Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
500 Meter Dash: 1:07 (High School)
Outdoor
400 Meter Dash: 49.5 (High School)
400 Meter Hurdles: 53.85 (2012 MEAC Outdoor)

2012-13: Indoor: Ran a leg on NSU’s gold-medal-winning distance medley relay team at the MEAC Indoor Championship … also competed in the 400 meters and 4x400 relay during the season. Outdoor: One of the Spartans’ top 400 meter hurdlers during outdoor season, Parker posted a season-best time of 54.88 seconds at the U.Va. Invitational … placed fourth at that meet … took sixth place at both the Tribe Open (55.18) and NSU Relays (55.40) in his signature event … also ran in the 4x400 relay at the NSU Relays.

2011-12: Indoor: Competed in three meets during indoor season, at CNU, George Mason and UMES … ran the 400 meters at all three events with a top time of 51.94 at CNU … also ran on the 4x400 team which placed fourth at CNU. Outdoor: Ran a career-best 400 hurdles time of 53.85 seconds, placing ninth out of 16 runners at the MEAC Outdoor Championship … posted a time of 54.34 seconds to earn fourth place at the Morgan State Legacy Meet.

2010-11: Indoor: Competed in the 400m at the CNU Vince Brown Invitational and the Father Diamond Invitational … also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team at the Vince Brown Invitational. Outdoor: Ran the 400 meter hurdles for the Spartans during outdoor season … ran a personal-best time of 56.89 seconds to earn an eighth-place finish at the Donald Webster Invitational at Coppin State.

High School: Lettered four years in track and one in football…was district champion in the 200 meters as a senior…placed second in the region in both the 200 and 400…placed second in the state indoor meet in the 500.

Personal: Quentin Jamal Parker was born on July 10, 1992…son of Willie Parker and Pamela Strickland…majoring in exercise science.