A Penn State wrestling star has added an engagement to what’s already been, to quote Frank Sinatra, a “very good year.”
Josh Barr is less than a month removed from winning a national championship and finishing in the top three of the Hodge Trophy voting.
Now, he’s going to get married.
Barr proposed to his girlfriend, Olivia Orischak, and she said “yes.”
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At one point, it looked like Barr would compete at 184 for Penn State, not 197.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.But when Carter Starocci returned in 2024-25 to compete for— an ultimately win— an unprecedented fifth NCAA Division I championship, moving up from 174 to 184, Penn State had to find a different place for Barr in the starting lineup.
The results have been excellent. Barr came within one match of winning a national title in 2025. The next season, he went all the way, and made it look easy, going 24-0 with 23 wins being his bonus point.
“I went up (in weight), and the Lord’s faithful,”Barr told reporters after his national championship win. “Whether I went up in the starting lineup or I went up and had the success that I’ve had, the Lord’s faithful either way. So it was his plan, and back in high school, I probably would have told you that this was the furthest thing from the truth if you had told me this is what would have happened. But ever since I met Jesus, it all makes sense, because I see miracles happen that are way greater than this kind of stuff.”
Barr has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
