Taryn Parks

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greencastle, Pa.
High School:
Greencastle-Antrim

2024 Cross Country All-America (27^th)

2024 XC: Picked up a third-place finish at the Charlotte Opener as the Tar Heels swept the first five scoring spots … Picked up an eighth-place finish at the Virginia Invitational as Tar Heels swept their second straight race … finished 71st overall in the Nuttycombe Invitational as Carolina took seventh as a team … Finished in 36^th in the ACC Championships and 26^th in the Southeast Region Championships.

2024 T&F: INDOOR SEASON: Competed in six meets during indoor season ... Started the season at the pretigious Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville of 9:34.21 ... Won the 1000m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge in a time of 2:45.92 ... Recorded a personal record 4:34.86 in the mile at the Penn State National Open ... Moved into the No. 2 spot on the UNC all-time performers list in the mile ... Qualified for the ACC Indoor Championships in the Mile, finishing 5th in 4:41.75 ... Secured second team all conference honors in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships ... OUTDOOR SEASON: Redshirted outdoor track season.

2023 XC: Competed in all three 6K events during the season … Placed 26^th the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (20:32.8) … Finished 60^th at the ACC Championships (21:14.4) … First meet of the season was the Nuttycombe Invitational (21:42.8).

2023 T&F: The 2023 ACC indoor champion in the mile run, earning first-team All-ACC honors ... Won the mile at ACC indoors in a time of 4:39.36 ... Posted a season-best mile time of 4:37.93 in the prelims at the ACC indoor meet ... Won the mile run in a time of 4:38.70 at the Hokie Invitational ... OUTDOOR SEASON: Had a season-best time of 4:20.30 in the preliminary round of the 1,500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... In the final 1,500m heat, she finished 12th in 4:27.70 ... Also ran the 800m in 2:08.72 at the Charlotte Invitational, finishing fourth.

2022 XC: Ran seven races for the Tar Heels ... Finished seventh at the 5K Charlotte Opener in 17:49.8 ... Best 6K finishes of the year were 12th at the Coaching Tree Invitational (20:37.5) and 12th at the Paul Short Run (19:54.2, her best 6K time of the year) ... Was 30th at the ACC Championship, finishing in 20:27.5 ... Finished 27th at the NCAA Southeast Regional in 20:48.6 and 153rd at the NCAA Championship in 20:56.9.

2022 T&F: Took part in four indoor meets ... Finished eighth at the Hokie Invitational in the 1000m in 2:46.52 and 13th in the 600m in 1:34.10 ... Took sixth in the 800m at the Indiana Relays in 2:09.21 ... Finished fifth in the 800m at the Darius Dixon Invitational in 2:07.14 ... Won the mile run at the ACC Indoor Championships in 4:36.41, earning first-team All-ACC honors.

Prep: 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals Mile Champion • Six-time state champion – three times in the outdoor 1,600 meters (2017-19), once in the indoor 800 meters (2019), once in the indoor mile (2019) and once in cross country (2016) • Four-time Footlocker Cross Country Qualifier (2016-19) • National Honor Society.

Personal: Taryn Avery Parks is the daughter of Amber and Trevor Parks • Born May 6 • Has six younger siblings • Has not yet declared a major