Skylar Johnson
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- Height:
- 5'6"
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- Hometown:
- Norton, KS
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- Year:
- FR
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- High School:
- Norton Community
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- Class:
- 125
Bio
High School: Skylar was 120-20 in his high school career qualifying for state in his final three seasons, placing third his sophomore and junior season before capturing the Class 3-2-1A state championship.
News mentions
The Barton Community College Wrestling team finished runner-up on Saturday in Pratt, Kansas, in the NJCAA West/Central District Championships. The Cougars’ 134 points were second only to the 171.5 points from defending national champion and No. 3 ranked Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and well ahead of the 98.5 points scored by No. 16 ranked Labette Community College. Barton put four in the championship matches earning two titles coming in the 285 division from No. 8 Brix Brickey and in the 174 weight class from David Kelly who earned the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament award. The honor also marks the second straight year a Barton wrestler has earned the honor as Will Bardezbain won last season, as well as, Head Coach Mike Bammes earning the coaching award in the Cougars' first season. Barton also grabbed three third places and three fifth places with five of those coming via a Fall as nine of the ten wrestlers earned national tournament bids earning the Cougars' second straight Region VI Championship as well. Barton will next head to the NJCAA Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa, held February 23-25 in the Mid-America Center.
The No. 18 ranked Barton Community College Wrestling team closed out the fall semester of the schedule Saturday traveling to Crete, Nebraska, for the Doane University Open.
The Barton Community College Wrestling team competed Saturday in the always tough Bob Smith Open hosted annually by Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. Fourteen Cougars took the mat finishing 15-28 in the one day nearly 400 athlete event consisting of teams from the NCAA Division I, II, NAIA, and junior college levels.
The Barton Community College Wrestling team competed in its second open tournament of the season taking to Kearney, Nebraska, on Saturday for the one-day UNK Holiday Inn Open. Going 9-3 in the 285 pound weight class, the Cougars finished the tournament 29-31 against a field of over 500 wrestlers from teams on the NCAA Division I, II, NAIA, and junior college levels.
The No. 20 Barton Community College Wrestling team fell to No. 10 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 41-6 in Tuesday’s dual in Miami, Oklahoma. Getting a defensive take down in the 197 weight class for their lone points, the Cougars Finding competition on the mat against the defending national champions a tough one, the Cougars’ lone points came in the 197 weight class getting a defensive pin. Barton will next return to the mat on Saturday as the Cougars head to Kearney, Nebraska for the UNK Holiday Inn Open.
No. 20 Barton Community College Wrestling took to the road on Wednesday returning home with a split of its two duals in Warrensburg, Missouri. The Cougars first took on NCAA Division II host University of Central Missouri, falling to the Mules 33-12, before dominating nationally receiving votes Wentworth Military Academy 56-0 in setting a program record for points in a dual. Barton will next return to the mats next Tuesday traveling to defending national champion and currently ranked No. 10 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in a 7:00 p.m. dual in Miami, Oklahoma.
Coming off an inaugural season of finishing as the No. 15 ranked team in the nation, the Barton Community College Wrestling program began its second season of competition capturing two individual titles Sunday in the Dan Harris Open at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. The Cougars finished the one-day event 35-27 adding two runner-up, a third place, and a pair of fourth places competing against fellow junior college competitors, as well as, competition from the NCAA Division II and NAIA levels.