Parker Allen

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Port Washington, WI
High School:
Port Washington
Prev School:
Saint Louis

2025 (Fr. – Saint Louis)
Cross Country: Ran in four meets, posting personal-best times of 19:01.8 (5K), 18:02.1 (3-mile) and 23:49.9 (6K) ... Top finishes included 26th at the Bradley Intercollegiate and 70th at the Gans Creek Classic ... Competed at the A-10 Cross Country Championships.
Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Posted personal-best times of 5:17.56 in the mile and 10:37.66 in the 3000m ... Recorded two runner-up finishes in the mile at the SIUC Saluki Fast Start and Jason Dennis Memorial Invitational ... Also added a top-10 finish in the 3000m at the Missouri Invitational.
Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Posted personal-best marks of 2:23.91 (800m), 4:54.12 (1500m) and 12:15.96 (3000m steeplechase) ... Finished seventh in the 1500m at the Cougar Classic and fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Pacesetter Invitational ... Recorded a second-place finish in the steeplechase at the SLU Billiken Invitational ... Helped 4x800 relay to a first-place finish at the Margaret Simmons Invitational.

High School: Attended Port Washington High School (Pirates) and Webster Groves High School (Statesmen) ... Competed in cross country, track and field and soccer ... Four-year cross country letterwinner (2021–25) ... Three-year track and field competitor (2023–25) ... Three-year soccer player (2021–24) ... Served as team captain for cross country and track during the 2023–24 seasons at Webster Groves ... Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a senior ... Qualified for the state cross country meet three times during career ... Two-time state cross country medalist and a state qualifier in track ... Named Webster Groves Female Athlete of the Year in 2024 ... Earned Academic All-State honors along with Webster Groves, Port Washington and North Shore Conference Scholar-Athlete recognition ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Posted personal-best marks of 18:49 in the 5K, 11:15 in the 3200m, 5:07 in the 1600m and 2:22 in the 800m ... Also competed in soccer and basketball during youth career.

Personal: Born November 18, 2006, in Port Washington, Wis. ... Daughter of Jodie and Chris Allen, head women's soccer coach at Marquette ... Has two siblings, Bailey (20) and Grayson (18) ... Sister Bailey plays soccer at Truman State University and father played soccer at Calvin College ... Plans to major in communications ... Chose Marquette because of the strong team culture, competitive running program, academic opportunities and the chance to be near Lake Michigan and Milwaukee.