PARK CITY, Kansas – La'Ron Parks won two more matches on Saturday to take fourth place in the country. Entering the NCAA Division II Tournament as an unranked wrestler, he finished the two-day event with a 5-2 record, upsetting three opponents who were ranked in the top-7 in the country. Parks also became an All-American for the first time in his career.

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Getting back on the mat Saturday morning, the Falcons' heavyweight went up against No. 6 ranked Ryan Herman, from Maryville. Parks won the third round of the consolation bracket in a high scoring 12-5 decision. Herman was the third nationally-ranked wrestler that Parks defeated this weekend, to go along with No. 7 Luke Tweeton and No. 1 Francesco Borsellino.
 
Parks then moved past Zach Peterson, of Augustana, with a 5-1 decision to earn his spot in the Third-Place matchup.
 
After wrestling all the way back through the consolation bracket, he faced No. 5 ranked Crew Howard, from Nebraska-Kearney. Parks went down by a score of 4-0, but had secured fourth place after an incredible run.
 
La'Ron Parks, 285 lbs. – Defeated Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) by decision (4-2) in the preliminary round… Defeated Luke Tweeton (UMary) by decision (4-1) in championship round one… Lost to Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) by decision (3-0) in the championship quarterfinals… Defeated Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) by decision (10-5) in consolation round two… Defeated Ryan Herman (Maryville) by decision (12-5) in consolation round three… Defeated Zach Peterson (Augustana) by decision (5-1) in the consolation semifinals… Lost to Crew Howard (Nebraska-Kearney) by decision (4-0) in the Third-Place Match.