Dan Hodge Trophy
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded each year to the United States of America’s best college wrestler. The trophy is presented at the end of the season by W.I.N. Magazine (''Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine'') and Culture House. It is the collegiate w ...
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
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, where he was a three-sport athlete, participating in
wrestling
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track and field
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. In wrestling, he won three
Indiana
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state titles at 220 pounds in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He set an Indiana state record with 11 career pins at the state tournament. He finished his career with an overall record of 206–1, including a 152–0 recorded over his final three seasons. He also won the Junior Schalles Award for best high school pinner in 2018.
In football, he was a three-time First Team All-State as a
linebacker
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, and a three-time TriState Football Indiana Defensive Player of the Year. He finished his career with 612 total tackles (302 solo), 17.0 sacks, 61.5
tackles for loss
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interception
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Michigan
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, Parris compiled a 32–9 record. He led the Wolverines with 32 wins and 13 falls. As a sophomore, he compiled a 28–1 record. He led the team with 28 wins and 11 falls. At the Big Ten tournament, he finished as runner-up to Gable Steveson, losing 8–6. He was then scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the second-seed, however, the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. After the season ended, he was named a first team
NCAA Division I
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All-American due to his performance through the season.
As a junior he compiled a 12–2 record, after he missed half of the season due to a
herniated disc
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in his neck that he suffered at the U.S. World Team Trials semi-finals in September 2021. At the Big Ten tournament, he finished as runner-up to Steveson. During the
2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
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, he faced Steveson in a rematch of the Big Ten championships, and finished as runner-up, losing in the final 8–4. Parris only lost three matches over the last two seasons, all to Steveson. After the season ended, he was again named an All-American. In December 2021, he signed a NIL (Next In Line) deal with the
WWE
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.
As a senior he compiled a 19–6 record. He finished in fourth place at the Big Ten Championships and in fifth place at the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. After the season ended, he was again named an All-American.
As a fifth-year senior he compiled an undefeated 33–0 record, with 21 bonus wins, 11 pins, three technical falls and seven major decisions. He Earned 17 wins over nationally ranked opponents and posted a combined 10–0 record over the 2023 NCAA heavyweights All-Americans. At the Big Ten tournament, he won the heavyweight championship, defeating Greg Kerkvliet 5–3 in overtime of the final. He became the first Michigan wrestler to win a Big Ten heavyweight championship since Airron Richardson in 1998. At the
2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
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Team results
* Note: Top 10 only (according to Flo ...
he posted a perfect 5–0 record at the NCAA Championships as the top-seed, and outscored his opponents 49–6. During the final he again defeated Kerkvliet, 5–1, to win the NCAA heavyweight championship. He became the first Michigan heavyweight champion since Kirk Trost in 1986. Following an outstanding season he was named an All-American and awarded the
Dan Hodge Trophy
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded each year to the United States of America’s best college wrestler. The trophy is presented at the end of the season by W.I.N. Magazine (''Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine'') and Culture House. It is the collegiate w ...
, as the best collegiate wrestler. He was also named the University of Michigan's Athlete of the Year.
International career
During the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships, he posted a perfect 4–0 record and defeated his opponents 36–3. During the gold medal match, he pinned future Olympic medalist
Amir Hossein Zare
Amir Hossein Zare ( fa, امیر حسین زارع; born 16 January 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the heavyweight division. Zare became World Champion in 2021, and was the 2019 U23 World Champion at age 18. ...
2023 Pan American Games
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and won a gold medal in the men's 125 kg, defeating two-time Olympian and three-time Pan American Games medalist José Daniel Díaz.
Freestyle record
! colspan="7", Senior Freestyle Matches
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! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! Location
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! style=background:white colspan=7 ,
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, Win
, 35–9
, align=left, Giorgi Meshvildishvili
, style="font-size:88%", 5–2
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, January 11, 2024
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Zagreb, Croatia
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Amar Dhesi
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Career Junior
In 2014, Dhesi won silver at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Zagreb, Croat ...
2023 Pan American Games
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Belgrade, Serbia
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, Loss
, 28–8
, align=left,
Geno Petriashvili
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Dániel Ligeti
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, style="font-size:88%", INJ
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, July 13–16, 2023
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Budapest, Hungary
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, Win
, 24–7
, align=left, Deng Zhiwei
, style="font-size:88%", 5–0
, -
, Win
, 23–7
, align=left, Youssif Hemida
, style="font-size:88%", TF 11–1
, -
, Win
, 22–7
, align=left, Abraham Conyedo
, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0
, -
! style=background:white colspan=7 ,
, -
, Loss
, 21–7
, align=left, Gable Steveson
, style="font-size:88%", 0–5
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, June 9–10, 2023
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2023 Final X
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
Newark, New Jersey
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, style="font-size:88%", 2–6
, -
, Win
, 21–5
, align=left, Nick Gwiazdowski
, style="font-size:88%", 6–2
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, May 20–21, 2023
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2023 US World Team Trials
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Colorado Springs, Colorado
, -
, Win
, 20–5
, align=left, Wyatt Hendrickson
, style="font-size:88%", 12–11
, -
, Win
, 19–5
, align=left, Tony Cassioppi
, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0
, -
! style=background:white colspan=7 ,
, -
, Win
, 18–5
, align=left, Wyatt Hendrickson
, style="font-size:88%", TF 20–7
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, April 27, 2023
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2023 US Open National Championships
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, -
, Win
, 17–5
, align=left, Demetrius Thomas
, style="font-size:88%", Fall
, -
, Loss
, 16–5
, align=left, Gable Steveson
, style="font-size:88%", TF 1–12
, -
, Win
, 16–4
, align=left, Ty Walz
, style="font-size:88%", 4–0
, -
, Win
, 15–4
, align=left, Gary Traub
, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0
, -
, Win
, 14–4
, align=left, Gabe Jacobs
, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0
, -
! style=background:white colspan=7 ,
, -
, Loss
, 13–4
, align=left, Nick Gwiazdowski
, style="font-size:88%", 3–10
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, September 11–12, 2021
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2021 US World Team Trials
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Lincoln, Nebraska
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, -
, Loss
, 13–3
, align=left, Nick Gwiazdowski
, style="font-size:88%", 0–6
, -
, Win
, 13–2
, align=left, Dom Bradley
, style="font-size:88%", 8–4
, -
, Win
, 12–2
, align=left, Austin Schafer
, style="font-size:88%", Fall
, -
! style=background:white colspan=7 ,
, -
, Win
, 11–2
, align=left, Tony Nelson
, style="font-size:88%", 6–3
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 2–3, 2021
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2020 US Olympic Team Trials
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Fort Worth, Texas
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Austin, Texas
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, -
, Win
, 7–1
, align=left, Nick Gwiazdowski
, style="font-size:88%", 10–7
, -
, Loss
, 6–1
, align=left, Nick Gwiazdowski
, style="font-size:88%", TF 8–18
, -
, Win
, 6–0
, align=left, Tony Nelson
, style="font-size:88%", 8–2
, -
! style=background:white colspan=7 ,
, -
, Win
, 5–0
, align=left, Tanner Hall
, style="font-size:88%", 8–2
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, October 9–11, 2020
, style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2020 US National Championships
, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Coralville, Iowa
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History
Coralville is the location of the Edgewat ...