Badger Bites
2X NCAA All-American ... 2X NWCA Scholar All-American ... 3X Academic All-Big Ten ... parents are Angela and Jason Barnett ... has two brothers, Gary and Jacob ... major is personal finance ... fastest pin 0:20 seconds (vs. Penn's Ryan Miller, 12/4/22) ... fastest tech fall 4:35 (18-2 vs. Nebraska's Jeremiah Reno, 1/31/21).
Honors and Awards
- Went 3-2 at NCAA Championships (125 pounds)
- Automatic qualifier for NCAA Championships
- 5th place at 2023 Big Ten Championships (125 pounds)
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2022 NCAA All-American
- 7th place at 2022 NCAA Championships (125 pounds)
- 2nd place at 2022 Big Ten Championships (125 pounds)
- 2022 NWCA Scholar All-American
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2021 NCAA All-American
- 8th place at 2021 NCAA Championships (125 pounds)
- 10th place at 2021 Big Ten Championships (125 pounds)
- Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 26, 2021)
- 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American
- 2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24: Ranked No. 5 at 125 pounds by Intermat in preseason ... using year of COVID eligibility ... kicked off the year with a pin in 2:14 over Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) in Wisconsin's season and home opener... went undefeated (3-0) and placed 1st in the Michigan State Open in the open division, won all three by decision...
2022-23: Team Co-Captain ... ranked No. 7 at 125 pounds by Intermat in preseason ... set a new personal best for fastest pin in 20 seconds against Penn's Ryan Miller at the Garden State Grapple on Dec. 4 ... won the 125-pound title at 2022 Midlands Championships (5-0 overall) after defeating Arizona State's Brandon Courtney with 6-2 decision... wrestled in all 16 of Wisconsin's duals and finished the season with a 23-9 record including four pins and five major decisions... 10-6 vs. Big Ten opponents amd 10-8 vs. ranked opponents... finished season ranked 6th in the nation by Intermat (March 4, 2023)... placed 5th at Big Ten Championships... automatic qualifier for NCAA Championships... went 3-2 in NCAA Championships including one pin... named to winter Academic All-Big Ten team.
2021-22: 2022 NCAA All-American at 125 pounds ... finished seventh at NCAA Championship at 125 pounds (seeded 6th) with 5-2 record ... earned automatic qualification to second career NCAA Championships after finishing 2nd at 2022 Big Ten Championships ... capped his NCAA appearance with a pin of Oregon State's No. 15 Brandon Kaylor in 4:44 ... finished 3-1 at Big Ten Championships (seeded 3rd) and advanced to conference final vs. Michigan's Nick Suriano (seeded 1st) losing 12-4 ... helped lead Badgers to 21-15 victory at Minnesota (first win over Gophers since 2010-11 season) with a 8-5 decision upset of higher-ranked Patrick McKee ... wrestled 12 of Wisconsin's 14 duals at 125 pounds ... finished 21-5 overall, including five pins and four major decisions ... finished season ranked fifth overall in the nation by Intermat (March 8, 2022) and was never ranked lower than 13th ... 2022 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American ... 2022 Academic All-Big Ten.
2020-21: 2021 NCAA All-American at 125 pounds ... finished eighth at NCAA Championships at 125 pounds (seeded 19th) with 4-3 record ... earned wild-card qualification to first-ever NCAA Championships after finishing 10th at 2021 Big Ten Championships ... earned Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week honor after pinning Purdue's second-ranked Devin Schroder in 4:29 and led Badgers to Big Ten victory in dual match ... upset Minnesota's eighth-ranked Patrick McKee 17-4 major decision ... finished 11-8 overall (COVID-shortened season) including 1 pin, 1 tech fall and 4 major decisions ... 2021 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten.
2019-20: In his first appearance in a Badger singlet, Barnett won the Cougar Clash hosted by SIUE... pinned his first two opponents at the UW Field House and went 6-6 in the Big Ten... finished the regular season with five pins, third most on the team... Barnett had a key fall over Nebraska's Alex Thomsen, helping the team to the upset over the No. 5 Cornhuskers... at his first Big Ten Championship, Barnett took 10th place at 125 pounds for the Badgers ... finished 21-11 overall, including six pins, 1 tech fall and 2 major decisions.
High School: Ranked second in the country by FloWrestling and third in the country by Intermat at 126lbs…career record of 185-3, undefeated in every season but freshmen year…Wisconsin state champion as a senior…2019 Fargo champ…WHO’s Number One Champion at 120lbs in senior season…46-0 in junior season…Individual state champion, Freestyle Fargo champ, and Folkstyle national finalist, and Greco Fargo All-American…Team MVP and Conference MVP…45-0 in sophomore season…Individual state champion, Greco Fargo All-American and Folkstyle All-American…Team MVP…47-3 in freshman season, third-place in individual state, Freestyle Fargo All-American, Folkstyle All-American and third-place at Cadet World Team Trials…co-team MVP and team state qualifiers
| Year |
Overall |
Duals |
B1G |
Pins |
B1Gs |
NCAAs |
| 2023-24 |
22-4 |
13-3 |
9-2 |
4 |
TBD |
TBD |
| 2022-23 |
23-9 |
11-5 |
10-6 |
4 |
5th |
DNP (3-2) |
| 2021-22 |
21-5 |
11-2 |
12-3 |
5 |
2nd |
7th AA |
| 2020-21 |
11-8 |
5-2 |
8-6 |
1 |
10th |
8th AA |
| 2019-20 |
21-11 |
5-5 |
8-9 |
6 |
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| Career |
76-33 |
28-10 |
29-18 |
13 |
3X |
2X AA |
Off the Mat
Where is your favorite place on campus? Camp Randall
Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? BelAir Cantina
Why did you choose Wisconsin? Coaches, partners, friends and close to home
How did you spend your summer? Training and taking summer classes in Madison
Where is your go-to study spot? Camp Randall
What is your major? Personal Finance
What are your post-college plans? Pursue world and Olympic teams
Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Undecided
What is your best wrestling memory? Winning Fargo
Where is your favorite place to wrestle? Madison
When did you begin wrestling? At four years old
What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The family bond
What is something you do before every match? Pray
What is one word that describes this team? Family
My teammates say that I am hyper
My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is eat food
What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Winning WHO’s #1
Favorite Coach Bono saying: “If nothing changes, nothing changes”
What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? Win a team and individual national title
If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Trent Hillger because he is a unit
What is your favorite song to sing in the car? Gucci Gang
If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Sleeping
If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would you choose? Margot Robbie, Donald Trump and Jesus
Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Tom Brady
What is your favorite sports team? Wisconsin Badgers
What other sports did you play growing up? Cross country, baseball and football
