2016-17 (M) Track and Field Roster

Ellsworth Parham

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Asheville, N.C.
  • High School Christ School

Biography

PR's:

Indoor: Shot Put - 55-10.25 (17.02m) … Weight Throw - 46-10.25 (14.28m)

Outdoor: Shot Put – 54-9.25 (16.69m) ... Discus - 157-2 (47.91m) … Javelin - 189-0 (57.61m … High Jump - 6-0 (1.83m))


2015-16

Indoor:

• Finished ninth in the shot put (52-5.25 (15.99m)) and 17th in the weight throw with a PR 46-10.25 (14.28m) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships
• Placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 51-0 (15.54m) at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational
• Threw a mark of 50-5.5 (15.38m) in the shot put to place eighth at the Buccaneer Invitational
• Opened up the season with a second-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 51-6.25 (15.70m) at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet

Outdoor:

• Competed in the discus and shot put at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
• Threw a PR of 54-9.25 (16.69m) in the shot put to finish second and threw a mark of 154-5 (47.08m) in the discus to place second at the Appalachian Outdoor Open Track Meet
• Finished second in the shot put (54-6 (16.61m)) and the discus (157-2 (47.91m)) with a PR at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet
• Placed 14th in the discus (141-11 (43.25m)) and fourth in the shot put (52-2.75 (15.92m)) at the Charlotte Invitational
• Competed at Florida Relays in the shot put and placed seventh with a toss of 54-6 (16.61m)
• Threw the shot put 52-8 (16.05m) for an eighth-place finish at Raleigh Relays
• Opened up the season throwing the shot put (50-9.5 (15.48m)) and the discus (128-8 (39.23m)) at the Wake Forest Open

2014-15

Indoor:

• Won the shot put at the High Point Panthers Team Challenge with a mark of 52-11.00 (PR)
• That mark is ranked seventh in school history
• Also placed seventh at the Samford Multi and Invitational's shot put (51-7.00) and eighth in that event for the Sun Belt Championships (50-8.00)

Outdoor:

• Won the javelin at the Wingate Invitational with a distance of 172-7.00
• Set a PR for that event at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a distance of 189-0 (eighth place)
• That distance is second all-time in program history
• Took second place twice in the shot put at both the Wingate Invite (50-9.5) and the App State Open Outdoor (52-9.25/PR)
• Placed fourth in two of the Charlotte Invite's events including the shot put (49-9.25) and the javelin (185-11.00)
• In total, earned five top-five finishes and seven top 10's

2013-14

Indoor:

• Competed in just one event and it was the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor Open's shot put where he placed 10th with a mark of 42-0.75

Outdoor:

• Took home two top-five finishes in the javelin including third at the Charlotte Invite (152-0) and fourth at the Carolina Cup (143-2.00)
• His final top-10 finish of the outdoor season was ninth in the high jump at the Wake Forest Open (6-0)

High School PR’s

• Shot Put - 44’10

High School

• Also lettered in lacrosse, earning all-conference honors
• Named a Wetmore Scholar from Christ School and was a part of the national honor society

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Throws
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2015-16Junior

    Throws
  • 2016-17Senior

    Throws