CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
• Three-time NCAA Championships qualifier (2019-157, 2020 & 2021-149)
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR
• Stats
• Finished 8-4 in his final season at 149 pounds, placing at the Big Ten Championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the third time
• Earned the No. 15 seed at the national championships at 149, posting a 1-2 mark with a first-round 10-7 win over No. 18 seed Jarrett Degan of Iowa State
• Finished seventh at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, posting a 3-2 record, including a win over No. 17 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern
• Went 4-0 in Big Ten duals, including an 11-2 win over Peyton Omania of Michigan State and a 24-second fall over No. 15 Graham Rooks of Indiana
• His win over Rooks was the fastest by a Boilermaker in 2021
• Ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation by FloWrestling and the NCAA Coaches Panel rankings
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in selling and sales management
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Stats (PDF)
• Finished 16-11 in his first collegiate season at 149 pounds, including a 6-4 record in dual competition
• Posted two major decisions on the year
• Earned a national ranking as high as fifth in the nation from The Open Mat (11/26)
• Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships and outwrestling his No. 10 seed for the tournament
• Earned the No. 16 seed at the NCAA Championships
• Started the season 7-0, including four dual victories
• Won his lone match at the Journeymen Northeast Duals, posting a 12-4 major decision over Buffalo’s Kyle Todrank
• Topped North Dakota State’s Jaden Van Maanen twice, taking him down 6-3 in Fargo and then 4-2 in the opening round of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Posted a 4-2 decision over No. 7 Brock Zacherl of Clarion at the Boilermaker Duals
• Finished fourth at the CKLV Invitational, going 5-2 in Vegas with significant wins over Wyoming’s Jaron Jensen (D 6-1), Virginia’s No. 20 Dalton Spencer (SV 9-7), Nebraska’s No. 13 Collin Purinton (D 7-3) and Northern Iowa’s No. 5 Max Thomsen (D 4-2)
• Won a 12-10 barnburner on the road in tiebreakers over SIUE’s Tyshawn Williams
• Went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships
• Finished the Big Ten schedule with a 6-2 decision over Illinois’ Mousa Jodeh
• Went 2-3 at the Big Ten Championships, knocking off No. 19 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern 5-3, to secure his automatic bid to nationals, and advancing with a 7-5 sudden victory over Wisconsin’s Cole Martin
• 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
• Three-time NCAA Championships qualifier (2019-157, 2020 & 2021-149)
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR
• Stats
• Finished 8-4 in his final season at 149 pounds, placing at the Big Ten Championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the third time
• Earned the No. 15 seed at the national championships at 149, posting a 1-2 mark with a first-round 10-7 win over No. 18 seed Jarrett Degan of Iowa State
• Finished seventh at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, posting a 3-2 record, including a win over No. 17 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern
• Went 4-0 in Big Ten duals, including an 11-2 win over Peyton Omania of Michigan State and a 24-second fall over No. 15 Graham Rooks of Indiana
• His win over Rooks was the fastest by a Boilermaker in 2021
• Ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation by FloWrestling and the NCAA Coaches Panel rankings
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in selling and sales management
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Stats (PDF)
• Finished 16-11 in his first collegiate season at 149 pounds, including a 6-4 record in dual competition
• Posted two major decisions on the year
• Earned a national ranking as high as fifth in the nation from The Open Mat (11/26)
• Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships and outwrestling his No. 10 seed for the tournament
• Earned the No. 16 seed at the NCAA Championships
• Started the season 7-0, including four dual victories
• Won his lone match at the Journeymen Northeast Duals, posting a 12-4 major decision over Buffalo’s Kyle Todrank
• Topped North Dakota State’s Jaden Van Maanen twice, taking him down 6-3 in Fargo and then 4-2 in the opening round of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Posted a 4-2 decision over No. 7 Brock Zacherl of Clarion at the Boilermaker Duals
• Finished fourth at the CKLV Invitational, going 5-2 in Vegas with significant wins over Wyoming’s Jaron Jensen (D 6-1), Virginia’s No. 20 Dalton Spencer (SV 9-7), Nebraska’s No. 13 Collin Purinton (D 7-3) and Northern Iowa’s No. 5 Max Thomsen (D 4-2)
• Won a 12-10 barnburner on the road in tiebreakers over SIUE’s Tyshawn Williams
• Went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships
• Finished the Big Ten schedule with a 6-2 decision over Illinois’ Mousa Jodeh
• Went 2-3 at the Big Ten Championships, knocking off No. 19 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern 5-3, to secure his automatic bid to nationals, and advancing with a 7-5 sudden victory over Wisconsin’s Cole Martin
2018-19 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Stats
Tournaments
• Placed second at 157 pounds at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational as the No. 8 seed (11/30-12/1)
• Loras Open 157-pound champion (1/26)
• Competed at 157 pounds at Big Ten Championships as the No. 9 seed (3/9-10)
• Competed at 157 pounds at NCAA Championships as the No. 19 seed (3/21-22)
Team Leader
• Highest ranked opponent defeated (No. 3 Tyler Berger, Nebraska), fastest fall (0:13); tied for highest ranking (9)
Career Highs Set
Career Highs Set
• Total wins (17), tournament wins (14), wins over ranked opponents (6), ranked opponent defeated (No. 3 Tyler Berger, Nebraska), decisions (13), major decisions (2), second (41) and third (41) period points, riding time (24:43), takedowns (48), reversals (5), riding time points (8), total points scored (151), points per match (5.0)
Season Notes
Season Notes
• Went 2-2 at first NCAA Championships ... put up a pair of takedowns in the first period on his way to a 7-4 upset of No. 14 Zach Hartman of Bucknell in the first round ... Parriott built riding time the third period and his 1:09 gave him a cushion against a late reversal by the Bison.
• Dropped into wrestlebacks after second round loss to eventual All-American Ryan Deakin of Northwestern ... rebounded with 6-2 win over No. 13 Jarrett Jacques of Missouri ... got off to his notable quick start, taking the Tiger down in the opening minute and added another takedown midway through the third period.
• Pittsburgh’s No. 12 Taleb Rahmani vindicated his Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational semifinals loss to Parriott with a pin in sudden victory (7:10) in the third round of wrestlebacks ... the two went to the extra session with each having an escape to their credit despite a flurry of action throughout regulation.
• Clinched the ninth and final 157-pound automatic bid from the Big Ten to the NCAA Championships with a 5-2 decision over No. 8 Eric Barone of Illinois ... avenged first-round 5-4 (TB1) loss to Barone when it mattered most.
• Was able to avenge dual loss to Indiana’s Jake Danishek with an escape and a takedown in the third period to break open a 2-2 match on his way to a 6-2 decision in the first must-win-to-qualify match at Big Tens
• Won five consecutive matches on two occasions.
• Missed time at the start of the season and at South Beach Duals due to injury.
• Unranked as the No. 8 seed, Parriott tore through the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational bracket finishing as the 157-pound runner-up ... he knocked out a pair of top-five seeds who are also ranked in the top 10 ... Parriott entered the tournament with just one match under his belt and put together five straight wins, the longest winning streak of his young career.
• Parriott upset top-seeded and third-ranked Tyler Berger of Nebraska 4-2 in sudden victory in the CKLV quarterfinals ... 28 seconds into sudden victory, Parriott dropped Berger on his back for the winning takedown ... Parriott took a 2-1 lead at the start of the third period with a reversal and Berger evened it at 2-2 with an escape.
• Parriott’s upset of Berger stands as the highest ranked opponent he has beaten in his career and the highest ranked opponent defeated by any Purdue wrestler this season ... furthermore, it is the highest ranked opponent beaten by an unranked Boilermaker since 2015 ... unranked Doug Welch (157) beat No. 2 James Green of Nebraska 5-4 (TB1) on Jan. 9, 2015 ... it was program’s biggest upset since 165-pounder Luke Manuel upended top-ranked and top-seeded Mack Lewnes of Cornell 3-1 in the first round of consolations at the 2009 NCAA Championships—although Manuel was unseeded at NCAAs, he was ranked 15th when he beat Lewnes ... unranked Chad Welch pinned fourth-ranked Cooper Moore of Northern Iowa in 2:25 in the CKLV 165-pound quarterfinals on Dec. 4, 2015.
• In the CKLV semifinals, a takedown with 32 seconds remaining in the third period propelled Parriott past fifth-seeded and eighth-ranked Taleb Rahmani of Pittsburgh 5-3
• Made his national ranking debut at No. 9 following CKLV ... it was the highest individual ranking since Chad Welch finished the 2015-16 season at No. 8 at 165.
• Wild scrambles were the focal point of a battle between No. 12 Parriott and No. 11 Alec Pantaleo of Michigan in the Jan. 20 dual ... Parriott struck first with an early takedown and he added an escape to start the second period to hold a 3-1 advantage ... with 20 seconds remaining in the frame, Pantaleo found a double-leg that Parriott attempted to roll though, but the takedown was awarded and it evened the match at 3-3 ... an escape to start the third proved to be the winning point for Pantaleo with a 4-3 decision.
• A Parriott takedown in the first period held in a 3-2 win over No. 14 John Van Brill of Rutgers.
2016-17 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats
Tournaments
• Competed at Navy Classic (11/18)
• Competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1)
• Competed at Midlands Championships (12/29)
• Competed at Big Ten Championships (3/3-4)
• Placed seventh at Marine Corps U.S. Open Men’s Freestyle National Championships at 70 kg (5/27-28)
• Competed at U.S. Senior Freestyle World Team Trials Challenge Tournament at 70 kg (5/19)
Season Notes
• Scored first in 79 percent of his matches (23-29), which was the highest percentage on the team.
• Missed duals against SIU Edwardsville and Central Michigan in December due to illness; four duals in January due to injury (Penn State, Illinois, North Dakota State, Ohio State) ... returned to the lineup against Michigan State and went 3-1 in last four duals of season.
• Although he doesn't consider himself a pinner, five of Parriott’s wins have were by fall ... his five pins ranked second on the team ... recorded three pins in less than a minute ... stuck Princeton’s John Pipa in 34 seconds in the consolation quarterfinals of the Navy Classic ... pinned LIU Post’s TJ Fabian 39 seconds while wrestling in his first official match for the Boilermakers at the Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals ... pinned Jake Danishek of Indiana in 44 seconds during wrestlebacks at the Big Ten Championships.
• Avenged an Andrew Crone pin from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational with a pin of his own, sticking the 14th-ranked Badger at 3:17 ... Parriott held a 5-2 advantage after a high-action first period that saw him take Crone down twice.
• Built a 12-4 lead on Indiana’s Austin Holmes thanks to six rapid-fire takedowns not even halfway through the second period before suplexing Holmes and getting the fall at 3:42.
• Went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships, posting wins over Andrew Shomers of Edinboro (5-3) and Buffalo’s Alex Smythe (9-7).
• Beat Oregon State’s Hunter Willits 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, avenging a sudden victory 3-1 loss to Willits at the Navy Classic two weeks prior.
• Went 3-0 for Purdue at the Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals while making his debut in the lineup ... overcame a 3-2 deficit to North Carolina’s Kennedy Monday late in the final frame with a takedown and a four-point nearfall to win 8-3.
2016-17 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Competed at 157 pounds at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (unattached) (11/6)
• Purple Raider Open 157-pound champion (unattached) (1/15)
• Greyhound Open 157-pound champion (unattached) (2/5)
• UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle National Championships 70 kg champion (5/29)
• Competed at U.S. Junior Freestyle World Team Trials at 66 kg (6/9)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Nation’s No. 2 152-pounder by WIN Magazine, No. 3 by FloWrestling and InterMat ... tabbed as the No. 7 overall recruit of 2016 by FloWrestling ... No. 17 by InterMat.
• 2016 ASICS/Vaughan Junior 152-pound freestyle national champion ... 2016 ASICS/Vaughan Junior 152-pound Greco-Roman national champion ... was one of two wrestlers to claim both Greco-Roman and freestyle titles.
• ASICS All-America Third Team 152-pound selection.
• Wrestled for Team Minnesota at the 2016 Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic ... wrestled on the USA All-Star Team at the 2016 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.
• Two-time Super 32 placewinner ... placed third at 152 pounds in 2015 ... placed fifth at 145 in 2014.
• Five-time Minnesota State High School League Division AA state qualifier (2012: 113; 2013: 120; 2014: 132; 2015: 145; 2016: 152) ... three-time MSHSL Division AA champ (2014: 132; 2015: 145; 2016: 152) ... 2012 113-pound runner-up ... placed third in 2013 at 120.
• Opened with back-to-back technical falls at 2016 MSHSL tournament, followed by back-to-back falls ... captured the title with a 10-second fall hitting a spladle ... outscored opponents 62-16 in four matches wrestled.
• High school record of 246-22 (36-9, 41-5, 43-6, 42-1, 45-0, 39-1)**.
• Won back-to-back Cheesehead Invitational titles in Kaukauna, Wisconsin ... won at 145 pounds in 2015 and 152 pounds in 2016.
• Placed third in freestyle at 2015 UWW Junior Nationals at 66 kg ... 2015 ASICS/Vaughan Junior freestyle All-American with fifth-place finish at 152 pounds.
• 2014 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman 63 kg runner-up ... 2014 Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals 138-pound runner-up.
• Named Outstanding Wrestler at 2013 Minnesota Christmas Tournament.
** Minnesota allows middle school wrestlers to compete in varsity competitions.
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Griffin Mark Parriott
• Major: Selling & sales management
• Birthday: September 22, 1997
• City Born: New Prague, Minnesota
• Parents: Mark and Sara Parriott
• Siblings: Older brother, Morgan