Tyler Parker

Hurdles • Junior
Newington, Conn. • Newington HS
Major: Civil Engineering

Junior (2008-09)
Indoor Track:
Finished ninth and ran a season-best time of 1:09.47 at the NE-10 Conference Championships on February 21 ... Also recorded a season-best in the 55m hurdles of 8.46 at the NE-10 Championship. 

Outdoor Track: 
Finished eighth and ran a season-best time of 55.66 in the 400m hurdles at the Yale University Springtime Invitational on April 26 ... Finished seventh and recorded a season-best of 1.78m in the high jump at the NE-10 Conference Championships on May 2 ... Finished seventh and threw a season-best of 42.42m in the javelin throw at the Springfield College Invitational on April 18.

Sophomore (2007-08)
Indoor Track:
Recorded a time of 8.9 in the 55 meter hurdles at the URI Sorlein Invite on Janurary 19, 2008 and a time of 9.35 in the 60 meter hurdles at the Yale Invite on January 12, 2008.

Outdoor Track:
Placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.5 and was sixth in the 110-meter high hurdles at 17.17 at the CGA Invite on April 5, 2008 ... Placed first in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 56.05 at the Springfield College Invite on April 19, 2008.

Freshman (2006-07)
Outdoor Track:
Placed 21^st in the 110-meter high hurdles at the New England Championships … Finished second in the 110-meter high hurdles and third in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the East Coast Conference Championships … Also finished third in the Javelin at the ECC Championships … Finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Yale University Spring Invitational … Finished fourth in both the 110-meter high hurdles and 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Springfield Invitational … Finished fourth in 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Northeastern Spring Open

Indoor Track:
East Coast Conference 55-meter hurdles champion ... Finished eighth in 60-meter hurdles at Princeton Invitational ... Finished sixth in 55-meter high hurdles at Boston Indoor Games ... Finished 12th in the 60-meter high hurdles at Yale indoor season opener.

High School: Was All-conference six times and All-state in track ... Was a member of the football team and was All-conference three times ... Was on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Scott and Robin Parker ... Has one brother, Spencer, and one sister, Lindsay.