Brent Parmer (2017) - Bison Athletic Hall of Fame

Brent Parmer

Induction:
2017
Class:
1996

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Seven-time NCAA Division II Track & Field All-American … Four-time NCAA Outdoor (1995, 3rd long jump; 1994, 8th long jump; 1993, 7th 400 relay, 7th long jump) … Three-time NCAA Indoor (1995, 6th long jump; 1994, 3rd long jump; 1993, 8th long jump) ... Nine-time North Central Conference Track & Field individual champion, while running on three winning relays ... Was 28-time all-conference performer overall ... NDSU won seven NCC titles including four conference outdoor championships during career ... Recipient of the 1995 Albrecht Presidential Student-Athlete Trophy and NCC Honor Athlete Award… Versatile performer in the sprints and jumps ... Set school indoor record in the long jump at 25-feet, 1/2-inch in 1995 … Raised in Watertown, S.D., four-sport letter winner in high school … State champion in the long jump … Five-time all-state performer in long jump, triple jump, 100 meters, 200 meters … Six-time all-Eastern South Dakota Conference ... Graduated from NDSU with a bachelor’s degree in corporate/community fitness in 1996, earned master’s degree in exercise science from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1997 … Graduate assistant at Wisconsin-La Crosse where the program won the indoor and outdoor national championships … Served as an assistant coach from 1999-2009 at North Dakota State, where he coached 20 conference champions, 31 NCAA All-Americans and three NCAA national champions … Started professional career as exercise physiologist at Meritcare Sports Medicine (now Sanford Health) … From 2001-2011 served as the associate director of the NDSU Wallman Wellness Center ... Named Associate Director of Wellness at Eastern Kentucky University in 2011 … Promoted to Director of Campus Recreation at EKU in 2015 … Named Executive Director of Campus Life in 2017, where he oversees the departments of Campus Recreation, Student Life and First Year Experience, and Multicultural Student Affairs … In June 2016 received the highest civilian honor the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky can bestow, the title of Kentucky Colonel … Nominated by EKU President Michael Benson … He and wife, Marissa, have two boys, Bryce and Broc … Has been a volunteer assistant coach to his oldest son’s middle school track and field team, and youngest son’s middle school football team.