The University of Mississippi Athletics

2020 Track and Field Roster

Parker Scott

Parker Scott

  • Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
    R-Jr./R-Jr.
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Hometown:
    Corpus Christi, Texas
  • High school:
    King
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
TFRRS Bio

2020 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.

2020 Indoor (Redshirt Junior)
Placed 13th in the mile (4:14.11) and 14th in the 3K (8:13.33) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Came in 27th in the mile at the Husky Classic (4:03.63) ... Finished 17th in the 3K at Indiana Relays (8:22.91) ... Placed 11th in the 4x400-Meter Relay (3:21.54) and 16th in the mile (4:09.13) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Began the season by placing fourth in the 1000-Meter (2:27.34) and sixth in the 4x400-Meter Relay (3:21.56) at the Blazer Invite.

2019 Outdoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
 
2019 Indoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
 
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention All-American (Steeple, 17th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (Steeple, 9th Place)
SEC Scorer (Steeple, 4th Place)
Earned Second-Team All-American status in the steeple with a 17th place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (8:53.33) … Placed ninth in the steeple at the NCAA East Region Championships at a PR 8:47.93, the No. 4 time in school history … Scored SEC points with a fourth-place finish in the steeple (9:00.08) … Placed sixth in the steeple at the Bryan Clay Invite (8:55.63) … Finished fifth in the 1500-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (3:45.42) … Opened the season with a victory in the 3K at the USC Power 5 Challenge (8:25.62).
 
2018 Indoor (Sophomore)
Ran in four meets during the indoor season … Placed 10th in the 800-meter at his collegiate debut at the Vanderbilt Invite (1:52.86) … Followed this up with an 11th place finish in the mile at the Razorback Invite (4:08.96) … Placed 30th in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (4:11.28) … Ended the season with a 14th place finish in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships (4:10.53).
 
2017 Outdoor (Freshman)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (1500-Meter, 24th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Region Championships in the 1500-meter, placing 24th (3:59.03) … Placed 11th in the 1500-meter at the SEC Outdoor Championships (3:57.82) …. Set a PR in the 800-meter at the Ole Miss Classic, placing fourth at 1:50.93 … Finished 34th in the 1500-meter at the Bryan Clay Invite at 3:44.55, the No. 8 time in school history … Placed 20th in the 1500-meter at the Florida Relays … Opened the season with a ninth-place finish in the 800-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (1:53.52).
 
2017 Indoor (Freshman)
Redshirt.
 
High School
Four-year letterwinner in cross country, track and swimming ... Spent his freshman and sophomore years at Sault Sainte Marie High School in Michigan ... State champion in the 1600-meter, runner-up in the 800 both his freshman and sophomore years ... Spent final two years at King High School in Corpus Christi ... 2016 Texas Relays champion in the high school boys 1600-meter ... First and only unanimous U.P. Runner of the Year ... Third place in the 800-meter at the 2015 Class 6A state meet his junior year ... Texas 6A finalist in the 800-meter and 1600-meter as a senior ... 4x Team MVP ... Personal bests of 1:53.56 (800-meter), 4:12.99 (1600-meter) and 15:22 (5K) ... Graduated in top 25 percent with honors.

Personal
Born Nov. 11, 1997, to Mandy and Rob Scott ... Majoring in multi-disciplinary studies.
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