Parno, in his ninth year at Minnesota State coaching sprints, hurdles and relays, guided his athletes to 23 team points at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The Mavericks earned numerous All-America honors in the 60, 200, 60H and 4×400 to help lead the team to a runner-up finish in the team standings. At the NSIC Championships, Parno’s athletes scored 93 of the team’s 179 points when the Mavericks won the team title.