Dawaylon Barnes

Height:
5-11
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Muskogee, Okla.
High School:
Muskogee HS

Year	Overall	Duals	Big 12 Finish	Major Decisions	Tech Falls	Pins
2016-17	8-7	2-5	--	1	0	3
2017-18	20-17	8-9	5th	5	0	4
Totals	28-24	10-13	--	6	0	7

SENIOR (2017-18):
Finished his OU career with an overall record of 28-24 … Posted a 20-17 overall record in his senior season, with an 8-9 mark in duals … Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships to earn an automatic entry to the 2018 NCAA Championships … Recorded a team-high seven wins by fall … Finished as the 165-pound champion at the Lindenwood Open, recording back-to-back wins by fall in the quarterfinals and semifinals before claiming an overtime win in the finals over Missouri’s Connor Flynn.

JUNIOR (2016-17):
Finished the season with an 8-7 record … Began the season at 157 pounds but also competed at 174 and 184 to fill lineup spots due to injury … Selected for the team's Warrior Award, given to a wrestler who steps up to the occasion … Downed then-No. 15 B.J. Clagon of Rider by fall in 4:27 in his first Division I match … Won his division at Journeymen/ASICS Collegiate Classic … Tallied three wins by fall on the season … Went 3-2 at Midlands Championships.

SOPHOMORE AT NEO (2015-16):
JUCO National Champion at 157 pounds … Defeated three ranked wrestlers for a perfect 5-0 mark at the national tournament … Finished the season with a 38-7 record … Posted 18 falls on the year … The Norsemen were the 2016 JUCO National Champions.

FRESHMAN AT NEO (2014-15):
Posted a 24-7 record, including a 10-4 mark in dual competition … NJCAA Academic All-American … Took first place at OCU Open.

HIGH SCHOOL:
2014 Oklahoma State Champion … Placed third in the Oklahoma State Tournament in 2013 … 2012 Fargo All-American … Superintendent's Honor Roll … National Honor Society … National Technical Honor Society.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Parents are Shymekia Adams and DaWaylon Barnes … Has four siblings (Saveion and Resean Adams and Kennedy and Christopher Barnes) … Also considered North Carolina Chapel Hill … Planned major is mechanical engineering.