2021 Track & Field Roster

Parker Joens

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kersey, Colo.
  • High School Platte Valley High School
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event  Outdoor Personal Bests
18.31m SP 18.74m
16.08m WT ---
--- DT 53.79m

2020 Indoor:

  • Placed 3rd in Shot Put with 18.31m at Big Sky Championships.

2019 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets during 2019 outdoor season... Qualified for the Men's Shot Put at the 2019 NCAA Division I West Regional Preliminary Rounds; placed 38th with a mark of 17.70m... 2019 Big Sky Conference outdoor champion in the Men's Shot Put, set a new PR with a mark of 18.74m... Earned All-Big Sky honors in the Men's Discus Throw after placing third and setting a new PR of 53.79m...

2019 Indoor: Competed in six meets... Fourth-place in Men's Shot Put at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships... Placed first at the Lumberjack Team Challenge and NAU Tune-Up meets in the Men's Shot Put competition... Set a new PR in the weight throw with a mark of 16.08m at the Mountain T's Invite...

2018: Threw for NAU in seven meets... PR'd in the discus at the 2018 Desert Heat Classic with a mark of 52.80m (5th-place)... Finished ninth in both the shot put and discus events at 2018 Big Sky Outdoor Championships... Placed third in the shot put at the 39th Sun Angel Classic with a mark of 16.44m to set his PR in that event... 

2017: Had a fantastic freshman campaign, competing at six meets during the indoor season … Mustered a personal best at Big Sky Indoor Championships with a 17.01m (55' 9.75") toss in the shot put, adding four points to the men’s championship cause … Redshirted outdoor season

High School Personal Bests:

  • Shot Put: 16.6878m (54'9")
  • Discus: 50.292m (165')
TF Accomplishments:
  • 2019 Outdoor Big Sky Shot Put Champion
  • 2019 Regional Shot Put Qualifier
  • 2019/2020 Academic All-American
Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because of the strong track & field tradition and Flagstaff's beauty. 

Academic:
  • Majoring in Exercise Science
Personal:
  • Son of Brad and D'Lane
  • Brother to Dillion
  • Birthday: November 13

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Junior

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  • 2021Senior

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