Bio

Middle distance … 2009 graduate of Portsmouth High School who is majoring in economics-finance … minor in mathematical sciences … Before Bentley: lettered in baseball, track and cross county at Portsmouth High … cross country and track team captain … finished third in 800 at Class I state championship in 2009 … also member of state championship 4x400 relay team … received National Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award … 16-year-old Babe Ruth All-State state champions … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 21 … son of Steven and Janet Parkinson … has one sister, Sara Gibbons (33) … involved with Hershey Youth Track Program and Friends Project.

CROSS COUNTRY

2012: did not compete in any meets … 2011: did not compete in any meets … 2010: finished 49th in the season-opening Shacklette Invitational, his only action of the season … 2009: competed in three meets with his highest finish being 33rd in the Shacklette.

TRACK

2011-12: at the indoor New Englands, helped Bentley finish 15th in the 4x800 relay, with the time of 7:53.27 eighth best in the program’s history … ninth in 800 (2:02.37) and seventh in 4x800 at indoor Northeast-10 Championships … outdoors, was 18th in the 800 (2:02.76) and a member of Bentley’s 4x800 relay that was seventh … 2010-11: saw his only action of the season Dec. 4 when he ran the mile in 4:37.60 at the Jay Carisella Invitational at Northeastern … 2009-10: at the Northeast-10 Championships, was 23rd in the 800 outdoors (2:01.56) and a member of Falcon 4x800 relay team that was eighth indoors … also participated in 4x800 relay at New Englands with Bentley 11th outdoors and 17th indoors.