| Heinrich Barnes |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Pretoria, South Africa
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| High School:
Centurion HS
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| Last College:
North Idaho JC
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| Height:
5-6
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| Weight:
149
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OREGON STATE
2008: As a junior, lettered, wrestled at 141 pounds ... 22-7 record with one pin ... Earned Team Impact Award ... Tallied eight major decisions and four technical falls ... Had knee surgery in middle of season ... Seeded fifth, went 1-3 at Pac-10 Championships, finishing eighth; decision over Max Rosefigura, Stanford, 8-6 ... Went 6-1 in conference matches ... At Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, went 3-2; decision over Jeff Rutledge, Nebraska, Kearney, 4-2; technical fall over Nate Schwritzer, Dickinson State, 19-1; decision over No. 14 Joe Caramanica, NC State, 7-5 ... Earned only win for team against No. 11 Nebraska ; decision over Patrick Aleksanyan 6-3 ... Best of the West Champion at 141 pounds and Best of the West Most Outstanding Wrestler, wrestling unattached; major decision over Taylor Graham, unattached, 10-2; major decision over Jordan Anderson, North Idaho College, 13-3; major decision over Elijah Hutchinson, Boise State, 11-3; pinned Joseph Janssen, Southern Oregon, in 1:58; decision over Levi Jones, Boise State, 9-3 ... Competed for South Africa in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE
Lettered for two years for coach Pat Whitcomb ... North Idaho Athlete of the Year in 2007, NJCAA champion at 141 pounds; team finished third; finished season 40-3 with 10 pins ... Placed fifth in 2006 NJCAA Championships; team finished second; finished season 29-8 with two pins ... Team captain both years.
CENTURION HIGH SCHOOL
Posted 125-7 overall record in high school ... Finished eighth in Junior World Championships ... South Africa national champion.
PERSONAL
Majoring in Business Administration ... Born in Pretoria, South Africa ... Parents are Marinda and David Barnes; family includes brothers David, Dwayne ... Chose Oregon State because "this is where I feel that I will reach my full potential."
