University of North Carolina Athletics
2012 Track & Field Roster

Emory Parsons
- Position:
- Throws
 
- Class:
- Senior
 
- Hometown:
- East Green Bush, N.Y.
 
- High School:
- Columbia
 
Parsons' PRs
 Discus- 171-0
Junior Year: Competed at Penn Relays and NCAA Regionals  Placed seventh at ACC Outdoor Championships  Competed in 35-pound weight throw during indoors  Threw personal best 171-0 at the Tony Waldrop Tar Heel Invitational
Sophomore Year: Did not compete in any events.
Freshman Year: Scored at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the discus with a sixth place finish Did not compete during the indoor season.
Prep: Three-time NYS Large School and Federation Champion  Holds eighth grade, freshman and sophomore class discus state records  Also played football and basketball.
Personal: Business major  Hopes to own and operate a landscaping business after graduation  Enjoys lifting weights, hanging out with friends, and off-roading  Lists Jarred Rome and Dan Gale as the athletes he most admires  Claims his High School coach, Ralph Moore, has had the biggest influence on his athletic career  Favorite movie is "300"  His grandfather played football at Boston College  Emory James Parsons is the son of David Parsons and Eileen Hopkins  Born March 4, 1989, in Florence, S.C.


