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 Kayla Parker
Kayla Parker

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Port Saint Joe, Fla.

High School:
Port Saint Joe

Event:
Combined Events


05/25/2012

Luis Orta Qualifies for National Championships in Steeplechase

Junior distance runner clocks career-best time en route to earning championships bid

05/24/2012

Dykstra, Evans Qualify for NCAA National Championships

Dykstra (javelin), Evans (discus) advance with eighth-place finishes in respective events

05/23/2012

Wildcats Set to Compete in NCAA East Preliminary

Kentucky track & field student-athletes look to earn spot in NCAA National Championships

05/13/2012

Dykstra Finishes Second in Men's Javelin

Dykstra leads UK on final day, Orta paces Kentucky for meet with team-high 12 points earned

05/13/2012

Evans Claims Men's Discus Title at SEC Championships

Sophomore wins Kentucky's fifth-straight title in the men's discus at the SEC Championships

2011 (Freshman): Indoor - Competed in the long jump and 60-meter hurdles at the SEC Championships ... Had the second fastest time on the team in the 60-meter dash, and the fourth fastest time in the 200-meter dash ... Had her best time of the season in the 60-meter hurdles come at the Kentucky Invitational ... Recorded the second furthest long jump on the team. Outdoor - Competed at the SEC Championships in the heptathlon, finishing in 12th, including a fourth-place mark in the 100m hurdles ... Had the fastest time among freshmen on the team in the 200-meter dash, finishing with a 25.52 in the SEC Championships ... Competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the SEC Championships, finishing with a time of 14.03.

High School:
Florida Gatorade Player of the Year ... Second all-time in career wins in Florida with 12 ... Won the Florida 1A State Championship in the 100m Dash all four years of high school (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) ... Named All Big-Bend Athlete of the Year in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Florida Class 1A 100m Hurdles and 200m Dash State Champion in 2008, 2009, and 2010 ... Long Jump Champion in 2008 and 2010 ... Record holder for most events won in a single meet during the 2008 and 2010 seasons ... Class 1A Dairy Farmer's Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2009, and 2010 ... Part of 2010 Florida Class 1A State Championship Team in 2007 ... Also part of 2008 and 2010 District Champion basketball team ... Honor Roll student all four years of high school, and graduated with high honors ... Senior class Vice President ... Member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Full name is Kayla Danielle Parker ... Born March 12, 1992 in Panama City, Fla. ... Parents Kenneth and Alisa ... Has two brothers, Ashlyn and Kendrick, as well as two sisters, Tenesha and Alyssa ... Brother Ashlyn plays football at Florida International University ... Kinesiology and Exercise Science major.

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