Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ... 

Redshirt Senior (2024-2025) ... Became UVU’s sixth All-American in program history with a fifth place at the 2025 NCAA Championships … earned Academic All-Big 12 honors ... honored by the NWCA Scholar All-Americaan ... named Big 12 Wrestling’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Two-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week … earned the No. 4 seed at 165 at the Championships … advanced to the quarterfinals … finished with wins over No. 29 Derek Fields (NC State), No. 13 Will Miller (App State), No. 25 Nick Hamilton (Virginia), No. 8 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State), and No. 7 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) … finished in third place at the 2025 Big 12 Championships earning an automatic to NCAA’s … finished the year 32-4 overall with a 14-0 record in duals and 14-3 against Big 12 competition … placed third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational … knocked off 10 ranked opponents during the regular season … earned five wins over Top 10 ranked opponents and four wins over Top 5 … UVU’s career leader in winning percentage … lead UVU in wins, dual wins, major decisions, decisions and dual points … won via pin twice, three technical falls, 12 major decisions, and 15 decisions with 52 dual points.  

Before Utah Valley …
 
Penn State (20-21-23-24) … wrestled four seasons at Penn State … was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten … 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … went 12-2 in his last year in State College … finished the 22-23 season with a 6-3 record and 3-2 in duals … placed second at last year’s Black Knight Invitational only losing to teammate Levi Haines … saw in action in a career-high seven duals in 21-22 … earned his first collegiate win over Indiana’s Jonathan Kervin by major decision (8-0) on Jan. 30, 2021 … won four national championships at Penn State … trained with Nittany Lion Wrestling Club.
 
Layton HS … Four-time Utah State Champion … posted a 39-2 record his final year of high school … was the 22^nd to win four state titles … ranked in the Top-15 his last two seasons at Layton … wrestled for Sanderson Wrestling Academy.
 
Personal … hometown is Kaysville, Utah … parents are Royce and Abby Barraclough … has one sibling (Taryn) … enjoys wakeboarding, surfing, and cliff jumping