2020-21 Indoor Track Roster

Mark Sutton
Justin Odendhal
Justin Odendhal
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

Shemar Parker

  • Position Multies / Pole Vault
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Wilmington, Delaware
  • Highschool A.I. DuPont H.S.
  • Major Rehabilitation Psychology

Biography

Personal Records
Mark Date Event
Cross Country
5K 23:34.2 9/8/18 Hornet XC Invite
8K 36:19.8 10/26/19 MEAC Cross Country Championships
Indoor Track
60 7.18 2/29/20 MEAC Indoor Championships
200 23.30 1/11/20 Great Dane Classic
400 52.21 1/11/20 Great Dane Classic
500 1:16.65 1/11/19 HBCU Battle
1,000 3:00.07 3/8/20 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships
60 Hurdles 8.77 2/1/20 Eastern Shore Multies & Combined
High Jump 1.79 M 3/8/2 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships
Pole Vault 4.15 M 2/15/20 Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational
Long Jump 6.04 M 3/8/20 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships
Shot Put 10.28 M 3/8/20 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships
Heptathlon 4,578 3/8/20 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championship
Outdoor Track
100 11.47 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships
400 51.36 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships
1,500 5:20.79 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships
110 Hurdles 16.54 4/13/19 Eastern Shore Challenge
High Jump 1.73 M 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships
Pole Vault 3.90 M 4/13/19 Eastern Shore Challenge
Long Jump 5.65 M 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships
Shot Put 9.40 M 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships
Discus 31.90 M 4/20/19 Morgan State Legacy Meet
Javelin 36.48 M 4/20/19 Morgan State Legacy Meet
Decathlon 5,482 5/4/19 MEAC Outdoor Championships

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt-Senior): Season lost due to COVID 19 Pandemic ...

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field (Redshirt-Senior): Season lost due to COVID 19 Pandemic ...

2020 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt-Junior): Season lost due to COVID 19 Pandemic ...

2020 Indoor Track (Redshirt-Junior): Won the pole vault at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships after clearing a height of 3.97... Named First-Team All-MEAC ... Awarded team's Indoor Field Most Valuable Performer Award at the end-of-year Digital Harrys Awards ... Second in the pole vault at the Cappy Anderson Invitational ... Second in the pole vault at the HBCU Battle ... Part of a 4x200 relay win at the Eastern Shore Multies & Combined meet ... Finished sixth in the Heptathlon at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships ...  

2019 Cross Country (Redshirt-Junior): Occasional Contributor ... 

2019 Outdoor Track (Redshirt-Sophomore): Second in the pole vault with a 3.9 meters at the Eastern Shore Challenge ... Fourth in pole vault at MEAC Championships ... 

2018-2019 Indoor Track (Redshirt-Sophomore): Named team's Rookie of the Year ... Tied for 2nd with 3.3 meters in the pole vault at the Cappy Anderson Invitational ... 2nd in pole vault with 3.8 meters at the HBCU Battle in Manhattan ... Won the Heptathlon at the Eastern Shore Multies & Combined event ... Finished fourth in the pole vault at MEAC Championships ...

2018 Cross Country (Redshirt-Sophomore): Occasional Contributor ... 

High School: Was a part of the Varsity football and basketball team ... USATF League ... 4x All-American ... ESPN National Champs (2017-2018) ...

Extracurricular Clubs: Above Xpectations ... Thunderin' Hawks Pep Band.

Personal: Born January 29, 1999 ... Son of Co-kema and Anthony Parker ... Has five sisters: Desiree, Quira, Desinty, Jazmine and Keke ... Has two brothers: Anthony and Dallas ... Is a Rehabilitation Psychology major ... Kobe Bryant is Parker's biggest influence because "Kobe gives words of wisdom and has endless success" ... After graduating, Parker wants to pursue a career in rehabilitation psychology ... His favorite movie is Friday ... Favorite book is "Brothers in Arms" ... one of his best non-athletic accomplishments was maintaining a 3.4 GPA as a sophomore ... His favorite sport moment was winning back-to-back state championships in the pole vault for both indoor and outdoor where he was undefeated during his senior year ... A quote he lives by is: "Everything negative, pressures, challenges is all an opportunity for me to rise" ... One of his pregame routines is listening to music ... He enjoys playing the piano and drums in his free time ... Parker's goal for each season is to win the MEAC and go to nationals ... His goals for before graduating is to win an NCAA title.

Shemar Parker All-MEAC Indoor Pole Vault


Shemar Parker All-MEAC Outdoor Decathlon 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Multies / Pole Vault