Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

Individual Results

As a Senior in 2015-16:
Placed fourth in shot put (14.33m) at the Elm City Challenge on December 10. 

As a Junior in 2014-15:
Did not see action for the Owls.

As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
All-Region in the shot put…Finished ninth in the shot put with a toss of 15.19 meters at the Dartmouth Relays…Earned second in the shot put (14.71 meters) at the Ramapo College Indoor Select…Finished fourth with a toss of 15.32 at the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championship…Placed third with a 15.03 meter toss at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships…Earned first place at the Ramapo College Roadrunner Invitational with a 14.38 meter toss in the shot put…Placed third at The College of New Jersey Invitational and UCONN Men’s New England Challenge…Earned second place with a 16.13 toss at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

As a Freshmen in 2012-13:
All-Region selection in the shot put...All-New England in the shot put…Finished sixth in the shot put (13.97 meters) and 13th in the weight throw (10.90 meters) at the Yale Collegiate Invitational….Was 14th in the shot put (14.15 meters) at the Albany Great Dane Classic…At the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championships, finished eighth overall in the shot put (13.90 meters)..Placed 12th in the shot put and 21st in the weight throw at the Giegengack Invitational…At the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, placed seventh in the shot put (14.27 meters) and also took 11th in the weight throw (13.90 meters)...Went to the Raleigh Relays and participated in the hammer throw…Finished fourth in the shot put at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational (14.17 meters)…Took sixth place in the shot put (14.62 meters) and ninth place in the hammer throw (43.77 meters) at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships...Placed eighth in the shot put and 10th in the hammer throw at the UConn Invitational…Earned a third place finish in the shot put (14.95 meters) and was seventh in the hammer throw (43.85 meters) at the Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Championships…Finished seventh in the shot put with a distance of 52 feet, 8.75 inches at the New England Outdoor Championships.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State selection at Bloomfield (Conn.) High School...Helped team win a state title...Served as team captain as a senior...Earned the Best in Field award.

Personal:
The son of Pauline Hewitt-Parkes and Seymour Parkes...Born in Hartford, Conn...Plans to major in chemistry.