Anna Parrott
Anna Parrott
  • Hometown:
    Martensdale, Iowa
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Martensdale-St. Marys
  • 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 secondary education and history

News Mentions

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Simpson earns three all-conference honors and one school record at A-R-C Championships

Simpson women’s track and field earned three All-Conference honors, along with a school record in the 4x100 relay, en route to a sixth place...

April 30, 2026

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Storm set eight new top-marks at Kip Janvrin Open

On the home track for the Kip Janvrin Open, the Simpson women’s track and field team capped off the exciting day of action with seven new...

April 24, 2026

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Women's track and field comes in at 10th in USTFCCCA weekly regional rankings

The Simpson women’s track and field program remained in the top-10, falling one spot to tenth, in the latest USTFCCCA regional ranking.

April 21, 2026

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Women's Track and Field move up one spot in USTFCCCA regional rankings

The Simpson women’s track and field program moved up one spot to ninth in the latest USTFCCCA regional ranking.

April 15, 2026

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Trio of Storm compete at Dutch Spring Multi meet

Gabby Akin, Anna Parrott, and Kaisen Storm traveled to Pella to compete in the Dutch Spring Multi meet, with Akin leading the way with a four...

April 9, 2026

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Storm stay hot: four top-10 marks highlight big day in the throws

Simpson’s throwers continued the hot start to the outdoor season, setting four new top-10 marks in the discus and hammer as the Storm...

April 2, 2026

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Simpson women's track and field opens outdoor season in Pella

After a record setting indoor season, Emma Cooper ran the second fastest time in school history in the 100m at the opening meet of the outdoor...

March 28, 2026

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Trio of Storm named to USTFCCCA All-Region team

For their efforts on the track and in the field, Emma Cooper, Olivia Merrill, and Anna Parrott were named All-Region selections by the U.S. Track...

March 11, 2026

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Parrott and Akin notch top ten marks in first pentathlon of 2026

Anna Parrott and Gabby Akin dominated the Dutch Multis, posting top-ten marks in school history.

January 29, 2026

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Simpson kicks-off 2026 indoor season with three first place finishes

In the opening meet of 2026, Simpson claimed three first place finishes at the Central Dutch Classic on Friday.

January 16, 2026