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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Sprints
    Position
  • Freshman
    Class
  • Springfield, Mo.
    Hometown
  • Kickapoo HS
    High School
Papa, Parker
Parker Papa
Sprints
Position
Freshman
Class
Springfield, Mo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2025).

2025 (FR)
Indoor: Set a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 1:01.79 as she placed 13th at the Idaho-State hosted Stacy Dragila Open… Ran a personal-best time of 27.37 in the 200 meters at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational, placing seventh.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in track and field at Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri… Earned all-state honors as a junior in 2023… Holds school records as a member of the Chiefs’ 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams… Placed seventh at state in the 400 meters in 2023 and eighth in the 4x200 relay in 2022 and 2023… Recorded career-best times of 25.97 in the 200 meters and 59.16 in the 400 meters… Two-time letterwinner in volleyball, where she helped the Chiefs to a runner-up state finish in 2022 and a fourth-place finish in 2023… Graduated in 2024 with a 3.9 GPA and earned academic all-state honors.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and S. Jill Papa… Has two siblings, Quinton and Paisley… Majoring in kinesiology.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
Event Indoor Outdoor
200 Meters 27.37  
400 Meters 1:01.79  
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