Army West Point Athletics
2014-15 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Russ Parsons
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Clinton, N.J.
- High School:
- Blair Academy
2016-17: Led the Black Knights with a 27-6 record as a senior … ranked as high as 11th by InterMat … was 9-1 in duals … went 4-5 against ranked opponents … won three of the six tournaments he competed in … recorded the second-most bonus points wins with 15 on two falls, seven technical falls and six major decisions … posted team-highs in wins, dual wins, while tying for the most technical falls … won 13 of his first 14 matches with five tech. falls and three major decisions … won the Hokie Open (11/6) and Roadrunner Open (11/20) in that time … was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week (11/22) … competed to a 2-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/3-4) … both wins came by tech. fall … defeated No. 12 Archie Colgan of Wyoming, 6-1, in Army’s upset victory (1/6) … earned AAA Athlete of the Week honors for the second time after a 3-0 performance at the American Duals (1/10) … won the All-Academy Championships (1/29) … captured a 9-4 decision over Air Force’s Alex Mossing for his 75th-career victory … defeated VMI’s Neal Richards with a 12-0 major decision in the finals … collected his third AAA Athlete of the Week honors following his second individual title at the All-Academy Championships (1/31) … took a 15-2 major decision over Lehigh’s Cortlandt Schuyler in a dual (2/10) … defeated Navy’s Zack Davis, 9-2, in Army’s 19-14 victory in the annual Star Match (2/19) … placed second at the EIWA Championships (3/3-4) … opened the tournament with an 18-3 tech. fall over F&M’s Emmett LiCastri and a fall against Tristan Rifanburg of Binghamton … captured a 10-2 major decision over Princeton’s Mike D’Angelo in the semifinals … dropped a 4-2 decision to All-American Dylan Palacio of Cornell in the finals … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time … won his first-career match at NCAAs against No. 31 Mike D’Angelo of Princeton (3/16-17).
2015-16: Posted a 28-13 record at 157 pounds, including a team-best 8-2 record in dual meets … was ranked as high as 13th by InterMat throughout the season … led Army in wins, dual wins and bonus-point wins … tied for the team-lead in technical falls and major decisions … set new personal bests in wins, dual wins, bonus-point wins, technical falls and major decisions … placed in every tournament besides NCAAs … one of three Black Knights to compete in every dual meet … went 2-1 at the Northeast Duals (11/15) … placed fourth at the N.Y. State Championships (11/22) … went 4-1 at the event … all four victories came with bonus points … finished fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/4) … posted a 6-3 record at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) … placed sixth at the tournament for second-consecutive year … was the runner-up at 157 pounds at the All-Academy Championships (1/30) … opened with a pair of major decisions over Norwich’s Ben Swanson and Neal Richards of VMI … lost in the first tiebreaker to The Citadel’s Aaron Walker in the championship bout … topped No. 4 Oklahoma State’s Ryan Blees in Stillwater, 9-4, for 50th-career victory (2/12) … captured a 13-2 major decision in Star Meet over Navy’s Drew Daniels (2/20) … placed fourth at the EIWA Championships (3/5-6) … defeated Lehigh’s Ian Brown by major decision, 17-4 … topped Penn’s May Bethea, 6-1 … fell in the consolation finals to Columbia’s Markus Scheidel … … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second-straight season … one of five NCAA Qualifiers for Army.
2014-15: Finished second on the team with 27 total victories as part of a 27-12 overall record … also tied for second on the team with six dual-match wins … competed at 157 pounds … posted a season-long eight-match winning streak from Nov. 16 to Dec. 5 … also had two seven-match unbeaten streaks … gathered individual titles at the New York State Championships (11/23) and the All-Academy Championships (2/7) … placed second at the season-opening Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational (11/8) … also placed at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/5) and in the Southern Scuffle (1/1), with finishes of fifth and sixth, respectively … defeated Bucknell’s Logan Kerin, 9-3, during a dual match versus the 22nd-ranked Bison (2/14) … collected a 7-1 decision over Navy’s Drew Daniels to help Army West Point to its first win over the Midshipmen since 1996-97 … placed fifth at the EIWA Championships on March 6 and 7 … one of four Black Knights to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
2013-14: Did not compete as a freshman due to injury.
Background: Wrestled at Blair Academy ... a two-time national prep champion ... won championships in Beast of the East, Powerade and Ironman competitions ... given name is Russell John Parsons Jr. ... enjoys running, listening to music, and hanging out with his friends ... majoring in Economics.
| Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
| 2016-17 | 157 | 27-6 | 9-1 | 15 (2-7-6) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 28-13 | 8-2 | 14 (2-5-7) |
| 2014-15 | 157 | 27-12 | 6-2 | 5 (3-1-1) |
| 2013-14 | Did Not Compete | |||
| Career | 157 | 82-31 | 23-5 | 34 (7-13-14) |
