Kelly Parsons

Class: Freshman Hometown: Pleasanton, CA High School: Amador Valley HS

Briefly... Kelly Parsons is in her first season with LMU Cross Country & Track...

High School... graduated from Amador Valley High School... ran varsity track four years under coaches Peter Scarpelli and Jason Oswalt... named All-EBAL as a senior... ran a personal-best 11:24 in the 3200m... named "Rising Star" for freshman and sophomore years... ran third fastest time in Amador Valley HS history in 3200m... 2012 Amador CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year... 2011 Track All-American in Junior Olympics... placed sixth in the nation in the steeplechase... ran varsity cross-country two years under coach Jason Oswalt... named All-EBAL during junior and senior seasons... 2011 Rookie of the Year... qualified for CIF state championships during senior year... holds nine individual Amador Valley HS top-ten records... played two seasons of water polo under coach Mark Docto... named Rookie of the Year (2008)... ... named to Amador Valley HS honor roll (four times)... received North Coast Section Scholar Athlete award (four years)... named North Coast Section Distinguished Scholastic Team Member (three years)... ran against teammate Kelli Sugimoto in high school... covered as a high school athlete by the Contra Costa Times, Tri Valley Herald, and Valley Times...

Personal... Kelly Anne Parsons was born July 5, 1994 in Walnut Creek, Calif. to parents Sally and Bill Parsons... mother played golf at Colorado State University... volunteered with Special Olympics for Northern California, the Amador Valley High School Athletic Boosters Club and Open Heart Kitchen... considered the University of Oregon, University of Washington and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before deciding to attend LMU... chose LMU because of its size, class sizes, location and the athletic distance program... a psychology major.