2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Hammer - 65.65m (215-4)
At Cambridge (2014-17)
Steadily improved his U.K. rankings from 32nd in 2014 to 17th in 2017 ... Improved his personal best from 56.97m to 65.65m ... Ranked ninth in the U.K. U-23 rankings in both 2015 and 2016 ... In 2016, took fourth at the England Athletics U20/U23 Championships ... Finished a best-ever second at the South of England Senior Championships in 2017 ... Third place at the inter-university national BUCS championships in 2017 ... Finished in 10th place at the 2017 British World Championships Team Trials ... Threw his lifetime-best of 65.65m/215-4 at the London Inter-Club Challenge in June ... Won the Oxford/Cambridge match each of the last two years ... Cambridge University record holder.
Prep
Started throwing hammer in 2008 ... 4-time Kent County Champion in the Hammer ... South of England Champion in 2011 ... Competed in five national schools championships finals from 2009 to 2013 with four top five finishes including two podiums ... Represented England at U17 level.
Personal
Born in the UK ... Son of Robert and Margaret Parker ... Earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Cambridge ... Enrolled in W&M’s Masters of Business Analytics program.
