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DJ Parker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Moline, Ill.
- High School:
- Moline HS
NCAA Championships Qualifier ('23)
Big 12 Championships Fifth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Sixth Place ('22)
Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team ('22)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (’23)
2022-23 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Received an at-large selection for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 29 seed in the 184-pound bracket … Finished with a 0-2 record at nationals … Recorded a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, also at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 18-12 … Finished with a record of 2-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 10-4 record in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 39 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Southern Scuffle … Recorded eight bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 2:58 in the Oklahoma dual ... Secured four tech fall victories … Picked up three major decision victories … Scored 176 total match points … Secured 33 takedowns … Turned four two-point nearfalls … Turned 17 four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored 23 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 184 pounds and recorded a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-3 record … Compiled an overall record of 22-14 … Finished 0-12 against ranked competition … Compiled a 6-5 record in dual matches, including a 3-4 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 25 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Recorded 14 bonus-point victories to lead all Bison on the season … Finished with a record of 4-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 1:44 … Finished with a record of 5-4 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 5-3 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 279 total match points to lead all Bison on the season … Recorded 52 takedowns … Scored nine two-point nearfalls … Scored 25 four-point nearfalls to lead all Bison … Recorded four reversals … Scored 39 escapes to lead all Bison … Scored five riding-time points … Went 3-1 to place second at Bison Open (Nov. 13) … Went 3-2 to place fourth at Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) … Went 3-3 to place eighth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) … Named to the Amateur Wrestling News 2022 All-Rookie Team ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner and two-year captain under the eye of Jacob Ruettiger at Moline … Two-time Illinois 3A state qualifier in 2019 and 2020, placing third in 2020 … Fargo qualifier in 2019 and 2021 … Won the Junior Greco-Roman national championship at 182 in Fargo in 2021 … Finished seventh in the Freestyle national championship at 182 in Fargo in 2021 … Went undefeated as a senior at Moline and helped program to a pair of conference championships …Also coached youth wrestling for Young Guns Youth team in Illinois …
PERSONAL: Son of Moneesha … Has one sister; Monique … Has one brother; DeAvione … Majoring in Construction Management …
CAREER STATISTICS:
Big 12 Championships Fifth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Sixth Place ('22)
Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team ('22)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (’23)
2022-23 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Received an at-large selection for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 29 seed in the 184-pound bracket … Finished with a 0-2 record at nationals … Recorded a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, also at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 18-12 … Finished with a record of 2-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 10-4 record in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 39 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Southern Scuffle … Recorded eight bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 2:58 in the Oklahoma dual ... Secured four tech fall victories … Picked up three major decision victories … Scored 176 total match points … Secured 33 takedowns … Turned four two-point nearfalls … Turned 17 four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored 23 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 184 pounds and recorded a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-3 record … Compiled an overall record of 22-14 … Finished 0-12 against ranked competition … Compiled a 6-5 record in dual matches, including a 3-4 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 25 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Recorded 14 bonus-point victories to lead all Bison on the season … Finished with a record of 4-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 1:44 … Finished with a record of 5-4 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 5-3 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 279 total match points to lead all Bison on the season … Recorded 52 takedowns … Scored nine two-point nearfalls … Scored 25 four-point nearfalls to lead all Bison … Recorded four reversals … Scored 39 escapes to lead all Bison … Scored five riding-time points … Went 3-1 to place second at Bison Open (Nov. 13) … Went 3-2 to place fourth at Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) … Went 3-3 to place eighth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) … Named to the Amateur Wrestling News 2022 All-Rookie Team ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner and two-year captain under the eye of Jacob Ruettiger at Moline … Two-time Illinois 3A state qualifier in 2019 and 2020, placing third in 2020 … Fargo qualifier in 2019 and 2021 … Won the Junior Greco-Roman national championship at 182 in Fargo in 2021 … Finished seventh in the Freestyle national championship at 182 in Fargo in 2021 … Went undefeated as a senior at Moline and helped program to a pair of conference championships …Also coached youth wrestling for Young Guns Youth team in Illinois …
PERSONAL: Son of Moneesha … Has one sister; Monique … Has one brother; DeAvione … Majoring in Construction Management …
CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year | Overall | vs. Rank |
Duals | Big 12 Duals |
Dual Pts |
Falls | Fast Pin |
TF | MD | TD | N2 | N4 | RV | E | RT | Pts | Big 12 Champ |
NCAA Champ |
| 2021-22 | 22-14 | 0-12 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 25 | 4-0 | 1:44 | 5-4 | 5-3 | 52 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 279 | 2-3 (6th) | -- |
| 2022-23 | 18-12 | 2-9 | 10-4 | 7-1 | 39 | 1-0 | 2:58 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 176 | 3-2 (5th) | 0-2 |
| Career | 40-26 | 2-21 | 16-9 | 10-5 | 64 | 5-0 | 1:44 | 9-5 | 8-4 | 85 | 13 | 42 | 5 | 62 | 19 | 455 | 5-5 | 0-2 |
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