Will Parker
Will Parker
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Locust Valley, NY
  • High School:
    Friends Academy
  • Major:
    Philosophy and Public Affairs
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS
2022-23 (Senior)
GCAA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Earned a top-10 finish at the SCIAC Championships (8th) to help CMS to the team title ... Finished -3 at SCIACs, including an opening-round 70 (-2) ... Tied for 38th at the NCAA Championships to help CMS finish third ... Shot a 70 (-2) on the final round at NCAAs to help the Stags surge into first before eventually settling for a third-place finish ... Top CMS finisher at the second SCIAC regular season tournament in fourth place with an even-par 140 ... Tied for fifth at the first SCIAC regular season tournament at +3, including a final-round 72 (E) ... Finished 18th (of 87) at the Las Vegas Shootout, including a 68 on his second round (-4) ... Had a 70 (-2) on the final round of the Jekyll Island Invitational to move up 33 spots and finish 30th (of 150). 

2021-22 (Junior)
Earned All-SCIAC first team honors
... Honorable mention GCAA All-America selection ... ... Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Had four top-10 finishes during the regular season, including a tie for second at the second SCIAC regular season tournament ... Finished in ninth place at the NCAA Division III Championships to help CMS tie for third ... Shot a 68 in his second round at SCIAC No. 1 to help CMS to a first-place finish, and was the top finisher for the Stags at SCIAC No. 2, carding a 142 (-2) to help CMS to another first-place finish ... Finished third in the fall at the Redlands Bulldog Invitational with a -3, and shot -4 at the California State Intercollegiate ... Finished with a tie for 10th (+5) at the Joust at Goose Creek. 

2020-21 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team
... Stags did not compete due to COVID-19.

2019-20 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Helped CMS to a team title at the first SCIAC regular season tournament ... Shot an even-par 72 in windy and rainy conditions on the second day, the low round in the field, to move up 20 spots into ninth place on the final leaderboard ... Ended in 11th place at the Embry Riddle Invitational with a 223 after another strong finish (78-73-72), moving up 11 spots after his final round ... Had a 72 in his final round at the Coyote Classic, moving up 19 spots into a tie for 27th.

Prior to CMS
Attended Friends Academy on Long Island, New York, where he was a member of the golf team ... A three-time all-conference selection in 2015, 2016, 2017 ... Earned All-County honors in 2016 and 2017 after picking up an honorable mention selection in 2015 ... Helped Friends to a Long Island Championship, two county titles and three conference titles ... Attended Montverde Academy in Florida for a year after graduation ... Volunteered at a local Boys and Girls Club weekly for homework help ... Also participated in a weekly community service event called Sports Night, where students would play various sports with children with either physical or mental disabilities ... Spent time volunteering at the ASPCA in Manhattan.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna College, where he majors in philosophy and public affairs ... Older brother and younger sister both play/played squash at Amherst.

Will Parker posed shot

News Mentions

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Four Stags Earn GCAA All-America Scholar Distinction

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seniors Vikram Chatterjee and Will Parker, and sophomores Yuefeng (Michael) Ma and Kevin Jiang earned Golf Coaches Association...

August 9, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Ties for Third at NCAA Championships for Second Straight Year

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team had a blistering front nine to surge from seventh place into a two-shot...

May 19, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Moves Up To Seventh, In Contention Going into Final Round

NICOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team moved up two spots into seventh place with a +6 (294) in the third round of the...

May 18, 2023

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Jiang's Hole-in-One Highlights Opening Day of NCAA Championships, Stags Stand in 15th

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - Kevin Jiang shot a hole-in-one and Joshua Kwon shot a team-best 73 to highlight the opening-day performance of the Claremont-...

May 16, 2023

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Four Stags Earn All-SCIAC Men's Golf Honors, Fedorka and Spencer Named Coaching Staff of Year

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Vikram Chatterjee, Yuefeng (Michael) Ma and Will Parker earned first-team All-SCIAC honors, Kevin Jiang captured a spot on the...

May 4, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Wins SCIAC Title, Earns Automatic Bid to NCAA Championship

VENTURA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team shot -6 on the third and final round of the SCIAC Championships to win the tournament...

April 25, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Opens Up Six-Shot Lead on Second Day of SCIAC Championships

VENTURA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team shot -5 as a team on the second day of the SCIAC Championships, opening up a six-shot...

April 24, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Tied for First After Opening Round of SCIAC Championships

VENTURA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team shot a two-under 286 on the opening round of the SCIAC Championships at Olivas Links,...

April 23, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Six Shots Back After First Day of SCIAC No. 2

POMONA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team shot a 287 (+7) on the opening day of the second SCIAC regular season tournament,...

April 2, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Finishes Second at SCIAC No. 2, Maintains 10-Shot Lead in Overall Standings

POMONA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team finished in second place at SCIAC Regular Season Tournament No. 2, trimming eight...

April 2, 2023

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Stags Golf Takes Sixth Place at Jekyll Island Invitational

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team finished in sixth place out of 30 teams in a field of some of the top teams in...

March 19, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Stands in Third After First Round of Jekyll Island Invitational

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team is in third place out of 30 teams after the first round of the Jekyll Island...

March 17, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Holds on To Finish Second in 16-Team Las Vegas Shootout

BOULDER CREEK, Nev. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team held off a challenge from Southeastern University to capture second place at the...

February 21, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Shoots -14 on First Day of Las Vegas Shootout

BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team stands in second place out of 16 teams on the first day of the Las Vegas Shootout,...

February 20, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Rolls to Win in First SCIAC Tournament, Chatterjee Earns Individual Medalist Honors

LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team dominated the second and final day of the first SCIAC regular season tournament on...

February 12, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Holds Four-Shot Lead after First Day of SCIAC No. 1

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Vikram Chatterjee shot a four-under 68 to place first on the individual leaderboard as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf...

February 11, 2023

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Men's Golf Tied For First in Preseason SCIAC Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team was chosen as the co-favorite in the SCIAC for the 2023 season in a vote of the...

February 8, 2023

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CMS Men's Golf Earns Fifth Place at Bulldog Invitational

REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team rallied from 11 shots back to within three of the lead at one point during Tuesday's...

September 20, 2022

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CMS Men's Golf in Seventh after First Day of Bulldog Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team stands in seventh place after Monday’s first two rounds of the...

September 19, 2022