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The Path to Albuquerque: Marcus Parker
Career Accolades
Awards & Accolades
- All-American in the 200m after qualifying for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships.
- ACC Champion in the 200m at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships.
All-American
- 4x100m (O) – 5th – 2021
- 200m (I) – 2020
All-ACC
- 200m (I) – 1st – 2020
- 4x100m (O) – 2nd – 2021
- 200m (O) – 3rd – 2019
- 200m (O) – 3rd – 2021
- 200m (I) – 4th – 2019
- 100m (O) – 5th – 2021
- 100m (O) – 6th – 2019
Clemson All-Time Top 10 Rankings
- No. 2 – 300m (I) – 33.20
- No. 3 – 200m (I) – 20.70
- No. 6 – 200m (O) – 20.33
Season Highlights
2021 Outdoor Season
- Earned first-team All-America honors as a member of the Tigers’ 4x100m relay.
- The team ran 38.94 to qualify for the final, and 38.96 during the final. These were the team’s two best times that season.
- Parker ran the second leg of the relay in the semifinals and final.
- At the NCAA Preliminary East Region meet (May 26-29), Parker contested the 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.
- Parker ran a wind-aided 20.34 to qualify for NCAA’s during the quarterfinal-round of the 200m.
- Helped the team in the 4x100m by running the second leg and running 39.15.
- Ran the third leg of the team’s 4x400m relay, as the team ran 3:07.21.
- At the ACC Outdoor Championships, (May 13-15), Parker contested the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.
- In the 100m, Parker finished fifth overall after running 10.35. Parker ran 10.49 during the prelims.
- In the 200m, Parker finished third overall after running 20.50. Parker ran 20.69 during the prelims.
- In the 4x100m, Parker ran the second leg, helping his team finish second overall and run 39.17.
- In the 4x400m, Parker ran the third leg, helping his team finish in 3:09.44.
- Made his individual outdoor debut for Clemson at the FSU Relays (March 25-26), contesting both the 100m and 200m.
- In the 100m at FSU, Parker broke 10.20 for just the second time in his career, running a wind-aided 10.19.
- In the 200m at FSU, Parker ran 20.76 to win the event.
- Ran a wind-legal time of 20.70 for 200m at the Florida Relays (April 2-3).
- Won the 100m (10.40) and 200m (20.35) during the USC Open (April 17).
- Parker’s time in the 200m served as a season’s best.
2021 Indoor Season
- Had exhausted all eligibility indoors prior to the 2020-21 indoor season.
2019-20 Indoor Season
- Was crowned ACC Champion in the indoor 200 meters after running 20.84.
- Ran the third-fastest time in Clemson history, 20.70, for the men’s 200 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 15).
- Ranked No. 6 in the NCAA — and No. 8 in the world — entering the NCAA Championships for the 200 meters.
- Went undefeated in the 200 meters this season, winning three regular-season competitions and being the top finisher in his preliminary round and finals heat at the ACC Indoor Championships.
- Set the indoor 300m school record at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 7), running 33.20.
- Ranked No. 12 in the world for his result in the 300m in December.
- Tied his personal-best in the 60m dash by running 6.67 at the South Carolina Invitational (Feb. 7-8).
- Was a part of Clemson’s 4×400 meter relay on three occasions this season.
- Competed in seven meets during the season, contesting the 60m, 200m, and 300m.
- Parker won six individual races this season.
- Parker took to the track 16 times to contest an individual event. Parker would be the top finisher in nine of those races. He would finish within the top-5 on 15 occasions and was a top-10 finisher for all 16 races.
Watch the race that set the track on fire!#ClemsonTrackXC pic.twitter.com/9CH9QXVBHG
— Clemson Track & Field 🐾 (@ClemsonTrackXC) February 15, 2020
2018-19 Full Season Highlights
- Was an NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier in the 200m and 4x100m.
- Was an NCAA East Regional Qualifier for the 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m
- Set personal bests in the 100m and 200m — running 10.28 and 20.33, respectively — at the Gamecock Invitational Outdoor (April 13).
- Mid-year transfer from Eastern New Mexico University
Prior to Clemson
- Division II All-American in 100m and 200m dashes while at Eastern New Mexico University
- 2018 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships runner-up in the 200m dash
- Placed third at 2018 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in 100m dash
- Achieved PR in the 100m dash at the 2018 Texas Relays, where he clocked 10.17
- PR’d in the 200m dash with a time of 20.36 seconds at the West Texas A&M Invitational
- Attended Centennial High School in Peoria, Ariz.
Personal
- Graduated with a degree in Communications following the 2021 Spring Semester.