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Parker Banzhaf
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Vero Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Vero Beach High School
Parker Banzhaf TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS
2025 ASUN All-Freshman Team – Cross Country
ASUN Freshman of the Week – Indoor Track and Field (Jan. 21, 2026)
ASUN Freshman of the Week – Cross Country (Oct. 1, 2025)
2025-26
CROSS COUNTRY
Banzhaf opened his collegiate career by finishing 23rd overall with a time of 25:33.3 in the 8K at the UNF XC Invite … Finished 20th overall with a time of 25:23.2 in the 8K at the FSU Invite … Named ASUN Men's XC Freshman of the Week after finishing 20th at the FSU Invite … Finished 83rd overall with a time of 25:47.2 in the 8.057K at the Alabama Crimson Classic … Earned ASUN All-Freshman Team honors after finishing 37th overall with a college PR of 24:57.6 in the 8K at the ASUN Cross Country Championship … Finished 105th overall with a time of 32:18.4 in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Banzhaf opened his indoor season with a third-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 8:21.40 at the Jimmy Carnes Track and Field D1 University Invite … Named ASUN Men's Indoor Freshman of the Week after finishing second overall with a college PR of 8:15.98 in the 3000m at the Visit Gainesville Indoor Classic … Set a college PR in the mile with a time of 4:10.31, finishing sixth overall at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center Invitational … Finished 19th in the 3000m with a time of 8:24.55 and 15th in the 5000m with a time of 15:13.34 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Banzhaf finished second overall with a time of 9:39.83 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the 2026 Hampton Inn River City Relays … Finished sixth overall with a time of 9:43.89 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the UCF Knights Invite … Finished 11th overall with a collegiate best time of 14:48.26 in the 5000m at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Finished seventh overall with a time of 14:58.72 in the 5000m at the 2026 East Coast Relays … Set a college PR in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 9:25.07, finishing seventh at the 2026 ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
PRIOR TO NORTH FLORIDA
HIGH SCHOOL
Banzhaf competed in cross country and track and field for four years at Vero Beach High School … Set a high school cross country PR of 15:23 at the 2024 New World Fall Spectacular … Named TCPalm First Team All-Area as a junior and TCPalm Cross Country Runner of the Year as a senior … Finished third overall at the state cross country championship as a senior while also winning a district championship and finishing as the regional runner-up … Qualified for regionals in all four track seasons and set the school record in the 800 three consecutive years … Qualified for the state championships as a junior and senior … Finished as the 1600m state runner-up and won the 3000m at the 2025 Florida Indoor State Championships … Qualified for the New Balance Indoor Nationals … Also played football in high school.
PERSONAL
Banzhaf is the son of Angela and Robert Banzhaf … Has two siblings, Austin and Lucille … His father, Robert, played soccer at UNC Greensboro … Born Oct. 6, 2006.
CAREER HONORS
2025 ASUN All-Freshman Team – Cross Country
ASUN Freshman of the Week – Indoor Track and Field (Jan. 21, 2026)
ASUN Freshman of the Week – Cross Country (Oct. 1, 2025)
2025-26
CROSS COUNTRY
Banzhaf opened his collegiate career by finishing 23rd overall with a time of 25:33.3 in the 8K at the UNF XC Invite … Finished 20th overall with a time of 25:23.2 in the 8K at the FSU Invite … Named ASUN Men's XC Freshman of the Week after finishing 20th at the FSU Invite … Finished 83rd overall with a time of 25:47.2 in the 8.057K at the Alabama Crimson Classic … Earned ASUN All-Freshman Team honors after finishing 37th overall with a college PR of 24:57.6 in the 8K at the ASUN Cross Country Championship … Finished 105th overall with a time of 32:18.4 in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Banzhaf opened his indoor season with a third-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 8:21.40 at the Jimmy Carnes Track and Field D1 University Invite … Named ASUN Men's Indoor Freshman of the Week after finishing second overall with a college PR of 8:15.98 in the 3000m at the Visit Gainesville Indoor Classic … Set a college PR in the mile with a time of 4:10.31, finishing sixth overall at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center Invitational … Finished 19th in the 3000m with a time of 8:24.55 and 15th in the 5000m with a time of 15:13.34 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Banzhaf finished second overall with a time of 9:39.83 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the 2026 Hampton Inn River City Relays … Finished sixth overall with a time of 9:43.89 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the UCF Knights Invite … Finished 11th overall with a collegiate best time of 14:48.26 in the 5000m at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Finished seventh overall with a time of 14:58.72 in the 5000m at the 2026 East Coast Relays … Set a college PR in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 9:25.07, finishing seventh at the 2026 ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
PRIOR TO NORTH FLORIDA
HIGH SCHOOL
Banzhaf competed in cross country and track and field for four years at Vero Beach High School … Set a high school cross country PR of 15:23 at the 2024 New World Fall Spectacular … Named TCPalm First Team All-Area as a junior and TCPalm Cross Country Runner of the Year as a senior … Finished third overall at the state cross country championship as a senior while also winning a district championship and finishing as the regional runner-up … Qualified for regionals in all four track seasons and set the school record in the 800 three consecutive years … Qualified for the state championships as a junior and senior … Finished as the 1600m state runner-up and won the 3000m at the 2025 Florida Indoor State Championships … Qualified for the New Balance Indoor Nationals … Also played football in high school.
PERSONAL
Banzhaf is the son of Angela and Robert Banzhaf … Has two siblings, Austin and Lucille … His father, Robert, played soccer at UNC Greensboro … Born Oct. 6, 2006.
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