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Honors & Awards

  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2020, 2021)

2021-22 (Junior) 

Regular Season – 149 pounds

  • 5-1 overall record (2-0 dual record)
  • Bonus Points: One major decision 
  • Placed second at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 21)

2020-21 (Sophomore) 

Regular Season – 149 pounds

  • Picked up his first win of the season in extra matches over Iowa's Zach Axmear by 5-3 decision

2019-20 (Redshirt) 

Regular Season – 133 pounds

  • 14-3 overall record
  • Bonus Points: Four major decisions 
  • DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 17)
  • Finished sixth at the UNK Younes Hospitality Open (Nov. 23), winning five out of six matches
  • Won title at the Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 4), going 3-0
  • First-place finish at Dave Edmonds Open (Feb. 1) with a 5-0 mark

2018-19 (Freshman)

Big Ten Championships – 9th (3-2) – 133 pounds

  • First Round: Lost to #12 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) by major decision, 18-5
  • Cons. First Round: Lost by decision to Paul Konrath (Indiana), 8-3
  • 9th Place Quarterfinals: Defeated Paul Konrath (Indiana) by decision, 3-2
  • 9th Place Semifinals: Defeated Anthony Tutulo (Michigan State) by decision, 9-7
  • 9th Place Finals: Defeated Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern) by decision, 7-4

Regular Season – 133 pounds

  • 20-12 overall record (1-7 in duals)
  • Burned redshirt on Jan. 12 against UNI
  • Won three straight matches after losing his first two at Big Ten's to put himself in position to land an at-large bid at the NCAA Championships
  • Finished ninth at the Big Ten Championships (March 10) with a 3-2 record
  • DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4), going 1-2
  • Finished second at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17), winning four out of five matches
  • Finished second at Doane Open (Dec. 8)
  • First place finish at Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5)

Before Nebraska

  • Wrestled at Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kan., for Coach Josh Carroll
  • Ended his prep career with a 173-21, winning state titles in his junior and senior seasons
  • He went 52-2 as a senior in 2018, and won the KSHSAA 6A title at 138 pounds, helping Olathe North to the team title
  • His 52 wins as a senior was the most in Kansas history in a seasons; his 173 career wins rank fourth all-time in the state
  • Captured the 2017 6A crown at 126 pounds as a junior to cap a 35-1 season
  • Took third at state at 113 pounds following a 47-6 season as a sophomore
  • Finished fourth as a freshman at 106 pounds in 2015
  • Parrish took seventh place at 126 pounds at the 2017 Junior Greco-Roman Nationals in Fargo, N.D.
  • He finished second at 58 kg at the 2017 UWW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals in Akron, Ohio
  • Also played football in high school
  • Honorable-mention all-state and first-team all-league running back in 2018
  • Member of National Honor Society; Geoscience Academy graduate
  • Four-time honor roll member

Personal

  • Born: July 22, 2000
  • Parents: Ginger and Jason Parrish
  • Sister: Jaia; Brothers: Jason, Joshua and Jacob
  • Biological systems engineering major who earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2023

Career Statistics

Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD NCAA Big Ten
2018-19 20-12 1-7 1 1 1 -- 9th (3-2)
2019-20* 14-3 0-0 0 0 4 -- --
2020-21 2-3 0-1 0 0 1
2021-22 5-1 2-0 0 0 1 -- --
Career 27-16 3-8 1 1 3 -- --

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals