Ken Parsons, who has led the Roadrunners to two NCAA Tournament berths and four Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) tournament selections in four seasons, returns to Metro State for his fifth season in 2008.

During his four seasons at Metro State, Parsons has a 57-21-8 record. He has coached one all-America, 13 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas all-Midwest Region players and 13 first team all-RMAC honorees during his tenure. His 2005 and 2006 teams earned NSCAA academic team honors.

Metro State won the RMAC regular-season title in 2007, Parsons' first league crown after three straight second-place finishes. The Roadrunners advanced to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament and posted a 16-3-3 overall record. Metro State had three NSCAA/adidas all-Midwest Region players, as Phillip Owen, Garrett Sadusky and Kellen Johnson were all named to the second team.

The Roadrunners went 14-7-1 in 2006 and advanced to their first NCAA Tournament since 2000. Parsons and Metro State advanced to the RMAC Tournament championship game after finishing second in the conference during the regular season. Antonio Porras (first team), Mark Cromie and Shaun Elbaum (second team) all earned NSCAA/adidas all-Midwest Region honors, while five players earned all-RMAC recognition.

Parsons led the 2005 team to a 12-7-2 overall record, a spot in the RMAC Tournament and a second-place finish in the RMAC with a 7-5 league mark. Porras was named second team all-America, while Porras and Cromie (first team) and Elbaum and Owen (second team) were named to the NSCAA/adidas all-Midwest Region teams. Five players earned all-RMAC accolades.

During his inaugural 2004 campaign, Parsons guided the Roadrunners to a 15-4-2 overall record and the RMAC Tournament title. Parsons coached three NSCAA/adidas all-Midwest Region players - Owen, Danny Bills and Preston Borrego, as well as four first-team all-RMAC selections during his first season.

Prior to coming to Metro State, Parsons was the head men's and women's soccer coach at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. While at Mesa, he coached former Roadrunners Ricky Fetherston and Nagui Sabbagh, and led the Thunderbirds to a combined 67-18-4 record in his two seasons. Parsons was named the ACCAC and Region I Coach of the Year for his efforts in 2003.

While in Arizona, Parsons was also the head boys' varsity soccer coach at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix. While at Mountain Pointe, he led his team to four regional championships and qualified for the state tournament five times (2000-04). The Pride compiled a 70-26-4 record and Parsons earned four Central Region Coach of the Year awards.

Parsons has also served as the head girls' varsity soccer coach at Cibola High School in Yuma, Ariz., where he earned East Valley Region Coach of the Year honors in 1997. His team posted a 27-16-5 record during his time there.

Parsons earned bachelor's degrees from Marycrest International University (Iowa) in 1993 with a bachelor's of science degree in biochemistry and secondary education, as well as a bachelor's of arts in psychology. While at Marycrest, he was a four-year soccer letterwinner and served as team captain from 1992-1993. He went on to earn his master's degree in secondary education from Northern Arizona University in 1999. Parsons holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "B" license, a USSF "National Youth" license, a NSCAA "Premier" diploma, a NSCAA "National (Level III)" goalkeeping diploma and the Royal Netherlands Football Association Youth and Advanced Coaches Certificate.