2023 Soccer Roster
Roster
Gelinas, Parker
GK
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/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerF/MF
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerMF/F
/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerMF/D
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerMF/D
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerMF
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerF/MF
/ SoccerMF
/ Soccer
Jersey Number 12
Parker Gelinas
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Houston HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2024: Named to the All-OVC second team after logging the full-time in every contest (1,620 minutes) while helping the defense produce three shutouts (Aug. 18 vs. Southern Illinois, Oct. 17 at Western Illinois and Oct 20 at Eastern Illinois)… named OVC Defender of the Week twice (Aug. 20, Oct. 22) – tying Morehead State’s Anna Lohrer, Little Rock’s Kaitlin Graeber and Southern Indiana’s Charli Grafton for the most weekly defensive awards in the league… one of only two players to play the full-time of every match… totaled seven shots and four on goal… marked a season-best three shots and two on goal against UNI (Sept. 8)… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester while earning a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring.
2023: Named an OVC Preseason Player to Watch… Suffered a season-ending injury in the first match of the year… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2022: Missed campaign with offseason injury...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Became third player in UTM history to be awarded OVC Freshman of the Year, alongside a spot on the All-OVC first team...Chosen as one of 12 players to represent All-OVC newcomer team...Started all 18 matches at defender en route to a conference Regular Season Championship...Part of a defensive back line that surrendered the fewest goals in all of the OVC (16)...Played the second-most minutes on the roster across her first collegiate season (1,634)...Produced three shots, two of which were on-goal...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Before UTM: Prepped at Houston High School where she played for David Wolff…Four-year varsity player which helped the Mustangs to an 80-6 record with 55 shutouts and two state championships in her career…Scored 12 goals during senior year…Team won 2017 USA Today National Championship as a freshman…Played in 2020 High School Girls All-American game…Named 2020 Daily Memphian Player of the Year and two-time All-Metro performer…Selected to Top Drawer Soccer All-American West team…Named Top Drawer Soccer Tennessee All-Star…Two-time all-state honoree…Two-time Commercial Appeal All-Metro selection…Played for Lady Lobos Rush Premier at the club level…Was the 2017 USYS Region III Tournament Top Scorer…Won USYS Division I state championship in 2019…Won two SRPL Central Division championships…Attended US Youth National Team ID Center in 2020.
Personal: Born on Feb. 13, 2003…Daughter of Steve and Kristin Gelinas…Has three siblings, Lexi, Austin and Peyton…Majoring in business…Father played collegiate baseball at Case Western Reserve.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC Second Team (2024)
- OVC Preseason Player to Watch (2023)
- All-OVC First Team (2021)
- All-OVC Newcomer Team (2021)
- OVC Freshman of the Year (2021)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021-22, 2023-24)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
2024: Named to the All-OVC second team after logging the full-time in every contest (1,620 minutes) while helping the defense produce three shutouts (Aug. 18 vs. Southern Illinois, Oct. 17 at Western Illinois and Oct 20 at Eastern Illinois)… named OVC Defender of the Week twice (Aug. 20, Oct. 22) – tying Morehead State’s Anna Lohrer, Little Rock’s Kaitlin Graeber and Southern Indiana’s Charli Grafton for the most weekly defensive awards in the league… one of only two players to play the full-time of every match… totaled seven shots and four on goal… marked a season-best three shots and two on goal against UNI (Sept. 8)… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester while earning a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring.
2023: Named an OVC Preseason Player to Watch… Suffered a season-ending injury in the first match of the year… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2022: Missed campaign with offseason injury...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Became third player in UTM history to be awarded OVC Freshman of the Year, alongside a spot on the All-OVC first team...Chosen as one of 12 players to represent All-OVC newcomer team...Started all 18 matches at defender en route to a conference Regular Season Championship...Part of a defensive back line that surrendered the fewest goals in all of the OVC (16)...Played the second-most minutes on the roster across her first collegiate season (1,634)...Produced three shots, two of which were on-goal...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Before UTM: Prepped at Houston High School where she played for David Wolff…Four-year varsity player which helped the Mustangs to an 80-6 record with 55 shutouts and two state championships in her career…Scored 12 goals during senior year…Team won 2017 USA Today National Championship as a freshman…Played in 2020 High School Girls All-American game…Named 2020 Daily Memphian Player of the Year and two-time All-Metro performer…Selected to Top Drawer Soccer All-American West team…Named Top Drawer Soccer Tennessee All-Star…Two-time all-state honoree…Two-time Commercial Appeal All-Metro selection…Played for Lady Lobos Rush Premier at the club level…Was the 2017 USYS Region III Tournament Top Scorer…Won USYS Division I state championship in 2019…Won two SRPL Central Division championships…Attended US Youth National Team ID Center in 2020.
Personal: Born on Feb. 13, 2003…Daughter of Steve and Kristin Gelinas…Has three siblings, Lexi, Austin and Peyton…Majoring in business…Father played collegiate baseball at Case Western Reserve.
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