Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jamal Parks
March 24, 2009 | Cowboy Wrestling
2008-09: Third-place finisher at the Big 12 Championships strung together a 29-10 record that included a 16-6 mark in dual competition and five wins over ranked opponents ... Premier win was a 10-7 victory over No. 6 Mike Thorn of Minnesota in Minneapolis ... Won five of his last six regular season bouts ... Claimed a win over Army's William Simpson at the NCAA Championships ... Won his first Bedlam Series match with a 10-7 decision over No. 12 Zack Bailey of Oklahoma in Norman, then improved to 2-0 in Bedlam with a 2-1 win over former high school teammate Seth Vernon in Stillwater later in the year ... Rattled off 10 straight wins during one stretch ... His 51 takedowns ranked second on the team ... Won the 141-pound bracket at the Central Missouri Open to start the season and was the runner-up at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
2007-08 (Redshirt Year): Led all of Oklahoma State's redshirts with a 16-1 overall record competing exclusively in open tournaments ... Lone loss of the year was to OSU teammate and NCAA qualifier Tyler Shinn in the semifinal round at the Central Missouri State Open ... Avenged that loss by handing Shinn a 7-3 defeat at the Oklahoma Open later in the season ... Won his bracket at the Kaufman-Brand Open, the Oklahoma Open and the Roger Denker Open ... Claimed seven wins by major decision and one by technical fall ... One of his major decision wins was a 16-5 beating over Missouri's Nick Velliquette at the Central Missouri State Open ... Won each of his last 13 bouts, racking up bonus points in each of his last four matches.
High School: Attended Union HS in Tulsa, Okla., where he was coached by Corey Clayton ... One of the top prep wrestlers in the nation ... Ranked No. 1 in the nation at the 135-pound weight class by WIN Magazine ... Named to Wrestling USA's All-America Dream Team ... Tabbed as the No. 23 recruit in the nation at any weight and the No. 3 wrestler in the nation at the 140-pound weight class by InterMat Wrestle ... Ranked No. 4 in the nation in the 140-pound weight class by Amateur Wrestling News ... Junior Nationals Freestyle champion in 2006 ... Recognized as the state of Oklahoma's Outstanding Wrestler his senior year ... Two-time All-America honoree ... Three-time state champion as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Took third at Beast of the East and was third at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... Owned a 138-12 record during his time in high school ... Member of the student council.
Personal: Jamal Parks was born August 8, 1988 in El Paso, Texas ... Son of Angela Stark ... Majoring in business and education.
Parks Capsule
Year Overall Dual vs. Ranked Fall MD TF Quick
2007-08 Redshirted
2008-09 29-10 16-6 5-8 1 8 0 1:27
Career 29-10 16-6 5-8 1 8 0 1:27
