Before Mizzou
- Relatively new to wrestling, Kent will be able to focus solely on wrestling at Mizzou after succeeding at both wrestling and football at Hickman High School in Columbia
- The hometown Tiger placed at last year's Missouri State Tournament, then proceed to record All-America finishes in both freestyle (fifth) and Greco-Roman (seventh) at the 2017 Junior Freestyle Nationals
- In the Intermat high school rankings, Kent ranks No. 9 at 170 pounds and No. 97 overall.