Mason Parris earned the United States' heavyweight slot in freestyle wrestling at the U.S. Olympic Trials and has the tall task of filling Tokyo gold medalist Gable Steveson’s shoes
Parris said years ago, he was dubbed ‘King Parris,’ and it stuck.“My old club wrestling coach kind of started calling me that in high school," the American freestyle wrestler said."Just being a heavyweight wrestler, they associate the biggest weight class with being the king. So whenever I see him, he always calls me that.”He fully embraces the name. When he won the U.S. Olympic Trials, he was already prepared. He wore a hat with the words ‘Parris in Paris’ below the Olympic rings.
Once healthy, Parris was nearly unstoppable and matched more of Steveson's achievements. He went undefeated, won a national title and claimed the Dan Hodge Trophy for the nation's best wrestler.USA men’s freestyle wrestling coach Bill Zadick said he noticed significant improvement in Parris between those final two college seasons, and it continued into international competition. Steveson won their weight class at the Pan-American Games in 2021; Parris did the same in 2023 and 2024.
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