Kelsey Parks

Position:
Defensive Specialist
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Bentonville, Ark.
High School:
Bentonville

Career at Tulsa: A three-year letterwinner … has played in 28 career matches and 83 sets for the Golden Hurricane.

Senior (2015): recorded first dig of season against Cincinnati (10/25)... recorded first assist of season against Cincinnati (10/25)...made her first appearance in the 2015 season against Stephen F. Austin

Junior (2014): Appeared in 22 matches and played in 75 sets … finished the season with 69 digs (0.92 digs per set) and three assists … recorded 53 digs (0.91 digs per set) in league play … tallied a career-high seven digs against Cincinnati (11/7) … recorded six digs at SMU (11/26).

Sophomore (2013): Played in one match and two sets against Oklahoma (Sept. 17) … recorded a career-high three digs in that match.

Freshman (2012): Appeared in two matches and played three sets … recorded two digs against East Carolina (9/23)… tallied a dig against Northwestern State (11/23).

High School: Played four years of volleyball, earning three letters at Bentonville High School … led her team to two straight Arkansas Class 7A State Championships in 2010 and 2011 … was an All-West Conference selection, and was named to the 7A West All-Star Team as a senior … in 2011, she led her team with 264 digs, and in 2010 led the team in blocks with 52.

Personal: Born Kelsey Parks on Sept. 29, 1993 in Rogers, Ark. ... daughter of Mel and Caren Parks ... her two older sisters, Hayley and Lindsay, played golf at Anderson (SC) University ... favorite professional volleyball player is Misty May-Treanor ... began playing volleyball at age 10 … biggest sports thrill was leading her team to back-to-back Arkansas State volleyball championships ... favorite movie is “White Christmas” … her favorite actress is Reese Witherspoon … favorite TV show is “Shark Tank” ... favorite musician is Sam Hunt … majoring in biology.