Carolina competed in six events at the famed invitational.
Parsons' PRs • Discus- 171-0
Junior Year: Competed at Penn Relays and NCAA Regionals • Placed seventh at ACC Outdoor Championships • Competed in 35-pound weight throw during indoors • Threw personal best 171-0 at the Tony Waldrop Tar Heel Invitational
Sophomore Year: Did not compete in any events.
Freshman Year: Scored at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the discus with a sixth place finish• Did not compete during the indoor season.
Prep: Three-time NYS Large School and Federation Champion • Holds eighth grade, freshman and sophomore class discus state records • Also played football and basketball.
Personal: Business major • Hopes to own and operate a landscaping business after graduation • Enjoys lifting weights, hanging out with friends, and off-roading • Lists Jarred Rome and Dan Gale as the athletes he most admires • Claims his High School coach, Ralph Moore, has had the biggest influence on his athletic career • Favorite movie is "300" • His grandfather played football at Boston College • Emory James Parsons is the son of David Parsons and Eileen Hopkins • Born March 4, 1989, in Florence, S.C.
