Sophomore Alanna Parkes has been selected as WMC’s February Athlete of the Month. Parkes runs track for Central and competes in several different sprint races.
Parkes has been running off and on since third grade. “After school, going to practice, it helps me to clear my mind.”
The best advice Parkes has ever received from a coach is to do her best, and “trust her training.” In addition to this, Parkes tells herself positive things before a race. “ I just tell myself, I know how to do this. I’ve done it before, I can do it again.” she said.
Parke’s biggest accomplishment is recently placing 14th in the 55 m dash at the 2025 Meet of Champions with a PR of 7.33 seconds!
If she could give her freshman self advice, she would tell her to “Not take it too seriously, and just have fun.” Congratulations to Alanna, and best of luck to her in the future!
