Black Hills State University Athletics

Honors and Awards
2021 All-RMAC First Team
2020 RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/13/2020)

2021: Made in appearance in all 11 games … made seven field goals and 23 point-after tries … also kicked 59 punts and 46 kickoffs … made season-best six PATs at Fort Lewis (10/2).

2020: Appeared in one game for the Yellow Jackets in season shortened due to coronavirus pandemic … made a 23-yard field goal at South Dakota Mines and two extra points … also averaged 48.33 yards per punt over six punts, including a long of 61 yards … booted four kickoffs.

2019: Recorded 60 punts totaling 2,431 yards in 11 games … averaged 40.5 yards per punt … career-long 76-yard punt came against Azusa Pacific (11/16) … 23 of his 60 punts ended up inside the opposing 20-yard line … totaled season-high 357 punting yards at Colorado Mesa (10/26) … also recorded 42 kickoffs for 2,250 yards … made 2-of-6 field goals and 3-of-3 PATs.

2018: Played in 11 games … had 65 punts and totaled 2,609 … his longest punt was 69 yards against Fort Lewis College … averaged 41.19 yards per punt … had 44 kickoffs and totaled 2,566 … totaled one tackle.

2017: Saw action as a freshman in 10 games … made six of 13 attempted field goals … longest field goal was for 54 yards against Western State.

Before BHSU: Earned All-State honors at Centennial High School … averaged 45 yards per punt in 41 punts in his career … longest punt was 65 yards and longest field goal was 47 yards … earned high school state champs twice … played in the Blue-Grey All American game … is a 3-Star recruit and No. 35 ranked kicker in the nation by ESPN … is a 5-Star kick and No. 32 kicker named by Kohl's Kicking … is a 5-Star and No. 12 punter in nation by Kohl's Kicking … named Honorable Mention All-America by Kohl's Kicking … son of Kim and Matt Parks … two siblings, Hailey and Steven.