Arlington native & WSU hurdler Parker Duskin transfers to Arizona; ex-Cougar assistant Hinch to GCU...
The University of Arizona announced Monday night that Washington State hurdler Parker Duskin (third from left/Paul Merca photo) will attend the University of Arizona this fall.
Duskin, who attended Arlington High School before going on to Washington State, won the 60 hurdles at the MPSF championships to help the Cougars win the team title in February, setting a personal best of 7.71.
He was part of Washington State's school record setting team in the 4 x 100 relay that ran 39.09, where he ran the third leg, taking the baton from Mason Lawyer (fourth from left), who he will join at Arizona.
Duskin will reunite with his sprint and hurdles coach at Washington State Gabe Mvumvure (far left), along with Lawyer, and fellow sprinter and Kent native Brooke Lyons, who announced their intent to continue their collegiate track and field career at Arizona earlier this week.
UPDATE (11:15 pm): Another Washington State hurdler, John Paredes, a native of Cali, Colombia, will join Duskin at Arizona.
Just north of Tucson in Phoenix, Grand Canyon University announced on Instagram that former Washington State jumps and combined events coach Derick Hinch will be the new associate head coach of the Lopes.
Hinch, who competed as an undergraduate at Arizona State as a pole vaulter for the Sun Devils, will again work with the jumps and combined events.
At Washington State, his biggest success came with combined event specialists Mason Mahacek and Lee Walburn, along with pole vaulters Eva Lowder and Tatum Moku.
Mahacek, along with Lowder qualified for the NCAA indoor championships in 2024, while Moku qualified for the indoor championships this past season.
Walburn was seventh in the 2024 NCAA decathlon, then qualified for the US Olympic Trials, where he injured his Achilles during the second day of competition.
Like Mvumvure, Hinch found himself out of a job the Monday after the NCAA outdoor championships when Washington State announced that it was shifting to a distance focused approach to its track and cross country programs. They, along with throws coach Julie Taylor, were let go by WSU.
NOTE: The University of Arizona and Grand Canyon University contributed to this report.
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