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Parker Valby
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Florida
- High School:
- East Lake High School
- Sport (Event):
- Track & Field
- Country:
- United States
- Years at UF:
- 2021-24
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials results
10,000 meters | 2nd | 31:41.56
5,000 meters | 4th | 14:51.44
Collegiate PR | Indoor: 3000m - 8:41.50; 5000m - 14:52.79 | Outdoor: 5000m - 14:52.118; 10000m - 30:50.43
High School PR | 1600m - 4:50.59; 3200m - 10:10.45
Parker Valby's TFRRS Profile (Top Performances and Meet Results)
Championships
USTFCCCA All-America Honors
SEC Awards:
UF All-Time Top 10 List
Academic Honors
2024 Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year... Named the Honda Sport Award Winner for Track & Field... Earned First Team All-American honors in both the 5000m and 10,000m... Secured her fifth and sixth career NCAA Individual Championships with wins in both the 5000m (14:52.18 - Collegiate Record) and 10,000m (31:46.09) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in both the 5000m (15:19.76) and 10,000m (32:43.91) at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23/25)... Earned a gold medal for the second consecutive year at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11) in the 5000m with a outdoor school record time of 15:07.86... Set the NCAA and school record in the 10,000m with a time of 30:50.43, snapping a record that had stood for 14 years by 28 seconds, at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 11/12/13).
2024 Indoor: Titled the 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div. 1 National Women's Runner of the Year... Voted the 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div. I South Region Women's Runner of the Year... Named a 2024 USTFCCCA First Team All-American... Crowned the NCAA Individual Champion and reset her own collegiate record in the 5000m with a time of 14:52.79 and earned NCAA Individual Championship in 3000m with the third fastest time in collegiate history (8:41.50) in the 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 8/9)... Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships (3000m & 5000m)... Secured two gold medals at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23/24) after placing first in the 3000m with a time of 8:42.29 (School Record, Meet Record, Facility Record) and anchoring the Women's DMR that set the meet record with a time of 10:53.29... Finished 1st in the Women's 5000m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 2, 2023) and recorded a collegiate record, personal best, and school record time of 14:56.11 which granted her USTFCCCA Women's Athlete of the Week honors.
2023 Outdoor: Made her outdoor debut at the East Coast Relays, finishing first in the 5000m (15:32.44)... Won gold at the SEC Championships in the 5000m (15:33.43)... Finished third in the 5000m (15:33.43) at the NCAA East Preliminaries. Qualified for the National Championship in the 5000m... Won gold in the 5000m (15:30.57) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Named USTFCCCA Outdoor FirstTeam All-American in the 5000m.
2023 Indoor: Made her season debut at the Razorback Invitational, taking part in the school record distance medley relay team (10:57.58)… Competed in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, running a time of 8:49.71, which further extends her school record in the event... Won gold in the 5000m (15:25.03) at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
2022 Outdoor: Paced the 5000 meters at the North Florida Invitational but did not finish ... smashed school record in 5000 meters (15:32.41) in silver-medal winning fashion at SEC Outdoor Championships ... member of Florida's 2022 SEC Outdoor Championship team ... broke school record again in 5000 meters (15:29.07) at NCAA East Prelims ... NCAA Qualifier in 5000 meters ... Second Team All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman Team (5000 meters) ... National Runner Up in the 5000 meters ... First Team All-American (5000m) ... member of Florida's NCAA Outdoor National Championship team
2022 Indoor: Made Florida Indoor debut at Rod McCravy Memorial Meet ... shattered the school record in the 3000 meters with a run of 8:53.89 ... ran the anchor leg on Florida's 4th-best DMR team in program history (11:00.92) ... named the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week for her performances at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (Feb. 1) ... recorded an NCAA-qualifying mark in the 3000 meters but was forced to scratch through injury
2021 Outdoor: Made her Outdoor collegiate debut at Tom Jones, finishing 8th in the 5,000m with a time of 17:14.57... named to the 2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School:
Graduated cum laude with bachelor's degree in Sports Management in May 2024.
10,000 meters | 2nd | 31:41.56
5,000 meters | 4th | 14:51.44
Unbelievable finish in the women's 10,000m final! ?? #TrackFieldTrials24 pic.twitter.com/6bGLewQaUe
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) June 30, 2024
Collegiate PR | Indoor: 3000m - 8:41.50; 5000m - 14:52.79 | Outdoor: 5000m - 14:52.118; 10000m - 30:50.43
High School PR | 1600m - 4:50.59; 3200m - 10:10.45
Parker Valby's TFRRS Profile (Top Performances and Meet Results)
Championships
- 5x NCAA Individual Champion
- 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion (5000m)
- 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion (10,000m)
- 2024 NCAA Indoor Champion (5000m)
- 2024 NCAA Indoor Champion (3000m)
- 2023 NCAA Outdoor Champion (5000m)
- 4x SEC Individual Champion
- 2024 SEC Outdoor Champion (5000m)
- 2024 SEC Indoor Champion (3000m)
- 2024 SEC Indoor Champion (DMR)
- 2023 SEC Outdoor Champion (5000m)
USTFCCCA All-America Honors
- 2024 The Bowerman Semifinalist
- 2024 Track & Field Honda Sport Award Winner
- 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div. I National Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
- 2024 USTFCCCA South Region Women's Outdoor Runner of the Year
- 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div I National Women's Runner of the Week
- 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div I National Indoor Women's Track Athlete of the Year
- 2024 USTFCCCA South Region Women's Indoor Runner of the Year
- 2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American (5000m)
- 2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American (10,000m)
- 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American (5000m)
- 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American (3000m)
- 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American (5000m)
- 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American (5000m)
SEC Awards:
- 2023-24 SEC Female Athlete of the Year
- 2024 SEC Outdoor Women's Runner of the Year
- 2024 Outdoor All-SEC First Team (Gold Medalist - 5000m)
- 2024 SEC Indoor Women's Runner of the Year
- 2024 Indoor All-SEC First Team (Gold Medalist - 3000m)
- 2024 Indoor All-SEC First Team (Gold Medalist - DMR)
- 2023 Outdoor All-SEC First Team (Gold Medalist - 5000m)
- 2022 Outdoor All-SEC Second Team (Silver Medalist - 5000m)
UF All-Time Top 10 List
- No. 1: Outdoor 5000m (14:52.18 at 2024 NCAA Championships)
- No. 1: Indoor 5000m (14:52.79 at 2024 NCAA Championships)
- No. 1: Outdoor 10000m (30:50.43 at 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational)
- No. 1: Indoor 3000m (8:41.50 at the 2024 NCAA Championships)
- No. 2: Indoor DMR (Anchor Leg, 10:53.29 at 2024 SEC Indoor Championships)
- No. 3: Indoor DMR (Anchor Leg, 10:57.58 at 2023 Razorback Invitational)
- No. 7: Indoor DMR (Anchor Leg, 11:00.92 at 2022 Rod McCravy Meet)
Academic Honors
- 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
- 2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year... Named the Honda Sport Award Winner for Track & Field... Earned First Team All-American honors in both the 5000m and 10,000m... Secured her fifth and sixth career NCAA Individual Championships with wins in both the 5000m (14:52.18 - Collegiate Record) and 10,000m (31:46.09) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in both the 5000m (15:19.76) and 10,000m (32:43.91) at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23/25)... Earned a gold medal for the second consecutive year at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11) in the 5000m with a outdoor school record time of 15:07.86... Set the NCAA and school record in the 10,000m with a time of 30:50.43, snapping a record that had stood for 14 years by 28 seconds, at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 11/12/13).
2024 Indoor: Titled the 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div. 1 National Women's Runner of the Year... Voted the 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Div. I South Region Women's Runner of the Year... Named a 2024 USTFCCCA First Team All-American... Crowned the NCAA Individual Champion and reset her own collegiate record in the 5000m with a time of 14:52.79 and earned NCAA Individual Championship in 3000m with the third fastest time in collegiate history (8:41.50) in the 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 8/9)... Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships (3000m & 5000m)... Secured two gold medals at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23/24) after placing first in the 3000m with a time of 8:42.29 (School Record, Meet Record, Facility Record) and anchoring the Women's DMR that set the meet record with a time of 10:53.29... Finished 1st in the Women's 5000m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 2, 2023) and recorded a collegiate record, personal best, and school record time of 14:56.11 which granted her USTFCCCA Women's Athlete of the Week honors.
2023 Outdoor: Made her outdoor debut at the East Coast Relays, finishing first in the 5000m (15:32.44)... Won gold at the SEC Championships in the 5000m (15:33.43)... Finished third in the 5000m (15:33.43) at the NCAA East Preliminaries. Qualified for the National Championship in the 5000m... Won gold in the 5000m (15:30.57) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Named USTFCCCA Outdoor FirstTeam All-American in the 5000m.
2023 Indoor: Made her season debut at the Razorback Invitational, taking part in the school record distance medley relay team (10:57.58)… Competed in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, running a time of 8:49.71, which further extends her school record in the event... Won gold in the 5000m (15:25.03) at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
2022 Outdoor: Paced the 5000 meters at the North Florida Invitational but did not finish ... smashed school record in 5000 meters (15:32.41) in silver-medal winning fashion at SEC Outdoor Championships ... member of Florida's 2022 SEC Outdoor Championship team ... broke school record again in 5000 meters (15:29.07) at NCAA East Prelims ... NCAA Qualifier in 5000 meters ... Second Team All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman Team (5000 meters) ... National Runner Up in the 5000 meters ... First Team All-American (5000m) ... member of Florida's NCAA Outdoor National Championship team
2022 Indoor: Made Florida Indoor debut at Rod McCravy Memorial Meet ... shattered the school record in the 3000 meters with a run of 8:53.89 ... ran the anchor leg on Florida's 4th-best DMR team in program history (11:00.92) ... named the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week for her performances at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (Feb. 1) ... recorded an NCAA-qualifying mark in the 3000 meters but was forced to scratch through injury
2021 Outdoor: Made her Outdoor collegiate debut at Tom Jones, finishing 8th in the 5,000m with a time of 17:14.57... named to the 2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School:
- Attended East Lake High School
- Florida state record holder in the 3,200 meters (10:10.45)
- 2019 FHSAA Class 3A Outdoor Finals gold medalist (3,200m)
- 2019 FHSAA Class 3A Outdoor Finals silver medalist (1,600m)
- 2019 FHSAA Class 3A Cross Country State Championships silver medalist
- 2018 FHSAA Class 3A Cross Country State Championships bronze medalist
Graduated cum laude with bachelor's degree in Sports Management in May 2024.
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