2012 Outdoor: Earned a fourth place finishin the 400 m hurdles at 2013 Big South Outdoor Track & FieldChampionships after crossing the finish line at 54.40, a seasonbest time for the sophomore … Recorded the ninth quickest110 m hurdles time at Big South Championships at 15.16 … Rana season best time of 15.09 in the 110 m hurdles at the 2012Carolina’s Cup to finish in third place in the event …Also finished third in the 400 m hurdles at the WinthropInvitational with a time of 54.62 … Set personal best timesin the 100 m (11.06) and 200 m (22.64) dash at the Coastal CarolinaInvitational … Led off GWU’s sixth place 4x100 m relayat the Carolina’s Cup, helping the team achieve a season besttime of 42.40 … Also led off the sixth place 4x100 m relayteam at the Big South Championship meet (42.75) … Ran thesecond leg on the third place 4x400 m relay at the WinthropInvitational which finished in a season best 3:17.74
2011-12 Indoor: Set a personal best timein the 60 m Hurdles at 2011-12 Big South Conference IndoorChampionships with a time of 8.28 ... Finished second in the eventto earn All-Big South honors ... Finished in 14th place in the 60 mHurdles at the Dick Clark Invitational, crossing the finish linewith a time of 8.49 ... Finished 21st in the 200m Dash at the DickClark Invitational with a time of 23.65 sec ... Finished the 60mHurdles in 8.57 at the Tiger Paw Invitational ... Placed 21st atthis event
2011 Outdoor: Recorded a fourth-placefinish in the 400 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 54.87at the 2011 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Amember of the 4x400 meter relay team that crossed the finish linein fourth-place with a time of 3:19.41 at the conferencechampionship meet ... Also a member of the 4x100 meter unit thatpicked up a sixth-place finish with a time of 42.95 at theconference championships ... Picked up a 12th-place finish in the110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.13 at the Big South meet ...One leg of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed third with a timeof 3:21.86 at the Carolina's Cup ... Also ran the first leg for the4x100 meter relay team that turned in a fourth-place finish withtheir time of 42.54 at the Carolina's Cup ... Earned a fourth-placefinish with a personal best time of 15.08 in the 110 meter hurdlesevent at the Carolina's Cup ... Placed ninth overall in the 400meter hurdles with his time of 54.82 at the Auburn Tiger TrackClassic ... Also helped the 4x400 meter relay team to a 10th-placefinish at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic with a time of 3:20.48 ...Ran the opening leg for the 4x100 meter relay team that tookfirst-place at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 43.24... Recorded a 12th-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles with atime of 55.34 and posted a 19th-place finish in the 110 meterhurdles with a time of 15.36 at the 49er Classic ... Turned in atime of 56.77 to place 14th overall in the 400 meter hurdles at theBilly Hayes Invitational ... Turned in a time of 14.86 in the 110meter hurdles event to take 19th overall at the 2011 USA OutdoorTrack & Field Championships in late June.
2010-11 Indoor: Was top-10 in twoevents at the 2010-11 Big South Conference Indoor Championships,finishing sixth in the 200 meter dash (22.68) and 10th in the 60meter hurdles (8.37) ... Recorded a personal best time of 22.47seconds in the prelims of the 200 meter dash at the Big SouthChampionships ... Provided a crucial leg for the 4x400 meter relayteam which finished fourth at the Big South Championships (3:21.46)... Finished third in the 55 meter hurdles at the AppalachianOpener with a time of 7.74 seconds ... Finished ninth in the 200meter dash (22.74) and 18th in the 60 meter hurdles (8.46) at theTiger Paw Invitational ... Came in sixth in the 200 meter dash(22.85) and 12th in the 60 meter hurdles (8.74) in addition tohelping the 4x400 meter relay team (3:25.79) finish third at theLiberty Open ... Was a part of the fifth-place 4x400 meter relayteam at the Appalachian Collegiate Indoor (3:29.94) ... Took11th-place at the Appalachian Opener in the 200 meter dash,crossing the finish line in a time of 22.71 seconds ... Competed intwo events at the Appalachian Collegiate Indoor, placing 13th inboth the 55 meter hurdles (8.07) and the 400 meter dash (51.67) ...Took 19th in the 60 meter hurdles at the Niswonger Invitational,finishing with a time of 8.57 seconds.
High School: Attended and lettered atChapel Hill High School ... A four-time state qualifier ... Atwo-time All-State Team selection ... Was the Region Champion inthe 300 meter hurdles as a senior and a junior ... Also a RegionChampion in the 110 meter hurdles as a junior ... Won the BestHurdler Award twice ... Was a state runner up as a senior ... Partof the 2008 State Championship Team as a junior ... Awarded 110High Hurdles Track Man of the Year Award from the Atlanta MetroTrack Organization ... Competed in the New Balance Nationals ...Invited to the Golden West Invitational ... Placed third in theregional meet in North Carolina in the 400 meter hurdles ... AWendy's High School Heisman Finalist ... A National Beta Club andNational Society of High School Scholars members ... Recordedpersonal best times of 14.11 in the 110 meter hurdles, 54.12 in the400 meter hurdles, 22.2 in the 200 meters and 49.3 in the 400meters ... Also lettered in football.
Personal: Johnathan David Parks was bornon June 12, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Byrus Parks and GenevaMason ... Has three younger siblings ... Attended Chapel Hill HighSchool ... Intends to major in Health & Wellness.
