Matt Parsons

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Brisbane, Australia
Prev School:
St. Peters Luthern College

2011-12 // Senior:
First-time All-MAC selection...Won the 200-yard butterfly at the MAC Championships, posting a time (1:47.71) that made him the fifth-fastest individual in school history in the event...Won 10 events on the year...Set a pool record in the 100-meter butterfly at the Copi Coqui Invitational in Puerto Rico in January...First-team Academic All-MAC selection. 2010-11 // Junior
First-team All-Conference selection...Competed in 12 meets...Picked up seven wins on the year...Recorded three top-three finishes at the MAC Championships...Swept the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly titles against Evansville...First-team Academic All-Conference. 2009-10 // Sophomore
Competed in 12 events, including the season-opening SIU Miler when he finished first...Recorded a total of 11 first-place finishes throughout the season...Earned first-team All-MAC status...Also was named to the Academic All-MAC team...Part of the 400 free relay team that took first place against Miami of Ohio, Kentucky and Drury...Finished third individually in the 200 fly at the MAC Championships...Was a member of the MAC championship 800 free relay team that broke the pool record at Eastern Michigan University with a time of 6:38.86...Finished the season with team-best times in the 100 and 200 fly. 2008-09 // Freshman
Competed in eight meets for the Salukis in his first year...Captured 12 first-place finishes...Finished first in the 1000 free (9:38.57) and first in the 500 free (4:40.00) against New Orleans...Recorded the fastest time on the team in the 1650 free at the Sun Belt Championships (15:36.91) for sixth place...Also part of the 800 free relay team that finished second at the conference championships. High School
Swam club in Brisbane prior to joining the Salukis. Personal
A political science major...Has two brothers...Son of Tony and Kaye Parsons...Born May 23, 1990 in Brisbane, Australia.