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Parker Valby
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Florida
- High School:
- East Lake High School
Bio
Parker Valby's TFRRS Profile (Top Performances and Meet Results)
National Honors
SEC Honors
2023: Competed in four meets... Was voted the Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country... Was named USTFCCCA Lance Harter Women's National Athlete of the Year... Crowned NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Individual Champion with a mark of 18:55.2 (6k) and helped lead the women's team to a school best fifth place finish... Finished first in the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 10) with a time of 17:59.6 (6k) earning her second consecutive South Region Indiviudal Championship and was later named USTFCCCA All-South Region and USTFCCCA South Region Women's Runner of the Year... Earned back-to-back SEC Cross Country Individual Championships after finishing 1st at the SEC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 27) and completing the course in 18:37.5 (6k) which spearheaded the women's team to a SEC Cross Country Championship and earned herself All-SEC First Team and USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Athlete of the Week honors... Placed 1st at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitaitonal (Oct. 13) with a time of 19:17.2 (6k), winning by a margin of 12.4 seconds and setting a new Wisconsin Course record, earning her SEC Women's Runner of the Week and USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Athlete of the Week.
2022: Competed in three races… Placed first of 326 runners at the Arturo Barrios Invite where she earned a mark of 18:58.2 which ranks as the third fastest 6K in Florida history and earned her SEC Women’s Runner of the Week honors… Won the women’s SEC Individual title, running at 18:25.87, the fastest 6K time in school history and the fastest time ever recorded in a 6K at a championships event… Finished first of 228 runners at the NCAA South Regional where she ran a 19:17.20, the fourth fastest 6K time in school history… Finished runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Championships, with a time of 19:30.9, the fastest time in school history at a National Championship.
2021: Participated in six meets… Was the top Florida finisher and helped the team to a first-place finish after placing second out of 124 runners at the Mountain Dew Invitational with a 4000m time of 13:44.9… Was the top Gator to cross the finish line for the second meet in a row after placing 36th out of 192 athletes at the Joe Piane Invitational with a 5K mark of 16:54.3, which ranks 10th all-time in school history… Crossed the finish line first for Florida at the FSU Pre-Nationals meet with a 6K time of 20:19.9 to place 28th out of 246 athletes… Finished as the top Florida runner and named First Team All-SEC and to the SEC All-Freshman Team after placing 4th at the SEC Championships with a 6K mark of 20:11.8… Ended the NCAA South Regional meet as the top Gator finisher and received USTFCCCA All-South Region honors after placing 2nd of 231 athletes with a time of 19:41.38 to help the women’s team to a 5th-place finish… Her 6K time stands alone as the program’s top NCAA South Regionals 6K time by almost 20 seconds… Ran the program’s only sub-20-minute 6K time in her debut at the NCAA Championships after recording a time of 19:50.3 to place 27th and become an All-American… Named SEC Women’s Freshman Runner of the Year, Florida’s third Freshman of the Year award in history.
2020: Competed in two races… Placed 72nd at FSU Winter XC Classic with time of 21:50.9.
High School:
Received bachelor's degree in Sports Management in May 2024.
National Honors
- Cross Country Honda Sport Award Winner (2023)
- USTFCCCA Lance Harter Women's Ntional Athlete of the Year (2023)
- NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Individual Champion (2023)
- USTFCCCA All-American (2023)
- USTFCCCA South Region Athlete of the Year (2023)
- USTFCCCA All-South Region (2023)
- USTFCCCA NCAA Divison I Women's Athlete of the Week Oct. 30 (2023)
- USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Athlete of the Week Oct. 16 (2023)
- USTFCCCA All-American (2022)
- USTFCCCA South Regional Runner of the Year (2022)
- USTFCCCA All-South Region (2022)
- USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week Oct. 31 (2022)
- USTFCCCA All-American (2021)
- USTFCCCA All-South Region (2021)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021)
SEC Honors
- SEC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year (2023)
- First Team All-SEC (2023)
- SEC Cross Country Champion (2023)
- SEC Cross Country Individual Champion (2023)
- SEC Women's Runner of the Week Oct. 17 (2023)
- First Team All-SEC (2022)
- SEC Cross Country Individual Champion (2022)
- SEC Women’s Runner of the Week Oct. 18 (2022)
- First Team All-SEC (2021)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2021)
- SEC Women’s Freshman Runner of the Year (2021)
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2023: Competed in four meets... Was voted the Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country... Was named USTFCCCA Lance Harter Women's National Athlete of the Year... Crowned NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Individual Champion with a mark of 18:55.2 (6k) and helped lead the women's team to a school best fifth place finish... Finished first in the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 10) with a time of 17:59.6 (6k) earning her second consecutive South Region Indiviudal Championship and was later named USTFCCCA All-South Region and USTFCCCA South Region Women's Runner of the Year... Earned back-to-back SEC Cross Country Individual Championships after finishing 1st at the SEC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 27) and completing the course in 18:37.5 (6k) which spearheaded the women's team to a SEC Cross Country Championship and earned herself All-SEC First Team and USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Athlete of the Week honors... Placed 1st at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitaitonal (Oct. 13) with a time of 19:17.2 (6k), winning by a margin of 12.4 seconds and setting a new Wisconsin Course record, earning her SEC Women's Runner of the Week and USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's Athlete of the Week.
2022: Competed in three races… Placed first of 326 runners at the Arturo Barrios Invite where she earned a mark of 18:58.2 which ranks as the third fastest 6K in Florida history and earned her SEC Women’s Runner of the Week honors… Won the women’s SEC Individual title, running at 18:25.87, the fastest 6K time in school history and the fastest time ever recorded in a 6K at a championships event… Finished first of 228 runners at the NCAA South Regional where she ran a 19:17.20, the fourth fastest 6K time in school history… Finished runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Championships, with a time of 19:30.9, the fastest time in school history at a National Championship.
2021: Participated in six meets… Was the top Florida finisher and helped the team to a first-place finish after placing second out of 124 runners at the Mountain Dew Invitational with a 4000m time of 13:44.9… Was the top Gator to cross the finish line for the second meet in a row after placing 36th out of 192 athletes at the Joe Piane Invitational with a 5K mark of 16:54.3, which ranks 10th all-time in school history… Crossed the finish line first for Florida at the FSU Pre-Nationals meet with a 6K time of 20:19.9 to place 28th out of 246 athletes… Finished as the top Florida runner and named First Team All-SEC and to the SEC All-Freshman Team after placing 4th at the SEC Championships with a 6K mark of 20:11.8… Ended the NCAA South Regional meet as the top Gator finisher and received USTFCCCA All-South Region honors after placing 2nd of 231 athletes with a time of 19:41.38 to help the women’s team to a 5th-place finish… Her 6K time stands alone as the program’s top NCAA South Regionals 6K time by almost 20 seconds… Ran the program’s only sub-20-minute 6K time in her debut at the NCAA Championships after recording a time of 19:50.3 to place 27th and become an All-American… Named SEC Women’s Freshman Runner of the Year, Florida’s third Freshman of the Year award in history.
2020: Competed in two races… Placed 72nd at FSU Winter XC Classic with time of 21:50.9.
High School:
- East Lake High School
Received bachelor's degree in Sports Management in May 2024.
Parker Valby Post NCAA Championships Press Conference 11-18-23
Saturday, November 18
NCAA: Parker Valby - Cross Country Championships Press Conference 11-17-23
Friday, November 17
Will Palmer 11-1023
Friday, November 10
Parker Valby 11-10-2023
Friday, November 10
