Ben Parodi

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Pacifica, Calif.
	High School: Junipero Serra HS '11

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 250
	Event: Throws

04/20/2013

UC Davis Wins Two Events at Woody Wilson

Aggies finish busy weekend with more solid performances

04/13/2013

School Record Helps UC Davis Women Take Third at Mondo

UC Davis women win 4x100, 4x100 and 100 while men go 1-2 in pole vault and finish fifth

04/06/2013

Trio of UC Davis Records Fall at Arizona State

Aggie women break 100, 200 and 800 marks while top-10 charts get big alterations

04/04/2013

Valley of the Sun Welcomes Aggie Track Teams

UC Davis to send 20 athletes to meet featuring Olympians and national champions

03/30/2013

UC Davis Finishes at Stanford Invitational

Landen finishes second in 800 B sections

2012: Finished 9th at Big West Conference Championships in shot with season-best 15.66m (51-4.5)... Broke 50-foot barrier on four occasions, starting with 50-6 at Hornet Invite... Also competed in discus (42.72m, 140-2) and hammer (39.22m, 138-0) three times each.

JUNIPERO SERRA HS '11: Three-time West Catholic Athletic League champion in shot put... Placed 4th at 2011 Central Coast Section with 12-pound implement after finishing 7th with 10-pounder as a junior... Twice selected as team's Most Valuable Field Athlete, then capped career as team MVP as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born in Pacifica, Calif.... Majoring in viticulture & enology, having chosen UC Davis for its reputation in that field... Parents are Ben & Laurie Parodi... Ben, Sr. played football at San Francisco State... Proudest personal accomplishment was winning Serra High's Shea Award as the outstanding senior male athlete.