Outlook: Ranked second in the nation as a high school grappler, Brent Haynes has entered the Missouri wrestling room and will compete in the 174 pound weight class. Haynes will provide solid backup to Missouri starter Raymond Jordan and should learn a lot in his redshirt year.

"Brent is not only the top wrestler out of Missouri, but he was one of the best in the nation coming out of high school," Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. "Brent wrestled for one of the best high school programs in the nation and we're excited to have him in the room where we hope to further his training."

High School: A member of the Northmen wrestling squad at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo., Haynes and his teammates earned four state titles (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), and finished third, sixth and ninth nationally (2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively). Haynes wrestled at 189 pounds and won state championship titles as a junior (2007) and senior (2008) and ranked as high as second in the nation by Wrestling USA and W.I.N. Magazine. Coached by Randy Smith, Gary Mayabb and Tim Rupp, Haynes finished second as a sophomore (2006) and third as a freshman (2005) at the State Championships. Haynes earned four letters in wrestling in addition to multiple All-America honors. Outside of school, Haynes was a 10-year member of the Victory Wrestling Club led by Head Coach Randy Smith and was a 2004 cadet national Greco runner-up, 2005 cadet Greco third-place finisher and fourth place freestyler. In 2006, Haynes' junior season, he earned fifth place honors in Greco competition. As a junior in 2007, Haynes finished sixth in junior Greco and fourth in freestyle while competing in Fargo, N.D. In 2008, Haynes was a national champion in junior Greco and took seventh in junior freestyle and second at senior nationals.