Connor Barket

Weight:
285
Club:
5th Year
Hometown:
West Lafayette, Ind.
High School:
West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School

2025-26 (at Duke): NCAA Qualifier Posted a 22-9 record ... one of three captains ... earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors ... All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... named to Allstate National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Winter Good Works Team ... started for the Blue Devils in the heavyweight division ... earned 22 victories on the season, which ranked sixth on Duke's single-season wins chart for heavyweight ... was ranked as high as No. 19 on FloWrestling, No. 20 on The Open Mat, No. 22 on Intermat, and No. 23 on WrestleStat ... slotted at No. 23 in the NCAA Division I coaches rankings ... wrestled undefeated at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic, registering a medical forfeit over Nick Pavlecho, technical fall over Harvard’s Daniel Bittner, and a decision over Columbia’s Vincent Mueller ... went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle, earning a medical decision over The Citadel’s Christian Bell, decision over North Dakota State’s Shilo Jones, and a decision over American’s Ulrich ... clinched a 4-2 ACC regular season record, including a dual match win over No. 32 Brenan Morgan of Virginia ... collected a 4-2 decision over Stanford’s Luke Duthie to place fifth in the ACC Championship, his second consecutive ACC podium finish ... was the No. 24 Seed at Nationals … went 1-2 in the tournament, defeating No. 25 Alex Semenko (Brown) in his first match on the backside.

2024-25 (at Duke): NCAA Qualifier Went 24-12 on the season ... one of three captains ... earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection ... starter for the Blue Devils in the heavyweight division ... posted a career-high 24 victories on the season, ranking fifth all-time in his weight class in Duke history ... was ranked as high as No. 17 on WrestleStat, No. 22 on FloWrestling, and No. 29 on Intermat ... placed second overall in the heavyweight bracket at the Battle of the Citadel tournament after three consecutive wins ... went undefeated at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic, registering a major decision over Hofstra’s Danny Church, tech fall over Long Island’s Aeden Begue and a major decision over Cornell’s Aiden Compton ... tabbed ACC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 26, after four consecutive wins that weekend, including a 7-6 decision over Utah Valley’s No. 33 Jack Forbes, marking his first victory over a ranked opponent ... defeated North Carolina’s 30th-ranked Nolan Neves in a 5-1 decision and collected a medical forfeit over NC State’s Isaac Trumble to place fifth in the ACC Championship, his first ACC podium finish ... earned his first NCAA Championship bid ... was the No 27 Seed at NCAAs … went 0-2 in the tournament ... ACC Honor Roll selection.

2023-24 (at Duke): Went 16-15 on the season … one of three captains ... earned NWCA Scholar All-America and All-ACC Academic Team honors ... wrestled for the Blue Devils in the heavyweight division … posted 16 victories on the season … earned a spot on the podium at the Southern Scuffle, placing eighth, after finishing the tournament with a 3-3 ledger … closed the year with two podium finishes, fifth at the Keystone Classic and eighth at the Southern Scuffle … led the team in overall victories and in ACC wins with 16 and three, respectively … became the first redshirt freshman since the 2017-18 season to register at least 16 wins … named ACC wrestler of the week on Jan. 23, after coming off two dominating wins against Gardner-Webb and Chattanooga … to conclude the regular season, won five out of the last seven matches … in the final dual match of the season, he challenged North Carolina’s Adam Honis and came away with a commanding 20-4 tech fall … the win marked his third ACC victory, finishing the season with a 3-2 ledger in ACC action … at the West Virginia Duals, claimed his first collegiate win and tech fall over Kent State’s Corey Boerio 16-1 … registered his fourth fall on the season against Chase Horne of NC State three minutes and 46 seconds in the match ... named to ACC Honor Roll.

2022-23 (at Duke): Went 0-3 in his redshirt season … made his Blue Devil debut in the Keystone Classic, wrestling in the 197-pound bracket … stepped into the starting lineup at 285 pounds in the Virginia dual match, battling No. 23 Hunter Catka but eventually dropped in a 14-6 major decision … saw action in an extra match on Dec. 4 against Solomon Harris of VMI … faced two top-25 opponents in his first three matches ... ACC Honor Roll selection.

Prep: Four-year letter winner in wrestling and football ... four-time conference and sectional champion in wrestling ... three-time regional champion and 2022 semi-state champion ... finished as an Indiana state finalist as a senior ... went 150-14 in his career at West Lafayette High School ... holds the single-season takedowns record at West Lafayette with 147 in 2022 ... Indiana State Wrestling Association Triple Crown winner and USAW Folkstyle All-American as a junior ...three-year team captain in wrestling and senior year captain in football ...three-time All-Conference and two-time All-Area honoree in football ... winner of the Dennis Cripe Memorial Award as a senior ... two-time First Team Academic All-State in wrestling and once in football ... National Honors Society member … parents are Dennis and Donna … has a brother named Aaron.