2020 Track and Field

Parker Jenks
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Browns Valley, CA
- High School:
- Marysville HS
2020 -- Spring sports schedule was canceled due to COVID-19; however, retains an extra season of NCAA eligibility moving forward into next year.
2019 -- Advanced to the Big West Finals for two events ... in the shot put, earned his season-best mark of 49 feet, 3.75 inches at the 37th annual Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational on March 23, good for fourth place ... went on to take 17th place at the Conference Championship in the shot put hosted by UC Santa Barbara, via 48’ 0.5” ... had his season-best discus throw at the BWC meet, releasing a mark of 142’ 4” at Pauley Track, good for 21st overall on May 11.
2018 -- Came in 12th place at the Big West Championship for the shot put as a true freshman, establishing a season-best mark of 49 feet, 11 inches May 11 at CSUN during his debut at the Conference Finals ... top discus performance came at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Team Challenge on March 31: 144’ 2”, earning 11th ... scored a third-place shot put showing of 48’ 10.75” at the Blue-Green Rivalry Dual Meet hosted by UCSB on April 28 ... added a season-best hammer-throw mark of 133’ 6” at the Cal Opener in Berkeley March 3, tallying sixth place.
Prep -- As a senior for Marysville High School, posted a career-best shot put performance of 58 feet, 4.25 inches which took sixth place at the 2017 CIF State Championship prelims; came in eighth in the state final with a mark of 56’ 0.5” ... also won the 2017 Sac-Joaquin Section Masters title for the shot put ... discus PR was 158’ 1”, winning the 2017 Sacramento State Classic; also won the Sac-Joaquin Section championship as a senior, throwing for a mark of 157’ 5” ... swept the Golden Empire League titles in both the shot and discus in each of his final two seasons.
Personal -- Majors in Construction Management.