2023 Track & Field Roster

Parker Bays

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Ironwood Ridge High School
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
17.70m at Big Sky Conference Championships (2/22-24/24) SP 18.30m at Desert Heat Classic (4/27/24)
19.72m at Big Sky Championships (2/23-25/23) WT ---
--- HT 62.03m at Big Sky Conference Championships (5/8-11/24)


2024 Outdoor: Finished third in the hammer throw at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta with a mark of 58.35 meters…Finished third in the shot put at the Willie Williams Classic with a mark of 17.57 meters…Placed second in the hammer throw at the UNLV Home Meet with a mark of 55.51 meters…Placed second in the shot put at the UNLV Home Meet with a mark of 17.00 meters…Set a personal best in the shot put at the Desert Heat Classic with a mark of 18.30 meters to place third…Placed second in the hammer throw at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a personal best mark of 62.03 meters…Placed third in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 17.45 meters…Finished 30th in the shot put at the NCAA West Regional with a mark of 17.53 meters.

2024 Indoor: Placed second in the shot put at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a mark of 16.41 meters…Placed second in the weight throw at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a mark of 18.93 meters…Placed first in the shot put at the Ron Mann Classic with a mark of 17.33 meters…Finished third in the shot put at the NAU Tune Up with a mark of 17.46 meters…Placed third in the weight throw at the NAU Tune Up with a mark of 18.97 meters…Placed second in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a personal best mark of 17.70…Placed third in the weight throw at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 19.51 meters.

2023 Outdoor: Finished second in the shot put at the GCU Invitational with a personal best mark of 17.17 meters…Set a personal best in the hammer throw at the Desert Heat Classic with a mark of 60.27 meters…Finished third in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 17.00 meters…Finished fourth in the hammer throw at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 58.03 meters.

2023 Indoor: Finished second in the shot put at the Ron Mann Classic with a mark of 16.59 meters…Set a personal best in the shot put at the NAU Tune Up with a mark of 17.69 meters…Finished third in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 17.48 meters…Finished third in the weight throw at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a personal best mark of 19.72 meters.

2022 Outdoor: Placed eighth in the men's shot put at Big Sky Championships...Set personal best hammer throw mark of 48.16 meters at the Desert Heat Classic.

2022 Indoor: Finished fifth in the men's shot put at Big Sky Championships with a personal best throw of 16.92 meters...Set personal best weight throw mark of 18.50 meters at Don Kirby Open & Elite.

2021Outdoor: Set personal best shot put mark of 16.98m at Big Sky Championships.

Indoor 2021: NAU did not compete.


High School: Set a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 18.31 meters (60'-1")...Set a personal best in the discus with a mark of 51.33 meters (168'-5").

TF Accomplishments: 2019 Arizona State Champion in Shot Put...Placed 1st in Shot Put at Arizona Meet of Champions in 2019...Placed 3rd at 2019 State Championships in Discus...Placed 3rd in Shot Put at Great Southwest Classic in 2019...Placed 1st overall in Shot Put at State Championships in 2019.

Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because of the beautiful location, fantastic track and field team, and great school for my intended major.

Personal: Son of Michael and Kaci...Brother to Austin...Birthday is December 13...Majoring in Psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

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  • 2022Redshirt Junior

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  • 2023Redshirt Senior

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