Austin Parker
	Class: Senior Hometown: McKinney, Texas High School: McKinney Height / Weight: 5-9 / 150 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 05/13/1983 Experience: 1L

2002 Outdoor: Ran in the 200 and competed in the long jump at the ACU Open (5/9)...placed 9th in the 200 with a time of 22.26 and 5th in the long jump with a leap of 21’-3.5”...was second in the javlin at the Texas Tech Open (5/9) with a toss of 143’-5”...ran a season fast time of 21.5w in the 200 at the Texas Tech Invitational (3/28)...also competed in the long jump and javelin throw placing 7th and 5th, respectively...competed in the 200, long jump and javelin in his first meet, the Long Horn Invitational (3/23)...turned in his best jump of the season in the long jump, 22’-3.75”.

2001 Indoor: Competed in both the long and triple jumps at the Big 12 Championships (2/23)...had a mark of 22’-1.5” in the long jump and 42’-6” in the triple jump...turned in a pair of top-10 finishes at the Red Raider Classic (2/2)...21’-4” in the long jump (t-5th), 43’-1.75” in the triple jump (7th)...ran in the 200m for the first time of the season at the Texas Tech Classic (1/25) as well as competing the long and triple jumps...his leap of 42’-4.25” in the triple jump placed him 8th, jumped 21’-4” in the long jump and raced to a 22.67 finish in the 200m...jumped 22’-17.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2001 graduate of McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas…member of the McKinney High School track team winning District in 2001…regional long jump champion placing fourth in state meet…personal best in long jump is 23’10.25”, 400m: 49.7, and 200m: 21.9…also competed in basketball at McKinney High School.

PERSONAL: Born May 13, 1983, in Dallas, Texas…son of Don and Beth Parker…father is graduate of Southwest Texas University and mother is graduate of Baylor University…has one sister January.

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