HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Carson James Barnes graduated from Baldwin High School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered four times each in cross country and track and field and once in basketball ... helped 4x400m relay team to state title as a freshman ... finished third at state in the 300m dash in a personal best 40.42 ... also finished third in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 21-11.75 and third in the 4x400m relay ... placed seventh at nationals in the intermediate division of the decathlon as a sophomore ... earned all-state honors as a freshman and senior ... earned conference, sectional, regional and state championships throughout career ... helped team finish second, third and fourth at state as a freshman, sophomore and junior, respectively ... team won state as a senior ... also participated in FCA, 4-H and the engineering team ... was the President of his high school senior class ... earned the Principles Leadership award ... helped RWDC Engineering team win national championship as a junior and finish third as a senior ... born on March 12, 1993, to Mark and Sandy Barnes in Olathe, Kan. ... has an older sister, Lauren, and a younger sister, Kaitlyn ... sister, Lauren, also attends Notre Dame ... mother, Sandy, played college volleyball ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
