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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Varun Aravind // UC Santa Barbara Athletics Intern

Zachary Parker

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School Lowell HS

Biography

2025 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished first with a time of 17:44.6 at the Big Wave Invitational (Aug 29) leading the Gauchos to a first place 40-point team finish 

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets for the Gauchos … Secured third place in the 4x800m at Gaucho Relays (March 1) … Posted a season best of 14:38.52 in the 5000m ay Oxy Invitational (May 3) … Recorded a top-10 finish and personal record of 30:26.49 in the 10,000m at Big West Championships (May 16).

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a time of 24:26.3 in the 8k course at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 21) ... At the Chile Pepper Festival (Sep. 28), recorded a time of 26:09.9 in the 8k course ... Recorded a time of 24:17.9 in an 8k course at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 19) ... Posted a time of 24:37.3 on the 8k course at the Big West Championships (Nov. 2) ... Finished with a personal best at NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 15), leading UC Santa Barbara with a time of 31:07.3 on the 10k course.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned The Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Member of the Gauchos Cross Country team.

2021 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets… Finished first place in the 5000m (14:53.78) at the Fullerton Spring Invite (Apr. 8-9)… Placed third in the 5000m (14:57.12) at the Westmont Collegiate Classic (Mar. 27)… Recorded a PR in the 1500m (4:07.71) at the Spring Break Invitational (Mar. 13)… Achieved a PR in the 3000m (8:33.72) at the Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet (May 1)… Recorded PRs in the 5000m (14:34.41) and 10,000 (32:23.09) at the Big West Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 12-15)

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in basketball and cross country at Lowell High School ... Individually finished sixth overall at the 2019 CIF State Division Four Cross Country Championships where he led his team to finish eighth overall ... Also won the San Francisco Section Cross Country Championships as an individual before the state meet where he led his team to a first place finish ... Named as Third Team All-West after placing 24th at the 2019 Footlocker West Championships.

PERSONAL: Son of David and Michelle Parker ... Has two siblings Alexander and Abigail ... Plans to study Psychological and Brain Sciences with a minor in Spanish ... Plans to pursue his MBA nad work in marketing following graduation.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

  • 2025Senior