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- Hometown:
- Martensdale, Iowa
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Martensdale-St. Marys
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- Event(s):
- Sprints/Jumps
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Two-time letterwinner (2023, 24)
2025 | junior
- Eighth in school history in the pentathlon
- Finished with a career-best 3911 points in the outdoor Heptathlon at the A-R-C Championships
- Ran a 26.49 in the outdoor 200 meter at the A-R-C Championships
- Posted a 2:42.02 at the outdoor A-R-C Championships in the 800 meter
- Saw a career-best time in the outdoor 100m Hurdles at the A-R-C Championships
- Jumped 9.70 meters in the triple jump at the A-R-C Championships
- Clocked 2:50:95 in the 800 meter at the A-R-C Championships
- Finished in 28.19 in the 200 meter dash at the Darren Young Classic
2024 | sophomore
- Recorded a score of 2,571 points in the pentathlon at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, the ninth-best mark in school history
- Jumped 5.18 meters in the indoor long jump at the Iowa State Cyclone Open, the ninth-best mark in school history
- Set a career-best in the heptathlon at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships with a score of 3,393 points
2023 | freshman
- One of two Storm athletes to clear the five-meter mark on the long jump, leading the team outdoors with a mark of 5.10 meter
- Also competed on the 4x100 meter relay teams, helping the Storm to a first-place finish at the Central Dual Meet
High School
- A 2022 graduate of Martensdale-St. Marys High School
- 2x state qualifier in softball (2018, 22)
- 1x state qualifier in basketball (2020)
- All-region in basketball (2022)
- First team all-conference in basketball (2022)
- Second team all-conference in softball (2019, 20, 22), volleyball (2020, 21) and basketball (2021)
- Honorable mention all-conference in volleyball (2018) and softball (2018)
- 2021 state track qualifier in 4x100 and sprint medley
- 2022 state track qualifier in long jump, sprint medley and distance medley
- Secretary of Best Buddies
- Four-year academic letterwinner and honor roll student
Personal
- Parents are Brent and Jaime Parrott and Jennifer and Travis Held
- Has seven siblings, Madison Jo, Alex, Madison Kim, Braydon, Reece, Emma and Connor
- Majoring in health and exercise science with a minor in chemistry
- Also a member of the Storm women's basketball team
News Mentions
Booth leads trio to all-conference honors at A-R-C Outdoor Championships
On the conference championship stage, Teghan Booth stole the show, winning the 10,000m race, and taking second in the 5,000m as the Storm claimed...
May 10, 2025
Strong performances highlight Storm's day at Wartburg
Competing at the Wartburg Triangular on Friday, the Simpson track and field program shined in the final meet before hosting the 2025 A-R-C Outdoor...
May 2, 2025
Simpson concludes action at Kip Janvrin Open; competes at Drake Relays
Simpson played host to the Kip Janvrin Open, honoring the 2025 season class, while also seeing action at the Drake Relays on Thursday and Friday.
April 25, 2025
Merrill continues to dominate with strong performances in discus and shot put at Meet of Champions
Olivia Merrill dominated the headlines at the Meet of Champions for the Simpson Storm women’s track and field program, earning two top-10...
April 18, 2025
Storm set four new top-10 performances over two meets
Four new school top-ten performances, including the third fastest in the 4x100 relay, highlighted the dual meet action for Simpson as the Storm...
April 11, 2025
Merrill and True shine in the discus at the Wartburg Outdoor Select meet
Olivia Merrill and Hannah True added their names to the top-10 lists in school history with their best mark in the discus as the Storm competed at...
April 5, 2025
Stellar start in Pella for the Storm's track and field program
At the first outdoor meet of the season, Simpson women’s track and field set 12 new top-10 marks across eight events to begin the 2025...
March 28, 2025
Storm wrap up A-R-C Indoor Championships with strong performances
Highlighted by Jenna Thornburg’s school record setting performance in the 60m dash, and Teghan Booth’s all-conference performance, the...
March 1, 2025
Booth earns All-Conference; Thornburg shatters school record after first day of A-R-C Indoor Championships
Jenna Thornburg shattered the school record in the 60m dash and Teghan Booth earned all-conference honors at the opening day of the A-R-C Indoor...
February 28, 2025
Cooper and Thornburg headline the Storm at the Liz Wuertz Invite
Emma Cooper and Jenna Thornburg highlighted the Storm’s success at the final meet before the conference championships, as Simpson competed...
February 22, 2025
Thornburg, Cooper, and Johnson add to school record books at Darren Young Classic
There was no shortage of accomplishments for the Simpson women’s track team on Saturday at the Darren Young Classic, highlighted by three...
February 15, 2025
Booth takes home top-5 finish as Storm compete at the ISU Cyclone Open
Highlighted by Teghan Booth’s fifth place finish, the Simpson women’s track and field competed at the Iowa State Cyclone open on...
January 24, 2025
Trio of record book performances highlight Storm's first 2025 meet
Three Storm carved their names in the Storm history books as the Simpson women’s track and field began the 2025 year at the Chelsey...
January 18, 2025
Storm deliver wave of personal best marks at Dutch Holiday Preview
The Storm continued to build on their success from the first meet of the season, etching their names higher in the school records at the Dutch...
December 13, 2024
Storm begin indoor season in dominating fashion
In the opening meet of the indoor season, the Storm wasted no time making history while collecting six first-place finishes.
December 6, 2024




