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2020 Men's Track and Field Roster

Nick Parizek

  • POSITION Mid-Distance
  • HEIGHT 5-11
  • CLASS Sophomore
  • HOMETOWN Oklahoma City
  • HIGHSCHOOL Mount St. Mary HS

Biography

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6887210/Oklahoma_Christian/Nick__Parizek.html
Computer Science major … Small-school state champion in the 800 meters who made an immediate impact in the middle-distance ranks … Ran in high school for former OC standout and assistant coach Frezer Legesse … Has personal-best times of 27:49.1 in 8,000-meter cross country, 9:57.86 in the 3,000 meters, 4:38.21 in the mile, 1:56.78 in the 800 meters and 1:19.23 in the 600 yards … 2018-19: All-Great American Conference first-team honoree in the indoor 800 meters and in the indoor distance medley relay … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … During cross country season, ran in six meets … Career debut was a 47th-place finish in the Central Oklahoma Land Run in Edmond, as he covered the four miles in 23:21.7 … Best 8,000-meter time came in the Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas, when he finished 49th in 27:49.1 … At the 10,000-meter NCAA Division II South Central Regional in Denver, finished 172nd in 37:20.9 … During indoor track season, competed in five meets … Ran 1:19.23 in the 600 yards at Pittsburg State’s Rumble in the Jungle Invitational … Ran 4:38.21 in the mile in the Texas Tech Open … Top 800-meter time was 1:56.78 in Pittsburg State’s Indoor Gorilla Classic … At the inaugural GAC Indoor Championships in Norman, earned All-GAC first-team honors with a runner-up finish in the 800 meters, posting a time of 1:58.10 … Also was part of the runner-up DMR team (along with Kelton Reynolds, Reid Little and Jelte van Atten) that placed second – and earned All-GAC first-team honors – with a time of 10:18.87 … During outdoor track season, competed in two meets … At GAC Outdoor Championships in Shawnee, placed 15th in the 800 meters in 2:01.27 … Previous school: Attended Mount St. Mary High School … In cross country, qualified for state meets as a sophomore, junior and senior … As a senior, placed ninth in the Class 3A meet with time of 17:37.8, earning honorable mention on The Oklahoman’s All-City list and helping Mount St. Mary win the team title … Ran 41st in the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Cross Country Meet of Champions … Named to The Oklahoman‘s Little All-City first-team list after winning the 3A title in the 800 meters with time of 1:58.72 … Running against large-school competition in the Oklahoma Meet of Champions, placed seventh in the 800 in 2:02.67.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    5'11"
  • 2020Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'11"