Including the preseason watchlist, Parker Valby has made six career and six consecutive Watch List appearances.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Parker Valby has made her sixth career and sixth consecutive appearance on The Bowerman Women’s Watch List as announced by the USTFCCCA on Wednesday afternoon.
Valby has lengthened her resume since the last update and as she has done countless times this year, rewrote history in the process.
Competing in the 10,000m for the first time in her collegiate career, Valby shattered another NCAA record as she crossed the finish line in 30:50.43 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. The previous record, which was held by Lisa Uhl (31:18.07), had stood for 14 years before Valby’s performance on April 11.
Valby joined an elite group of women as she became the 13th woman in American history to have broken 31 minutes in the 10,000m. Her time ranks 11th on the American all-time list and is No. 5 in the world in 2024. What was even more remarkable about Valby’s performance was her splits. The redshirt junior split 15:30 and 15:20 in the first and second halves of the race which is groundbreaking considering her record in an outdoor 5000m sits at 15:20.10, which she ran last year at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2024 Indoor Track & Field
The Tampa, Florida native took home titles in both the 5000m and 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships in record setting fashion. In the 5000m, Valby snapped her own collegiate record as she crossed the finish line in 14:52.79. Her time also stands as the NCAA Indoor Championships meet record and the TRACK at New Balance facility record. Approximately 24 hours later she stepped back on to the track where she broke the NCAA Indoor Championships meet record in the 3000m with a time of 8:51.30 which is also the third fastest time in indoor collegiate history.
Valby’s undefeated season also included the No. 2 time in the 5000m (14:56.11), which was the first time a woman had run sub-15 indoors or outdoors at the collegiate level, as well as the No. 6 time in the indoor 3000m (8:42.29) which was achieved at SEC Championships.
THE BOWERMAN 2024 WOMEN’S UPDATE #5
Lamara Distin, Texas A&M – Jumps
JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina – Sprints
Rachel Glenn, Arkansas – Hurdles/Jumps
Jasmine Jones, Southern California – Sprints/Hurdles
Brianna Lyston, LSU – Sprints
Maia Ramsden, Harvard – Mid-Distance/Distance
Michaela Rose, LSU – Mid-Distance
Jaida Ross, Oregon – Throws
Jacious Sears, Tennessee – Sprints
Parker Valby, Florida – Distance
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