Paul Barron

Class: Senior
Hometown: Myrtle Point, Ore.
High School: Myrtle Point HS
Height / Weight: 5-8 / 141, 149
Birthdate: 03/29/1978
Experience: 3V

OREGON STATE: One of 12 returning lettermen . . . (2000) Lettered as a junior . . . competed only in open tournaments . . . (1999) Started most of sophomore season at 141 pounds . . . at Pacific-10 Championships, went 0-2; lost to Josh Stenberg, Cal-Davis, 15-3 in preliminary round; lost to David Watson, Oregon, 18-8 in wrestleback first round . . . three-point near-fall at final buzzer beat Travis Vandever, Nebraska, 8-7 in dual meet . . . pinned by No. 8 Damion Logan, Michigan, 1:03 in dual meet . . . (1998) Lettered as a freshman . . . wrestled at 134 pounds only in open tournaments, compiling an 0-3 record . . . (1997) Redshirted . . . record of 0-2 at 134 pounds in open tournaments.

MYRTLE POINT HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Bill Flora . . . team captain . . . league champ . . . wrestled vs. New Zealand junior national team . . . competed in cross country, track and field . . . senior class president . . . 4.0 grade point average . . . valedictorian, National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Forest Engineering, Civil Engineering . . . hopes to become a helicopter pilot . . . born March 29, 1978 in Paramount, Calif. . . . parents are Roger and Laura Barron; family includes sisters Bridgette (24), Julia (19) . . . enjoys hunting, fishing and backpacking . . . OSU Student/Athlete Advisory Board president and vice president; OSU Student/Athlete of the Month winner; OSU Klein Community Service Award . . . OSU Civil Engineering Professional School . . . favorite athlete is Bill Jordan of Team Realtree . . . biggest athletic thrill is wrestling for OSU . . . chose OSU for its Engineering program.