Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS:
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2022-23

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2025 (JR): Competed at seven outdoor track meets, specializing in the 200- and 400-meter dashes ... Ran her collegiate-best time in the 200-meter dash at the Leopard Invitational (4/17-18) ... Recorded her season-best time in the 400-meter dash at the Triton Invite (4/4-5) ... Helped Pepperdine break the sprint medley relay school record at the Gaucho Relays (3/1).

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2025 (JR): Competed in three indoor track meets, specializing in the 400-meter dash and running the 4x400-meter relay once ... Ran the program's seventh-fastest 400-meter dash time of 1:01.17 at MPSFs (2/21-22) ... Competed on Pepperdine's 4x400-meter relay team at the UW Preview/Mile City Meet (1/17-18).

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2024 (SO): Competed in four outdoor track meets, running the 4x400-meter relay each time ... Did not compete in any individual events.

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2024 (SO): Did not compete in indoor track.
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2023 (FR): Competed in five of the nine meets … Ran the 400 meters five times and was a part of the 4x100 meter relay team … Had a season-best 400 meter time of 59.08 at the Vince O’Boyle Track and Field Classic (4/1).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2023 (FR): Competed in one of the three indoor meets … A part of the 4x400 meter relay and distance medley relay squads.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from El Toro High School, located in Lake Forest, Calif., in 2022 … A four-year varsity track athlete … Ranks in three categories on the Sprints Triple Crown all-time list in the 100, 200 and 400 meters … A two-time 4x400 and 4x100 meter relay champion … A CIF Southern Section finalist in three events, including fifth overall in the 400 meters, her senior season … Had a first-place finish in her heat in the 400 meters at the Arcadia Invitational in 2022 finishing in a time of 57.1, which is a personal record … Ranked seventh in the state of California in 2021 on the 4x400 meter relay team … Also lettered in soccer and captained the team for two seasons … Led the soccer squad in goals and assists. 

PERSONAL: Born in Orange County, Calif. … Daughter of Ellen and Dave Parsio … Sister to Justin and Brandon … Brother, Brandon, plays soccer at Northwest Nazarene University … Stated a fun fact about herself: “I rescued a beagle from a lab in China named Poppy” … Chose Pepperdine because “Pepperdine has been my dream university for as long as I can remember. It checks all the boxes of what I was looking for in a college such as a location close to home and the beach, prestigious academics and a fantastic faculty to student ratio.” 

FAVORITES: Enjoys soccer, going to the beach, playing with her dog and hammocking … Lists her sports hero as Bethany Hamilton … Favorites include Christen Press (pro athlete), Ohio State football (sports team), Harry Potter series (books), Soul Surfer (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy (musical artists), smoothies (food) and soccer (sport other than running).