Carey Parker

Carey Parker

  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, Wash.
  • High School:
    Seattle Prep

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-2011): (XC) At the USF Invitational, she finished 27th and 5th on the team … ran a time of 18:04 in the Riverside Invitational … finished the Stanford Invitational with a time of 23:31 coming in 113th place and 2nd on the team … came in 13th place in the Gator Invitational finishing as the 4th runner for the team … competed in the Bronco Invitational with a time of 18:34 … in the WCC Championships, she finished in 32nd place with a time of 22:53 … ran a time of 22:31 in the NCAA West Regional Championships placing 149th overall. (TRACK) Led the women in the 5000m placing 10th with 18:26:76 @ Cal State Stanislaus 3/5/11…Finished in 10:46:05 in the 3000m @UC Davis Aggie Open 3/12/11…Ran a PR of 18:18:66 in the 5000m @ San Francisco State 3/25/11…Raced in the 5000m in 18:34:53 @ Chico State 4/8/11.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-2010): (XC) In the San Francisco Invitational (5k) finished 27th place and 1st for the team in 19:39 … Hornet Jamboree finished with a time of 18:44 crossing the finish line in 26th place as the 3rd runner for the team … competed in the Stanford Invitational (6k) with a time of 23:02 finishing in 84th place as the 3rd runner for the team … ran a time of 22:58 in the San Francisco State Invitational (6k) as the 15th runner and 1st for the Broncos … ran a time of 18:31 in the Bronco Invitational (5k) … competed in the WCC Championships finishing in 18th place with a time of 22:35 as the 3rd runner for the team. (TRACK) Redshirt track season.

COLLEGE PERSONAL BESTS

Cross Country: 18:31 in the 5k (2009 - SCU Bronco Invite); 22:31 in the 6k (2010 - NCAA West Regionals Championship)
Track: 10:46:05 in the 3k (2011 - Aggie Open); 18:18:63 in the 5k (2011 - SF State Distance Carnival)

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL BESTS: 5000m (XC): 18:23 3200m- 11:00 1600m- 5:08

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Seattle Preparatory School in Seattle, Wash. ... coached by Jimmy McArthur ... also participated in tennis and track in high school ... Washington State 3A 2009 track 3200 Champion ... Washington State 3A 2009 track 1600 Runner Up ... Washington State 3A 2008 Cross Country Runner Up ... Nike Cross Regionals Northwest: 7th place ... Nike Cross Nationals Participant ... Cross Country Captain 2008 and Track Team Captain 2009 ... 2009 Track MVP, Coaches Award ... Named to the Cross Country All State Teams in 2007 and 2008 ... High school ASB executive 2008-09.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Candace Parker ... dad graduated from Santa Clara ... has two older brothers, Brendan and Colin ... double major in communication and anthropology.