Mortensen & Griffall
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 | Matt Mortensen
Front Driver
DOB: Dec. 11, 1985
Height/Weight: 6'0", 167 lbs. (1 meter, 82; 76 kg)
Born in Huntington Station, N.Y.
Resides in Huntington Station, N.Y. |  | Preston Griffall
Back Driver
DOB: June 6, 1984
Height/Weight: 5'10", 155 lbs. (1 meter, 77; 70 kg)
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Resides in Salt Lake City, Utah
| Personal /Career Info: Best-Ever Results - Matthew is the 2005 overall Junior (to age 20) World Cup doubles champion, and a two-time overall silver medalists (2003 & 2004), with Garon Thorne
- Matthew and Garon Thorne raced to the 2003 Verizon U.S. Junior National Championship
- Preston finished eighth at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, in Torino, Italy, with teammate Dan Joye
- Preston is a two-time Junior World champion (2002 & 2003), with Dan Joye
- Preston is a two-time overall Junior World Cup champion (2002 & 2003), with Dan Joye
- Matthew and Preston are the 2007 Verizon U.S. National Championship bronze medalists
- 2008 Verizon U.S. National Championship silver medalists
2008-09 Results - 2008-09 World Cup Results: DNQ
Fun Facts - Matthew says the person he would most like to meet is Jessica Alba
- Matthew played both baseball and soccer for Saint Dominic High School (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
- Matthew's favorite place to race is Oberhof, Germany
- Preston's favorite movie is "Top Gun"
- Preston's favorite CD is "Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes" -- AFI
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