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2018 Men's Outdoor Track Roster

Jeremy Parsons

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Titusville, Pa.
  • High School Maplewood

Biography

Career Highlights
• Four-Time PSAC XC Athlete of the Week
• 11-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier
• Six-Time All-PSAC Honoree
• Five-Time USTFCCCA All-Region Selection
• Two-Time NCAA Championship Qualifier
• One-Time All-American

TFRRS Performance List

Career Highlights: Three-time All-PSAC and three-time All-Region in cross country ... two-time national qualifier in cross country as an indivdual ... earned All-America honors at the XC national meet in 2015, becoming the first SRU male cross country All-American since 2007.

Personal: Son of Douglas and Joy Strain ... Twin brother, Jacob, runs track and cross country at Penn State Behrend ... Majoring in Athletic Training.

2018 (Outdoor): Competed in four meets … Earned All-Region and All-PSAC honors … Placed second at the PSAC Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 32:22.16 … Placed second at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invite in the 5,000m with at time of 15:08.99 ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2017-18 (Indoor): Competed in three meets … Earned All-Region honors … Placed fourth in the PSAC Championships in the 5000m with a time of 15:16.51 … Was fifth at the YSU Mid Major Invite in the 3000m with a time of 8:59.21

2017 (XC): Competed in six meets … Earned All-PSAC honors, All-Region honors and was a one-time PSAC Athlete of the Week … Placed first in the 8K at the Marty Uher XC Invite with a time of 28:03.2 … Placed third in the PSAC Championships in the 5M with a time of 26:43.4 … Placed fourth in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships in the 10K with a time of 31:01.7 … Competed in the Division II Cross Country Championships.

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets ... Recorded three top-ten finishes (with two being top-five) ... Placed 19th in the 5000m with a time of 15:39.46 at the PSAC Championships ... Placed fourth in the 10,000m with a time of 32:04.58 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in four meets ... Placed fourth in the 3000m with a time of 8:51.64 at the YSU College Invite ... Placed 15th in the 3000m with a time of 9:02.07 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (Outdoor): Academic All-District team … All-Region Team ... Placed eighth in the 10,000-meter run (32:07.99) and ninth in the 5,000-meter run (15:22.48) at the PSAC Championships … Captured the 5,000 at the Hillsdale College GINA Relays with a career-record time of 14:52.29 … Hit a personal-best time of 30:24.14 (NCAA provisional time) in the 10,000 to place 16th at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic … Was second in the 5,000 at the Coastal Carolina Invite (15:00.61) ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2015-16 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run … Placed 13th in both events (3,000 - 8:50.58) and (5,000 - 15:23.72) … Ran a season-best time of 15:08.03 in the 5,000 at the YSU Icebreaker Invite … Hit a career-best time of 8:46.97 in the 3,000 at the Youngstown State National Invite … Also competed in the mile and hit a career-best time of 4:26.95 at the Kent State Tune Up.

2015 (XC): SRU's first All-American since 2007 and the fifth in SRU men's cross country history ... Placed 24th at the National Championship with a time of 30:14 (10K) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic squad ... PSAC Athlete of the Week ... Sixth place at the Atlantic Region Championship with a time of 30:46.4 (10K) ... First Team All-PSAC for finishing sixth at the PSAC Championships with a time of 25:20 ... Won the Mack Cooper Invited with a time of 25:56 ... SRU's top finisher in every meet. 

2015 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets for Slippery Rock ... Placed sixth at the SRU Open in the 800-meter run with a career-best time of 2:00.25 ... Earned career-bests in both the 1,500-meter run (4:02.88) and the 5,000-meter run (15:05.25).

2014-15 (Indoor): Competed in three meets for The Rock ... Ran a season-best time of 15:43.65 in the 5,000-meter run at the Kent State Tune-Up.

2014 (XC): Competed in six meets, placing in the Top-10 four times ... Second Team All-PSAC for placing 21st at the PSAC Championships (25:29.2) ... Finished first at the SRU 125th Invitational and third at the Mack Cooper Invitational ... Finished with a career-best time of 25:18:10 at the Don Cathcart Invitational ... Finished 14th with a 32:57:10 mark (10K) at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region XC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

High School: Competed in cross country, wrestling and track for Maplewood Jr/Sr. High School ... Lettered four times in cross country, four times in wrestling, and two times in track ... Regional champion, District 10 Champion, two time District 10 runner-up, three time state medalist and one time state runner-up ... 100 career wins in wrestling ... Two-time state qualifier and state medalist in the mile.
 
Jeremy Parsons' Personal Best Times
Event Indoor Outdoor
800m - 2:00.25
1500m - 3:58.18
Mile 4:26.95 -
3000m 8:46.97 -
5000m 15:08.03 14:52.29
10,000m - 30:24.14

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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