2025 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets for the Gauchos … Had a personal best in the 2000m steeplechase (5:57.70) at Gaucho Relays (March 1) … Appeared in the 3000m steeplechase at Stanford Invitational (April 4) … Took home the crown in the 1500m with a time of 3:52.04 at UCSB Invite (April 26) … Notched a personal record of 8:48.88 in the 3000m steeplechase to qualify for NCAA Regionals at Big West Championships (May 16) … Ran a time of 8:53.52 in the prelims of NCAA West Regionals (May 28).
2024 CROSS COUNTRY: At the UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 21), led the way for the Gauchos with a 27th place overall finish in a time of 24:00.6 in the 8k course ... Finished as the top Gaucho of the day at the Chile Pepper Festival (Sept. 28), posting a time of 24:58.4 in the 8k course ... Posted a time of 24:08.2 in the 8k course at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 19), leading Santa Barbara ... Recorded a time of 24:14.3 on the 8k course at the Big West Championships, taking 15th overall and leading UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 2) ... Posted a time of 32:03.7 in the 10k at NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 15).
2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets… Finished first place and recorded a PR in the 3000m (8:33.29)... Placed fourth and recorded a PR in the mile (4:22.46) at the Sunshine Indoor Open (Feb. 9-10)… Placed fourth and recorded a PR in the 3000 steeplechase (9:04.20) and recorded a PR in the 5000m (14:44.87) at the Big West Track & Field Championships (May 13-14)
2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five events for the Gauchos ... Recorded a season-best 6k time of 18:34.2 at The Big West Preview (Sept. 12) where he finished 12th, his best placement of the season ... Recorded a season-best 8k time of 24:06.2 ... Competed in The Big West Championships finishing inside the top 25 with a time of 24:45.8 during the 8k event ... Qualified for the NCAA West Region Championships and ran the 10k event in 31:16.5.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Clark Magnet High School, Herbert Hoover High School, and Crescenta Valley High School of the Pacific League … Ran for Coach Robert Evans and earned four varsity letters … 2021 TF First Team All-Conference … 2021 XC First Team All-Conference … XC D1 Boys Junior All-State Team … XC 2nd team All-State … 2022 TF All-League, All-Section … XC First Team All-Conference … First Team All-State … Team placed All-Conference … Made 2023 TF First team All-Conference, All-Section … Was League Champion in 1600 and 3200 … Qualified for state in 3200 … 2022 XC Mt Sac Invitational … D1-D2 Team Sweepstakes Winner … Won 3rd Place at Southern Section … Won 3rd Place at State … 2022 XC 3rd Place CIF … CIF 2021 State Cross Country … CIF 2022 State Cross Country 3rd Place … Personal bests include 800m (1:57), 1600m (4:09), and 3200m (8:53).
PERSONAL
Parker was born in Burbank, Calif. … Grew up in Glendale, Calif. … Son of Christine and Willie O. Simmons Jr. … Has younger sister Payton … Major is Undeclared … Would like to become an athletic trainer or own a physical therapy/training practice … Favorite sports memory is racing in the rain during the Redondo Nike Festival, where he almost broke 9 minutes in the 3200m and ran a 4:22 in the distance medley … Favorite movies include Rush Hour, Edge of Tomorrow, Pacific Rim, Crazy Rich Asians, Bullet Train, John Wick series, Avengers Endgame, The Sandlot, Rogue One, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse … Favorite TV shows include Star Wars the Clone Wars, Designated Survivor, Iron-Blooded Orphans Gundam … Favorite novels include Facing the Lion, Hell In the Pacific, Killing the Rising Sun, The Westing Game, The Traitors Game … Favorite musicians include Tyler the creator, Third Eye Blind, Weezer, The Weekend, The Smiths, Kendrick Lamar, De La Soul, Drake, Public Enemy, Childish Gambino, Micheal Jackson, Suar Rae, All American Rejects, NIKI … Enjoys eating, skateboarding, gaming, and biking … Likes running long distances in orange socks
