Troy Parrett
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- Hometown:
- Cedarville, Ohio
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Cedarville
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- Events:
- Mid-Distance
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- Major:
- Restoration Ecology
Bio
2012 at Defiance: Set multiple Defiance College records during his freshman season … Broke indoor record in 4x400-meter relay (3:27.23) and 600-meter dash (1:23.67) along with running the second-fastest 800-meter dash in DC history at 1:58.15 … Second-place finish at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in the 800-meter run … All-Ohio and HCAC Champion in the 800-meter run during his outdoor campaign … Named the HCAC Track Athlete of the Week for the week of April 8-14 … Named First-Team All-HCAC … Set the DC outdoor record in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.27.
High School: Four-year letterman at Cedarville High for head coach Jim Delange … Earned team’s most valuable player award three-of-four seasons … Voted all-league eight times, as well as All-Ohio three times.
Personal: Son of Doug and Gigi Parrett … Majoring in restoration ecology.
News mentions
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field team took part in the Gregory Invitational, hosted by North Central College on Friday. DC had several athletes competing at the event.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams had several athletes compete at the Dr. Keeler Invitational hosted by North Central College on Friday and Saturday. Freshman Troy Parrett set a DC record in the 800-meter run.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced that Defiance College junior Tom Postema was named HCAC Field Athlete of the Year and freshman Reggie Neal was named Freshman of the Year.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Junior Tom Postema set the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship record in the discus as his efforts helped propel the men’s track and field team to a second-place finish.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team featured three individual champions as the team sits at the top of the standings after the first day of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Aaron Fraley won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and junior Tom Postema won the discus and hammer throw as the men’s track and field team competed at the Spartan Invitational on Saturday.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced that Defiance College freshman Troy Parrett was named Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for his performances at the All-Ohio Championships.
DELAWARE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team posted a fifth-place finish out of 22 teams at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday. The fifth-place result was the best-ever finish for the Defiance men at the event.
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team collected several individual victories at the Adrian Invitational on Saturday. Seven Yellow Jackets earned claimed wins the event.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team captured second place with 173 points at the 2012 Yellow Jackets Open. Defiance picked up wins from Troy Parrett, Hayden Krick and Reggie Neal at the event.
ALLIANCE, Ohio – Several members of the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mount Union Last Chance meet on Friday and Saturday. The men had four representatives, while the women’s squad had one athlete in the final indoor event of the season.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday. The men earned 112.50 total points at the meet and placed second as a team.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track team set two more DC all-time records on Saturday at the DIII All-Ohio Championships and had two athletes earn All-Ohio recognition. The Yellow Jackets turned in a superb performance at the meet, earning seventh place with 39 total points.
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team competed at the Joe Banks Invitational at Ohio Northern University. The Yellow Jackets turned in some impressive performances on their way to a fourth place finish, totaling 115 points.
GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team was victorious in only its second scored meet of the young season. DC competed at the Lid-Lifter Denison Invitational in Granville, Ohio on Saturday afternoon. Defiance totaled 158 points in its first place finish followed by Wittenberg (105), Denison (85) and Transylvania (53).
FINDLAY, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team traveled to Findlay, Ohio on Friday afternoon for the Northwest Ohio Invitational. Despite the frigid temperatures outside, it did not take DC long to heat up indoors as three Defiance records fell on the evening.