Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. A year ago, Parker Valby reached the peak for collegiate ...

Parker Valby, the 2023 NCAA 5000m champion from Florida, has signed an NIL deal with Nike. Valby will be the first female track and field athlete to sign an NIL deal with Nike and follows Charles ...

Parker Valby's signing with Nike is a significant milestone in her career as a track and field athlete. Winning the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 5000-meter race showcased her talent, courage, ...

Parker Valby was on the Arc Trainer at one of the University of Florida’s student gyms recently, when a young woman spotted her. “Are you Parker Valby? I love your videos,” she said, referring to ...

Florida's Parker Valby won the 2024 Bowerman as the most outstanding woman in track and field. Valby is the third athlete in Florida history to win the Bowerman, but the first woman to win the award.

After coming up short in the Olympic Trials 5k event, Florida Gators distance runner Parker Valby placed second in the women’s 10,000-meter race, likely securing her a spot on the Olympic Team. “I was ...

GAINESVILLE — The starter’s gun sounds, beginning Florida distance runner Parker Valby’s relentless pursuit of another title, another record and another helpless competitor. As she crosses the finish ...

Just three months after obliterating the previous collegiate record in the women’s 5,000 meters, Parker Valby lowered the time yet again on collegiate athletics’ biggest stage. On Friday, March 8, the ...

Valby has shined on the track this year which helped her earn a spot on the U.S. Track and Field Olympics team. Just this season, Valby recorded five individual NCAA titles, four individual SEC titles ...

Parker Valby had a year to remember in 2024. During her senior season as a Florida Gator, she set two collegiate records—in the 5,000 meters (14:52.79) and 10,000 meters (30:50.43)—and made the U.S.