Career: First-year starter at 184 pounds in 2021-22 placed third at the SoCon Championship … Went 37-26 for the Mountaineers.

2021-22: Placed third at the SoCon Championship as a first-year starter at 184 … Went 14-11 overall with a 4-6 dual record, including 3-3 in SoCon duals … Had his best showing at the SoCon Championship, with a 10-2 major decision against Davidson’s Gavin Henry before dropped a 5-3 decision against ranked Campbell opponent Caleb Hopkins in the semifinal … Then bounced back to win an 8-1 decision against The Citadel’s Cole Burke and a 6-4 decision against Chattanooga’s Thomas Sell, who won the head-to-head matchup in overtime during the regular season … Three regular-season losses in SoCon duals were by a combined five points … Placed third at the Keystone Classic and fifth at the Mountaineer Invitational … At the Keystone Classic, won a 2-1 decision in overtime against returning NCAA qualifier Joe Accousti of Sacred Heart, then secured third with an OT decision against Harvard’s Leonardo Tarantino … Strong showing in a 3-1 loss to 21st-ranked Gavin Kane of North Carolina.

2020-21: Went 5-3 at 184 pounds with three pins … Ended season with five straight wins … Had first-period pins in dual extras against Bellarmine (2:22) and VMI (57 seconds) … Went 2-0 at the Edinboro Round Robin Invitational and won once at the App State Individual Quad.

2019-20: Went 18-11 as a redshirt freshman at 174 pounds … First place in the freshman/sophomore division of the Southeast Open, going 4-0 with a 9-8 final decision against Gardner-Webb’s Samuel Mora (eventual starter at 184) … First place at the Newberry Open with a 4-0 record that included a first-round tech fall, back-to-back pins and a 6-3 decision against NC State’s Alexander Faison in the final … Third place at the Appalachian Open and fourth place at the Wolfpack Open … Six wins by major decision and four pins on the season.

2018-19: Redshirted … Wrestling unattached, went 14-11 at 174 pounds … Won title at the Newberry Open by going 3-0 … Fourth place at the Pembroke Classic ... Member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Two-time state champion, two-time 7-A state tournament Most Valuable Wrestler, all-state selection and team captain at Oak Mountain High School, where he was coached by Steve Burrough … Went 53-0 as a senior … Wrestling USA Magazine All-America Honorable Mention … Finished career with a 182-20 record and 100 falls … Member of the Warrior Wrestling Club coached by Shad Rissler … Lettered four years in wrestling and one in football. … Has one sibling: John, who wrestled at App State from 2009-13.

Personal: Full name is Barrett Jackson Blakely … Born Sept. 1, 1999 … Son of Barry and Susan Blakely.