2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Jennifer Parker
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Neenah
- Hometown:
- Neenah, Wis.
Personal Bests (as of June 2018):
Indoor-
600: 1:35.55 (No. 2 all-time at MU)
800: 2:10.97Â (No. 2 all-time at MU)
Mile: 4:48.62 (No. 5 all-time at MU)
3,000: 10:06.47
5,000: 17:11.23 (No. 9 all-time MU)
Outdoor-
800:Â 2:11.60 (No. 8 all-time MU)
1,500: 4:28.54 (No. 7 all-time MU)
3,000 Steeplechase: 10:40.04
5,000: 16:52.09
TFRRSÂ ProfileÂ
2017-18:
All-BIG EAST (outdoor- 4x800-meter relay)
Cross Country (Sr.): Finished in the top-seven in all seven races she competed in… Placed first for Marquette and third overall at Lewis University meet (4k; 14:15.79) … Finished second overall and second for Marquette behind a fellow Golden Eagle at the UW-Parkside Godfrey Open, finishing the 5k in 17:51.5 … Came in as the 21st runner at the National Catholic Invitational with a 5k time of 18:27.8, the fourth runner for Marquette to finish … Posted her best 5k time of the season, 17:35.9 at the Louisville Classic, allowing her to finish 63rd and second for the Blue and Gold … Was Marquette's top runner and 12th throughout the Bradley Pink Classic (6k; 21:25.1) … Made it within the top-30 at the BIG EAST Championships as the 28th runner to cross the line with a 21:45.2 finishing time; placed fourth for Marquette … Was the first Golden Eagles to cross the line and 41st overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional competition after completing the 6k in 21:25.4.
Indoor (Sr.) Finished in first in the 3,000 at the John Tierney Classic with a 9:56.07 time ... Placed sixth in both the 3,000 (9:34.07) and the 5000 (16:55.72) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.Â
Outdoor (Sr.): Finished third in the 4x800 (8:55.64), fourth in the 3,000 steeple (10:40.04) and seventh in the 5,000 ( 16:52.09) at the BIG EAST Championships … Claimed second in 1,500-meter race at the Wisconsin Twilight for a 4:30.44 effort … Finished fourth in the 4x800-meter relay at the highly competitive Drake Relays with a team time of 8:53.13 … Topped all competition in the 3,000 steeple chase (10:56.94) at the Illinois Twilight and in the 5,000 (17:08.99) at the Wash U Invite.
2016-17:
All-BIG EAST (Indoor- 4x800 relay & Outdoor- 3,200 relay)
Indoor (Jr.) Given a gold medal when she finished the 3000 in 10:06.55 at the John Tierney Classic ... Placed third at the Jack Johnson Invite when she crossed the finish line at 4:45.51 in the mile ... Claimed third with her 4x800 relay team for finishing in 9:00.46 at the BIG EAST Championships.
Outdoor (Jr.): Came in second place at the Marquette Duals for finishing the 800-meter race in 2:15.63 ... Made the podium at third place at the SEMO Joey Haines Invitational for her 4:38.44 effort in the 1500 ... Her 4x800 relay team came in third place at the BIG EAST Championships when they crossed the line in 9:04.97.
Cross Country (Jr.):Came in third place overall at the UW-Parkside 3.1M for her 18:08.2 effort ... Placed 11th at the National Catholic Cross Country Invitational 5k for finishing in 18:04.8.
2015-16:
Indoor (So.): Came out victorious at the John Tierney Quad when she finished the 3000 in 10:06.47 and claimed first place ... During the BIG EAST Championship, Parker was given second place in the 4x800 relay after her team had a 8:58.53 finish ... Made the podium at third place at the Wisconsin open for her 2:16.77 effort in the 800.
Outdoor (So.): Placed fourth at the BIG EAST Championships in the 4x800-meter relay (9:08.18) ... Was in the top-five at the Joey Haines Invite when she placed fourth with a time of 4:41.00 in the 1500-meter race.
Cross Country (So.): Finished second on the team in all six of her races ... Registered a career-best time and 22nd overall finish at the BIG EAST Championships, finishing the 6K course in a time of 20:34.3 ... Improved by 25 spots to take 45th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in a time of 21:36.0.
2014-15:
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in the 800 and 4x800 relay at the BIG EAST Championships, taking fifth and helping the relay team to a third-place podium finish ... Took fifth place Registered three victories during the indoor regular season campaign, taking first in the 800 at the Wisconsin Open (Jan. 17) with a time of 2:14.55 ... Won the 600 at the John Tierney Tri (Jan. 23) with a time of 1:35.55 ... Helped the DMR team to first with a time of 11:32.69.
Outdoor (Fr.):Â Competed in the 1,500 and 4x800 relay at the BIG EAST Championships, once again helping the relay team to a third-place podium finish ... Took first place in the 800 at the UW-Milwaukee dual with a season-best time of 2:13.95.
Cross Country (Fr.): Competed in five meets in her debut season for the Golden Eagles ... Best finish was at the BIG EAST Championships when she placed 23rd overall and second on the team with a 6K time of 21:59.3.
Prior to Marquette: Parker was a four-time letter winner in both track and field and cross country at Neenah High School ... Served as captain of the track and field and cross country teams in 2013-14 as a senior ... Two-time runner-up at the WIAA DI state meet in the 800-meter run (2013 and 2014) ... Finished fourth at the cross country state meet as a senior (2013) and was 10th as a junior (2012) ... Was four-time cross country MVP (2011-14) ... Graduated with personal bests of 2:14.48 in the 800 and 5:03 in the mile ... Track conference team champions in 2013 ... Track regional team champions in 2013 and 2014 ... 4x800-meter relay state champions from 2011-14 ... State record holder in the 4x800-meter relay along with twin sister Jessica and older sister Alison.
Personal: Parker was born in Neenah, Wisconsin to Jeff and Sharon Parker and is the twin sister of fellow 2014 signee Jessica Parker ... Has two older siblings, Chris and Alison ... Sisters, Alison and Jessica, are also Marquette women's distance runners ... Plans to major in biological sciences.
Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
2015-
800: 5th (2:12.71)
4x800 relay: 3rd (9:03.05; Ran anchor leg)
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2015-
1,500: 13th (4:34.69)
4x800 relay: 3rd (8:46.70; Ran 2nd leg)
Cross Country:
BIG EAST Championships (6k):
2015 - 22nd (20:34.3; 2nd on MU)
2014 - 23rd (21:59.2; 2nd on MU)
NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships (6k):
2015 - 45th (21:36.0; 2nd on MU)
2014 - 70th (21:38.0; 2nd on MU)
