2020-21 Wrestling Roster

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De'Andre Swinson-Barr

  • Position 133 pounds
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fayetteville, N.C.
  • High School South View

Biography

2020-21: Suffered a preseason injury and did not compete during the regular season.

2019-20: Moved up to 133 pounds and went 9-8, improving career record to 31-34 … Third place at the Mountaineer Invitational and eighth place at the Keystone Classic … Had back-to-back wins by fall at the Wolfpack Open … Also posted 3-2 win against Maryland’s Orion Anderson at the Wolfpack Open ... Beat VMI starter Cliff Conway at the Keystone Classic.

2018-19: Returning starter at 125 pounds went 13-12 overall and 6-6 in duals, including 3-2 in SoCon duals with wins against VMI (pin), Davidson and The Citadel (pin) … Finished third at the SoCon Championships in Boone with a semifinal loss and a win in the third-place match … Claimed an 8-4 decision against Duke and placed sixth at the Keystone Classic.

2017-18: Went 9-14 at 125 pounds as a freshman who moved into the starting lineup in App State’s third dual meet … Southern Conference all-freshman team and SoCon Tournament runner-up … Won by fall (6:21) and claimed a victory by medical forfeit before falling 9-5 to NCAA qualifier Alonzo Allen in the SoCon final … Picked up his first career win and gave App State an insurmountable 18-9 lead in its 18-14 comeback win at Ohio thanks to a 7-2 victory in which he trailed 2-0. That win came against an opponent who had pinned Swinson-Barr in his first career match … His 3-3 record in SoCon duals included two wins by fall (VMI, The Citadel) … Had a 4-7 dual record.

High School: Attended South View High School near Fayetteville in Hope Mills, N.C. … State 4-A runner-up and regional champion at 120 pounds as a senior, when he went 43-4 … Three-time conference champion, three-time state qualifier and two-time state placer in high school … Coached by Cameron Spence ... Also competed in track.

Personal: Born Feb. 4, 1994. ... Son of DeShanta Swinson and Howard Barr.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    125 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

    133 pounds
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