Parents: Aimee and Ken Haines
Major: RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
CAREER NOTES:
Athletic: 2X Big Ten Champion (2023, 2024)...2X First Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)...NCAA National Runner-up (2023)...National Champion (2024)...All-American (2023, 2024)...Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2023).
Academic: NWCA National All-Academic Team (2023, 2024); CSC Academic All-American (2nd Team, 2024)...Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
2023-24 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Rolled through a perfect 23-0 campaign, winning second Big Ten title and earning his first NCAA National Championship in Kansas City...Posted 12-0 mark in dual meets, 8-0 in the Big Ten...Tallied five pins, five techs and five majors...CSC Second Team Academic All-American as well.
Journeymen (11/12): Went 3-0 at season opener, including tech and pin, also majored #27 Max Brignola of Lehigh. Lehigh (12/3): Beat #24 Brignola once again, this time a 12-6 win in Rec Hall. Hofstra (12/10): Pinned Dylan Zenion (1:02). Oregon State (1/5): Downed Isaiah Crosby 10-8 in Corvallis. Indiana (1/14): Rolled to 17-0 tech fall (6:06) over Zack Rotkvich.Michigan (1/19): Picked up a 2-1 win over #9 Will Lewan. Michigan State (1/21): Last second reversal in second tie-breaker to grab thrilling 7-6 (tb2) win over #21 Chase Saldate in East Lansing. Maryland (1/28): Rolled to 15-0 tech fall (5:58) over #33 Michael North. Ohio State (2/2): Majored #29 Isaac Walker 11-3. Iowa (2/9): Majored #5 Jared Franek in Iowa City 12-0, including 3:32 in riding time. Rutgers (2/12): Pinned Dylan Weaver in the first period (1:31). Nebraska (2/18): Rolled to 10-3 win over #7 Peyton Robb. Edinboro (2/25): Pinned Gannon Jaquay (4:38).
Big Ten Championship (3/9-10): Went 3-0 with a major to win second straight Big Ten Championship, downed #5 Jared Franek of Iowa 5-0 and #16 Will Lewan of Michigan in the finals.
NCAA Championships (3/21-23): Won NCAA Championship at 157 to cap off unblemished 23-0 season. Went 5-0 at tournament with a major, two techs and a pin. Top ten wins over #8 Peyton Robb of Nebraska (major) and #2 Jacori Teemer (5-0 in national finals).
2022-23 / FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Rolled to a 25-2 overall record as a true freshman...Went 11-0 in dual meets and 7-0 in Big Ten duals...Big Ten Champion at 157, named Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Became freshman All-American and NCAA National Runner-Up with second place finish...Five majors, one tech and three pins.
Bearcat Open (11/13): Posted 3-1 mark with two majors, placed fifth in Binghamton. Black Knight (11/20): Went 4-0, with three wins over ranked wrestlers, to claim title at 157. Downed #29 Troy Nation of Campbell, #28 Nate Lukez of AWP and teammate #31 Terrell Barraclough in the finals. Collegiate Duals (12/19-20): Made dual meet debut, pinning #31 Corbyn Munson of Central Michigan in the first period (1:38). Downed UNC’s Danny Nini 4-1. Posted 8-3 decision over Iowa State’s Jason Kraisser. Wisconsin (1/6): Made B1G dual debut with a strong 16-6 major over #16 Garrett Model in Madison. Michigan (1/20): Takedown early in extra time to beat #10 Will Lewan 3-1 (sv) in BJC Dual. Iowa (1/27): Key win in Penn State’s BJC dual victory over the Hawkeyes, used a third period takedown to beat #15 Cobe Siebrecht 3-2. Ohio State (2/3): Rolled to a 14-2 major with 4:10 in riding time over #25 Paddy Gallagher. Indiana (2/5): Beat Derek Gilcher 8-2. Rutgers (2/10): Posted 8-2 win over #33 Andrew Clark. Maryland (2/12): First period pin over Kevin Schork (1:42). Clarion (2/19): Picked up first career tech, 18-3 (4:26) over Trevor Elfvin in dual finale.
Big Ten Championships (3/4-5): Won Big Ten title as a true freshman, going 3-0 in Ann Arbor. Beat #24 Derek Gilcher of Indiana 6-0 and #6 Kendall Coleman of Purdue to advance to finals. Took down #1 Peyton Robb of Nebraska in sudden victory to clinch the title, winning 3-1 (sv).
NCAA Championships (3/16-18): Became an NCAA finalist as a true freshman, earning All-America honors with a 4-1 run to the title bout in his first trip to nationals. Claimed wins over the #31 and #15 ranked wrestlers and then pinned #7 Bryce Andonian of Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals. Beat #2 Peyton Robb of Nebraska 5-3 in the semis before losing to #1 Austin O’Connor of North Carolina in the national finals.
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
Biglerville High School grad...Three year letter winner team captain as a junior...Went 40-1 as a freshman, taking state runner-up honors...30-4 as a sophomore, repeating as state runner-up...Perfect 30-0 mark as a junior, winning state championship...Did not compete as a senior, trained instead and competed in collegiate level opens, won the Edinboro Open and Franklin & Marshall Open in what would have been senior year of high school...Honors student at Biglerville HS...Member of 2021 Cadet World Team...Son of Aimee and Ken Haines...Has one older sister, Julia...Father Ken wrestled and played soccer at Lock Haven University, mother Aimee played field hockey and lacrosse at LHU...Sister Julia plays soccer at Lock Haven and uncle Chris Haines wrestled at LHU...Considering a wildlife and fisheries major at Penn State.
HAINES MATCH-BY-MATCH
2023-24
Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Rec
11/12 157 W, 18-0 Luca Frinzi, Lehigh (TF; 4:35) Jrny 1-0
11/12 157 WBF Cael Berg, Harvard (4:22) Jrny 2-0
11/12 157 W, 10-2 #27 Max Brignola, Lehigh (major) Jrny 3-0
12/3 157 W, 12-6 #24 Max Brignola, Lehigh dual 4-0
12/10 157 WBF Dylan Zenion, Hofstra (1:02) dual 5-0
1/5 157 W, 10-8 Isaiah Crosby, Oregon State dual 6-0
1/14 157 W, 17-0 Zack Rotkvich, Indiana (TF; 6:06) dual 7-0
1/19 157 W, 2-1 #9 Will Lewan, Michigan dual 8-0
1/21 157 W, 7-6 (tb2) #21 Chase Saldate, Michigan State dual 9-0
1/28 157 W, 15-0 #33 Michael North, Maryland (TF; 5:58) dual 10-0
2/2 157 W, 11-3 #29 Isaac Wilcox, Ohio State (major) dual 11-0
2/9 157 W, 12-0 #5 Jared Franek, Iowa (major) dual 12-0
2/12 157 WBF Dylan Weaver, Rutgers (1:31) dual 13-0
2/18 157 W, 10-3 #7 Peyton Robb, Nebraska dual 14-0
2/25 157 WBF Gannon Jaquay, Edinboro (4:38) dual 15-0
3/9 157 W, 12-0 Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern (major) B1G 16-0
3/9 157 W, 5-0 #5 Jared Franek, Iowa B1G 17-0
3/10 157 W, 4-1 (sv) #16 Will Lewan, Michigan B1G (1st) 18-0
3/21 157 W, 17-2 #32 Isaac Wilcox, Ohio State (TF; 7:00) NCAA 19-0
3/21 157 W, 19-4 #16 Teague Travis, Oklahoma St. (TF; 6:41) NCAA 20-0
3/22 157 W, 8-0 #8 Peyton Robb, Nebraska (major) NCAA 21-0
3/22 157 WBF (sv) #12 Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech (7:48) NCAA 22-0
3/23 157 W, 5-0 #2 Jacori Teemer, Arizona State NCAA (1st) 23-0
2022-23
Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Rec
11/13 157 W, 5-1 Caleb Dowling, West Virginia Bing 1-0
11/13 157 L, 6-8 Vincent Zerban, Northern Colorado Bing 1-1
11/13 157 W, 10-2 Walker Heard, West Virginia (major) Bing 2-1
11/13 157 W, 16-2 Brayden Roberts, West Virginia (maj) Bing (5th) 3-1
11/20 157 W, 8-2 Trae McDaniel, Army West Point BK 4-1
11/20 157 W, 17-3 #29 Troy Nation, Campbell (major) BK 5-1
11/20 157 W, 7-4 #28 Nate Lukez, Army West Point BK 6-1
11/20 157 W, 2-1 #31 Terrell Barraclough, Penn State BK (1st) 7-1
12/19 157 WBF #31 Corbyn Munson, Central Michigan (1:38) dual 8-1
12/19 157 W, 4-1 Danny Nini, North Carolina dual 9-1
12/20 157 W, 8-3 Jason Kraisser, Iowa State dual 10-1
1/6 157 W, 16-6 #16 Garrett Model, Wisconsin (major) dual 11-1
1/20 157 W, 3-1 (sv) #10 Will Lewan, Michigan dual 12-1
1/27 157 W, 3-2 #15 Cobe Siebrecht, Iowa dual 13-1
2/3 157 W, 14-2 #25 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State (major) dual 14-1
2/5 157 W, 8-2 Derek Gilcher, Indiana dual 15-1
2/10 157 W, 8-2 #33 Andrew Clark, Rutgers dual 16-1
2/12 157 WBF Kevin Schork, Maryland (1:42) dual 17-1
2/19 157 W, 18-3 Trevor Elfvin, Clarion (TF; 4:26) dual 18-1
3/4 157 W, 6-0 #24 Derek Gilcher, Indiana B1G 19-1
3/4 157 W, 3-2 #6 Kendall Coleman, Purdue B1G 20-1
3/5 157 W, 3-1 (sv) #1 Peyton Robb, Nebraska B1G (1st) 21-1
3/16 157 W, 10-3 #31 Ashton Eyler, Lock Haven NCAA 22-1
3/16 157 W, 8-2 #15 Jacob Wright, Wyoming NCAA 23-1
3/17 157 WBF #7 Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech (6:11) NCAA 24-1
3/17 157 W, 5-3 #3 Peyton Robb, Nebraska NCAA 25-1
3/18 157 L, 2-6 #1 Austin O’Connor, North Carolina NCAA (2nd) 25-2
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Overall Duals (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) F TF M PTS
2022-23 25-2 11-0 (7-0) 14-2 (3-0/4-1) 3-0 1-0 5-0 43
2023-24 23-0 12-0 (8-0) 11-0 (3-0/5-0) 5-0 5-0 5-0 51
Career 48-2 23-0 (15-0) 25-2 (6-0/9-1) 8-0 6-0 10-0 94