inspired by his older brother angel, who was a four-time state champion with a record of 150 wins and zero defeats, henry also became a four-time high school state champion. his freshman and sophomore year titles were won in arizona, before he moved to colorado springs, colorado, to become a resident athlete at the u.s. olympic training center. he won the colorado state high school championships as a junior and senior, and was named asics national high school wrestler of the year in 2006. in the same year, he was selected in the wrestling usa magazine’s dream team of high school all-americans.