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Wayne State University Athletics

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Parks Allen

Parks Allen

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    156
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Ithaca, Mich.
  • High School:
    Ithaca

Summary

Biography

2024:   Competed in three races ... earned a 57th-place finish (20:19.70) at the Northwood Invitational (9/7) ... finished 55th at the Warrior Challenge (9/13) with a time of 27:24.20 ...claimed the 18th spot (28:23.90) at the SVSU Red October Meet (10/18).

2023:  Competed as an unattached runner in the first two events at the Skippers Cross Country Showcase (9/1) and Warrior Challenge (9/15) ... the Skippers Showcase was his first collegiate meet ... notched times of 27:51.50 and 27:35.20, respectively, in the two events ... was redshirted.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Ithaca High School ... was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and three years in track (since 2020 season was canceled) at IHS ... ran all four years at the MHSAA Division 3 state cross country meet placing 12th as a sophomore, 11th as a junior and third as a senior becoming a three-time All-State honoree ... participated each of his last three seasons at the Michigan Meet of Champions, running a PR of 15:28.3 at the 2022 meet at Shepherd High School ... won six meets as a senior, including the MHSAA Regional meet at DeWitt ... took first place in 10 meets during prep career ... raced in two events at the 2021 MHSAA Division 3 state track meet (placed fifth in the 3200m event and ran opening leg of 4x800m relay) ... participated in three events at the 2022 state championships (finished third in 3200m, and ran anchor on both the 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay) ... ran in three races at the 2023 MHSAA state track meet (400m, 800m and 4x400m relay) ... helped the 4x800m relay quartet to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 MITCA D3 State Meet ... competed for coaches Stephen Merchant, Josh Macha and Gene Lebron ... served as a team captain for two years in both cross country (2021 and 2022) and track (2022 and 2023) ... also competed in soccer as a freshman ... was the class salutatorian with a 4.00 GPA.

Personal:  Full name -- Parks C. Allen ... born on November 2, 2004, in Ithaca, Mich. ... son of Lester and Sandy Allen ... has an older brother, Ransom, and an older sister, Courtney ... Ransom is a three-time All-American in cross country, as well as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for the Fall of 2022 ... Courtney ran at Western Michigan from 2017 through 2021 ... is majoring in Information Technology ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'10" 156 lbs

  • 2024Redshirt Freshman

    5'10" 156 lbs

  • 2025Redshirt Sophomore

    5'10" 156 lbs