Josh Barr

Athlete Bio 

Age

22

Hometown

Davison, MI

Education

Penn State University

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 92 kg/203 pounds

Years on Team USA: 1 (2025-26) 

Residence: Bellefonte, Pa.

Regional Training Center: Nittany Lion WC 

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Personal Coach: Paul Donahoe, Mario Flores

High School: Davison, Mich. (Davison High School)

Born: January 5, 2004

 

 

Age-Group World Teams

2025 U23 Worlds (10th at 92 kg), 2024 U20 Worlds (Silver at 86 kg)

 

Career Highlights 

  • U20 silver medalist
  • Two-time age-group World Team member
  • NCAA All-American
  • NCAA National finalist

 

Career Biography

2025: Placed 10th at U23 World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia … Final X runner-up … Senior World Team Trials champion

2024: Silver medalist at U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain … U20 World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open U20 runner-up

2023: U20 World Team Trials runner-up … Placed fifth at U.S. Open in U20 division

2022: U20 World Team Trials runner-up

2021: Placed third at UWW Cadet Freestyle Nationals

2019: UWW U15 Nationals runner-up

College: 2025 NCAA National runner-up … NCAA All-American … Currently in sophomore season at Penn State … Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management

High School: Won four-straight Michigan state championships … Finished with a career record of 125-1 … Helped Davison High School to three state team titles … Four-year letterwinner … Three-year team captain

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2021 and 2022 Junior Nationals champion … 2021 Central Regional champion … Placed fourth at 2019 16U Freestyle Nationals … 2019 Central Regional runner-up … 2018 Kids Freestyle Nationals champion, third in Greco-Roman … 2018 Kids Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2018 Central Regional champion … 2016 Kids Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2016 Kids Freestyle Nationals runner-up, placed third in Greco-Roman … 2016 Central Regional champion … 2015 Kids Folkstyle Nationals runner-up … Placed fourth at 2015 Kids Greco-Roman Nationals … 2015 Kids Greco-Roman Central Regional champion … 2014 Kids Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals champion … 2014 Kids Folkstyle National champion 

Personal: Son of Simona and Douglas Barr … Has one brother, Noah

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