Molly Parker

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
High school John T. Hoggard HS

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
High school John T. Hoggard HS

Career Honors and Recognition
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in just two meets during the indoor season, running at the Gamecock Opener and the Carolina Challenge … Made her indoor debut in the 3000m at the Gamecock Opener, running a personal best time of 10:21.63 to finish fifth overall … The following week, she clocked a personal best in the mile when she ran 5:12.27 at the Carolina Challenge.

Outdoor
Did not make an appearance during the outdoor season.

Cross Country
Took part in four meets during her freshman season with the cross country squad … Made her collegiate debut at the Eye Opener on Sept. 1 with a 49^th-place finish after running 19:04.2 … Recorded her season best and career best time in the Gamecock Challenge 5K when she clocked 18:15.3 to finish 27^th overall … Her time at the Gamecock Challenge was the 43^rd best 5K in Gamecock history … Appeared in one 6K race on the season, doing so at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 30 when she posted a time of 23:20.8 to finish 44^th overall.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in cross country for four years, track & field for three years and also earned two letters in basketball at John T. Hoggard High School … Holds the school record for the Vikings in the 4x800m relay, 800m and the 1600m … Was a two-time cross country team state champion, two-time All-State cross country finisher, two-time cross country regional champion and a four-time conference champion winner … Won the individual regional title in 2020 … 3200m runner-up at track & field state championships in 2021 and is a seven-time team MVP.

Personal
Born to her parents John Parker and Heather Henderson on April 23, 2005 … Has two siblings, Graham and William … Earned A-Honor Roll all four years in high school and was an AP Scholar … Plans to major in public health in hopes to become a doctor and work in a hospital … Awarded the Academic Scholar Superlative Award and will be in the Honors College at Carolina.

Personal Records

Indoor