Emma Parks

Marquette Womens Volleyball beats WKU 3-0 at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on September 5th, 2025.

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Marquette Volleyball scrimmages at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on Augest 15th, 2025.

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Marquette Volleyball poses for Media Day pictures at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on July 25th, 2025

Marquette Volleyball players and staff headshots from media day in the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on July 25th, 2025.

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Meadville Area Senior
Hometown:
Meadville, Pa.

Prior to Marquette: Parks played four years of volleyball at Meadville Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania for head coach Time Schleicher … Selected team captain as a senior while leading Meadville to district and regional titles … Also won a region championship as a junior in 2023 … A three-time all-state, all-district and all-region selection … Reached 1,000 career kills as a junior and ended high school career with 1,933 … Held a high school single-match career best of 47 kills … Played club volleyball for head coach Meredith Rice and Academy Volleyball Cleveland, which she helped to runner-up finishes in the 2024 USAV National Division and 2023 AAU Club Division.

Personal: Parks was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania and is the youngest child of Shelly and Doug Parks … Has two older sisters, Hannah and Maddie … Sister, Maddie, plays college volleyball at Mercyhurst … Plans to major in health sciences.

Theis on Parks: "Emma has a tremendous upside. While some of our recruits commit to volleyball at the age of 11 or 12, Emma's process was much later. She is high above the net and has great length. I think there is a chance we will redshirt Emma, but she is going to score a lot of points in her Marquette career."

Parks on Marquette: "I chose Marquette because of their extremely competitive and consistently successful volleyball program, as well as their very strong academics. Marquette felt like home as soon as I stepped onto campus. The volleyball program feels like family, and the coaches and players are such amazing people on and off the court. I am so excited to join a program and school that will push me to my highest potential and help me to succeed.