Nia Parks

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Shadow Creek High School
Hometown:
Pearland, Texas

2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Honoree

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
60-meter: 7.72, 2025
200-meter: 24.45, 2024
400-meter: 55.95, 2024

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
200-meter: 25.21, 2025
400-meter: 57.25, 2025

2026
(Outdoor) Competed in six meets … Claimed second place in both the 200m and 400m at the John Jacobs Invitational College 2026, setting personal bests in both events with times of 24.30 and 55.04, respectively, while also helping the 4x400m relay secure first place with a time of 3:37.66 … Finished first in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:45.66 at the Sooner Invitational; also competed in the 400m, clocking a time of 55.97 … Finished second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:41.37 and ran the 400m in 56.43 at the TCU Alumni Invitational … Clocked a time of 25.08 in the 200m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Ran a time of 55.54 in the 400m at the SEC Outdoor T&F Championships while also helping the 4x400m relay clock a 3:34.00 … Helped the 4x400m relay record a time of 3:38.86 at the NCAA Division 1 West First Rounds.

(Indoor) Competed in five meets … Set a personal best of 1:27.33 in the 600y at the Oklahoma Classic Invitational … Clocked a personal-best time of 7.70 in the 60m at the JD Martin Invitational … Recorded a time of 7.73 in the 60m at the Owen Hewett Invitational … Ran the 200m in 24.72 and helped the 4x400m relay clock a 3:40.95 at the K-State DeLoss Dodds Invitational … Helped the 4x400m relay record a time of 3:40.85 at the Tyson Invitational.

2025
(Outdoor) Took first in the 4x400-meter relay (3:44.90) and 13th in the 200m (25.21) at the Horned Frog Invitational … Recorded a time of 25.44 (+3.5) for 68th in the 200m and 57.25 in the 400m for 27th at the Michael Johnson Invitational … Finished fourth in the 400m (57.62) at the John Jacobs Invitational … Opened the outdoor season with a 24.93 time in the 200m for 21st at the TCU Alumni Invitational …

(Indoor) Registered 25.17 for eighth in the 200m at the Steve Miller Invitational … Clocked 7.75 in the 60m for seventh at the JD Martin Invitational …

2024
(Outdoor) Clocked 3:40.43 in the 4x400 for 10th at Texas Relays … Recorded 3:42.29 in the 4x400 for sixth at the Clyde Hart Classic …

(Indoor) Competed in the 400m in the Big 12 Championship, running a 56.00 for 25th… Claimed sixth in the 400m with a 56.16 at the Windy City Invite… Ran a PR in the 200m (24.45) for 33rd and finished 13th in the 4x400 with a 3:38.88 at the Razorback Invitational… Claimed 11th in the 4x400 with a 3:46.28 at the Corky Classic… Set a PR in the 400m (55.95), claiming second at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invite… Debuted as a Sooner at the J.D. Martin Invitational, clocking a PR in the 60m (7.75) for 10th and got the win in the 4x400 with a 3:46.07 time …

High School
Recorded a state championship in the 4x400m her senior year … Earned state titles in the 4x200m and 4x400m her junior year.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Melanie Parks-Roberts and Michael Parks … Has three siblings, Ahmeer, Sydney and Gavin … Intended major is health and exercise science.