Chile -Gold Medal

Athlete

2020: Paralympic Games - Tokyo, Japan - Silver Medal
2020: Quad Nations - Leicester, England - Gold Medal
2019: World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge - Tokyo, Japan - Gold Medal
2019: Parapan American Games - Lima, Peru - Gold Medal
2019: Four Nations Wheelchair Rugby Invitational - Birmingham, Alabama - Silver Medal
2018: IWRF World Championship - Sydney, Australia - Bronze Medal
2018: World Championships All Tournament Team- Best 2.0 in the world
2018: Canada Cup- Vancouver, Canada- Gold Medal
2018: Quad Nations- Leicester, England-Gold Medal
2017: American Zonal Championships- Asunción, Paraguay- Gold Medal
2017: Japan Para Championships - Chiba, Japan - Gold Medal
2017: Tri Nations - Birmingham, Alabama - Silver Medal
2017: Tri Nations All Tournament Team
2016: Paralympic Games - Rio de Janiero - Alternate
2015: World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge - London, United Kingdom - Silver Medal
2015: World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge All Tournament Team
2015: Parapan American Games- Toronto, Canada- Silver Medal
2015: USQRA Athlete of the Year (Only player to receive award 2x)
2014: IWRF World Championship - Odense, Denmark - Bronze Medal
2014: World Championship All Tournament Team-Best 2.0 in the World
2014: Phoenix Heat Club Team - Division I National Champions
2013: Denmark Wheelchair Rugby Challenge - Odense, Denmark - Gold Medal
2013: Tri-Nations Tournament Sydney, Australia - Gold Medal
2013: American Zonal Championships - Birmingham, Alabama - Gold Medal
2012: Paralympic Games - London, United Kingdom - Bronze Medal
2012: Canada Cup, Vancouver, Canada- Gold Medal
2012: USQRA Athlete of the Year
2011: Wheelchair Rugby American Zonal Championships-Bogota, Columbia- Gold Medal
2010: World Wheelchair Rugby Championship-Vancouver, Canada- Gold Medal
2009: USA Wheelchair Rugby American Zonal Training Team