Drake University Athletics

2014 Cross Country — Claimed 16th at the Viking Invitational... placed 45th at the Bulldog Classic.

2014 Outdoor — Placed fourth in the 1500 at the Messersmith Invite... 20th in the 1500 at the Musco Invitational... 2014 Indoor — Ran the 3000m in a personal best time of 11:01.77 at the Jack Jennett Invitational... finished 10th in the mile with a time of 5:25.54 at the ISU Holiday Preview...  2013 Cross Country — Placed 31st in the open division at the Bradley Classic... 23rd at the Viking Invitational.

2013 Outdoor — Claimed 12th in the 1500 in a personal best 5:05.89 at the Nebraska Invitational...ninth in the 1500 at the Ashford Spring Classic...2013 Indoor — Posted 18th in the mile at Jack Jennett Invitational...third in 3000 at the Cyclone Holiday Preview...2012 Cross Country —Finished 153rd in 23:37 (6K) at Bradley Classic...placed 10th at Grand View Invitational...26th at Bulldog Classic.

2012 Indoor/Outdoor — Ran a collegiate best time in the 1500 at the State Farm MVC Outdoor Championship...placed 10th in the 1500 at the Messersmith Invite...injured during the indoor track season...2011 Cross Country — Ran in five meets in the fall placing in the team top seven on two occasions.

Prep — Helped lead Norfolk High School to Nebraska Class A state cross country championships in 2008 and 2009...ran on 4x800 relay placing third at 2011 Class A state track meet...four-year cross country and three-year track letterwinner...academic all-state and all-conference as junior and senior...class salutatorian...selected to Norfolk Daily News all-academic team and Omaha World-Herald regional all-academic team.

Personal — Journalism and magazines major...recipient of Drake Presidential and Trustee Scholarships...honored with 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...daughter of Doug and Lisa Parks...twin sister, Melissa, is a Drake cross country and track teammate...born in July, 1992 in Nebraska.

Personal Best
1500 - 5:05.89
3000 - 11:01.77i