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Josh Barr

Penn State, 197 pounds, Division I. 2 seasons on ScorebookIQ, 44–5 in all. NCAA 1st

Career recordSeasonsBonusBest NCAA finish
44–5289%1st

Career

SeasonTeamRecordNCAA
Penn State
197 lbs
24–01st
Penn State
197 lbs
20–52nd

Seasons are linked by name, school and weight. Ratings start fresh each season.

2025–26 at Penn State

Penn State, 197 pounds, Division I, 24–0, ranked 1st at 197 by Elo rating. NCAA 1st

RecordFallsTech fallsMajorsBonusVs top 20EloGlicko-2RPI
24–0512696%12–019512325±226.704

Match log

Result
Dec 20W
Stanford
TF 19-3 Penn State vs Stanford
Dec 20W
North Dakota State
TF 19-3 North Dakota State vs Penn State
Jan 3W
Chattanooga
Fall 1:25 Southern Scuffle
Jan 3W
Navy
TF 20-5 Southern Scuffle
QF
Jan 3W
The Citadel
TF 18-2 Southern Scuffle
R32
Jan 3W
Maryland
Fall 6:57 Southern Scuffle
SF
Jan 4W
Little Rock
MD 9-1 Southern Scuffle
Final
Jan 10W
Rutgers
TF 18-3 Penn State vs Rutgers
Jan 16W
Iowa
Fall 3:42 Iowa vs Penn State
Jan 18W
Northwestern
Fall 1:48 Northwestern vs Penn State
Jan 23W
Indiana
MD 14-6 Indiana vs Penn State
Jan 24W
Maryland
TF 19-4 Maryland vs Penn State
Jan 30W
Nebraska
MD 21-9 Nebraska vs Penn State
Feb 6W
Michigan
TF 19-4 Michigan vs Penn State
Feb 13W
Ohio State
MD 11-2 Ohio State vs Penn State
Feb 20W
Princeton
Fall 1:29 Penn State vs Princeton
Mar 7W
Indiana
TF 21-6 2026 Big Ten Championships
QF
Mar 7W
Ohio State
TF 18-3 2026 Big Ten Championships
SF
Mar 8W
Nebraska
TF 19-4 2026 Big Ten Championships
Final
Mar 19W
Bucknell
MD 11-3 2026 NCAA Championships
R16
Mar 19W
Kent State
TF 20-4 2026 NCAA Championships
R32
Mar 20W
Stanford
TF 19-3 2026 NCAA Championships
QF
Mar 20W
Wyoming
MD 14-3 2026 NCAA Championships
SF
Mar 21W
Oklahoma State
Dec 6-3 2026 NCAA Championships
Final

Best wins

  1. 3Joey Novak
    Wyoming, MD 14-3, Mar 20
    1805
  2. 4Cody Merrill
    Oklahoma State, Dec 6-3, Mar 21
    1790
  3. 5Camden McDanel
    Nebraska, MD 21-9, Jan 30
    1785
  4. 7Stephen Little
    Little Rock, MD 9-1, Jan 4
    1781
  5. 9Angelo Posada
    Stanford, TF 19-3, Dec 20
    1763

Ordered by the opponent’s Elo at the end of 2025–26; the number on the left is their rank.

How the wins came

Fall 5Tech fall 12Major 6Decision 1

Elo through the season

24 rated bouts
19511500

2024–25 at Penn State

Penn State, 197 pounds, Division I, 20–5, ranked 3rd at 197 by Elo rating. NCAA 2nd

RecordFallsTech fallsMajorsBonusVs top 20EloGlicko-2RPI
20–566480%9–418352132±198.655

Match log

Result
Nov 24W
Teammate, so it doesn’t count toward the record
MD 10-1 Black Knight Invitational
1st place
Nov 24W
Gardner-Webb
Fall 2:53 Black Knight Invitational
QF
Nov 24W
Columbia
Fall 2:26 Black Knight Invitational
R1
Nov 24W
Teammate, so it doesn’t count toward the record
MD 11-0 Black Knight Invitational
SF
Dec 8W
Lehigh
MD 11-3 Lehigh vs Penn State
Dec 15W
Wyoming
Fall 1:48 Penn State vs Wyoming
Dec 22W
Binghamton
TF 19-4 Binghamton vs Penn State
Dec 22W
Missouri
Fall 1:45 Missouri vs Penn State
Dec 22W
Little Rock
Dec 4-1 SV1 Little Rock vs Penn State
Jan 10W
Michigan State
Fall 2:44 Michigan State vs Penn State
Jan 17W
Nebraska
TF 19-4 Nebraska vs Penn State
Jan 24W
Rutgers
TF 22-6 Penn State vs Rutgers
Jan 31L
Iowa
Dec 5-1 Iowa vs Penn State
Feb 7W
Michigan
Dec 3-2 Michigan vs Penn State
Feb 9W
Maryland
TF 17-2 Maryland vs Penn State
Feb 14W
Ohio State
TF 20-5 Ohio State vs Penn State
Feb 16W
Illinois
MD 15-4 Illinois vs Penn State
Feb 21W
American
Fall 1:09 American vs Penn State
Mar 8W
Nebraska
TF 17-2 2025 Big Ten Championships
QF
Mar 8L
Michigan
Dec 4-1 2025 Big Ten Championships
SF
Mar 9L
Nebraska
MFF 2025 Big Ten Championships
5th place
Mar 9L
Minnesota
INJ 1:07 2025 Big Ten Championships
Cons SF
Mar 20W
Oregon State
Dec 5-2 2025 NCAA Championships
R16
Mar 20W
Lock Haven
MD 9-1 2025 NCAA Championships
R32
Mar 21W
Lehigh
MD 14-3 2025 NCAA Championships
QF
Mar 21W
Michigan
Dec 5-3 2025 NCAA Championships
SF
Mar 22L
Iowa
Dec 5-2 2025 NCAA Championships
Final

Best wins

  1. 4Jacob Cardenas
    Michigan, Dec 3-2, Feb 7
    1831
  2. 8Stephen Little
    Little Rock, Dec 4-1 SV1, Dec 22
    1761
  3. 9Michael Beard
    Lehigh, MD 11-3, Dec 8
    1752
  4. 14Zac Braunagel
    Illinois, MD 15-4, Feb 16
    1699
  5. 15Camden McDanel
    Nebraska, TF 19-4, Jan 17
    1692

Ordered by the opponent’s Elo at the end of 2024–25; the number on the left is their rank.

How the wins came

Fall 6Tech fall 6Major 4Decision 4

Losses by decision (3), mff (1), inj (1).

Elo through the season

23 rated bouts
18501500