Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
A native of Ogallala, Barent was the youngest of three brothers to wrestle for the Eagles in the early 1980s. He had a 104-43 career record and was the first Chadron State wrestler to exceed 100 wins. As of 2008, he is tied for third on the school’s all-time victory list. He was an NAIA Area Tournament champion in both 1983 and ’84 and placed fourth at 177 pounds at the NAIA National Tournament in 1983 to earn All-American honors. Barent has taught and coached at Buffalo, Wyo., High School since 1985. While coaching, he had two state championship wrestling teams and one state championship soccer team. He has been the Wyoming Coach of the Year in both sports. He has coached 18 state champion wrestlers.
Dan fully recovered from a harsh bout with a plastic anemia in the early 1990s. He had to be isolated for 30 days and was given a bone marrow transplant from his brother Dean at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
