Parker Raque Class: Junior Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Christian Academy of Louisville Height: 5-6 Event: AA Club Team: Champion Gymnastics

CAREER HIGHS
Floor Exercise: 15.400 vs. Army (Jan. 14, 2012)
Pommel Horse: 13.900 at West Point Open (Jan. 27, 2012)
Still Rings: 15.350 at National Collegiate Championships (April 14, 2011)
Vault: 16.050 at National Collegiate Championships (April 16, 2011)
Parallel Bars: 13.400 at West Point Open (Jan. 27, 2012)
High Bar: 14.400 at West Point Open (Jan. 14, 2011)
All-Around: 85.500 at West Point Open (Jan. 27, 2012)

PENN STATE CAREER
2011: Became first two-time Penn State All-American since 2009, earning honors in the floor exercise and vault...CGA Second Team All-American Scholar Athlete (3.20-3.299 GPA)...Academic All-Big Ten...Earned first career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors on Feb. 21 for standout performance at Illinois...Came through in the clutch at the National Collegiate Championships, contributing three days of standout performances to lead the Nittany Lions past the qualifying round and to a sixth-place finish...Placed fourth in the vault and fifth (tie) in the floor exercise in the individual finals of the National Collegiate Championships, setting career highs in both events (FX: 15.400, V: 16.050)...Also set a career high in the still rings in the qualifying session, scoring a 15.350...A fixture in the floor exercise, still rings, and vault line-ups throughout the season...Recorded six top three finishes in the floor exercise, winning the title at the team finals of the West Point Open...Positioned at No. 7 (tie) in the floor exercise in the final 2011 national rankings...Had the team's top two scores in the floor (15.400, 15.350)...Earned two third place finishes in the still rings...Captured three vault titles outright and shared one...Registered at least a share of PSU's top three scores for the season in the vault (16.050, 16.000, 15.950)...Also set career highs in the parallel bars (13.300) and the high bar (14.400)...Earned top three finishes in three of the six meets in which he competed in the high bar...Won all-around titles against Army (83.100) and at the West Point Open with a career-high score of 84.300.

2010: CGA Second Team All-American Scholar Athlete (3.30-3.39 GPA)...Competed in the floor exercise and vault in every meet but also performed in the still rings and high bar...Won his first career floor title against William & Mary with a personal season high score of 14.900...Contributed his best performance of the season versus Ohio State on the still rings, posting the team's top score of the year (15.200), placing second behind only eventual national champion, Buckeye Brandon Wynn...Earned a share of the rings title against William & Mary (14.700)...Tied for third in the vault at Cal (15.600) and then followed it up a week later with a season high score of 15.800 versus Oklahoma...Appeared in the high bar line-up four times, recording a third place finish against Army (13.200) and then scored a season best 13.400 one week later at the West Point Open.

GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Competed for Champion Gymnastics in Louisville at the club level...Placed second in the vault at Junior Olympic Nationals in 2007...Finished 18th in the all-around at the 2008 Junior Olympic Nationals, qualifying him for the VISA Championships...Earned a 15th place finish in the all-around and sixth in the still rings at the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals, again qualifying him for the VISA Championships...Captured first place in the floor exercise at the 2009 VISA Championships.

PERSONAL
Miles Parker Raque was born on June 25, 1991 in Louisville, Ky. to parents Tom and Robyn...Has a younger sister, Paige...Academic All-American 2007-09 at the Christian Academy of Louisville...Majoring in marketing at Penn State...Hobbies include fishing, playing the guitar, and reading...Came to Penn State because it offers a great team, coach, school, and campus...Lists his greatest thrill in athletic career as "standing on the podium at the 2009 VISA Championships."