Nate Paris Season 2026

PositionMULTIS
ClassJunior
HometownNanaimo, British Columbia
High SchoolNanaimo District
Previous SchoolBritish Columbia

CAREER RESULTS (TFRRS)

2023 Pan American U20 Championships Bronze Medalist - Decathlon 
2022 B.C. Championship Jamboree U20 Gold Medalist - Decathlon 7,145 pts. 
Virginia Tech Program Record Holder in the Heptathlon - 5,858 pts.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2026 Indoor All-ACC First Team (Heptathlon)
2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team (Decathlon)
2025 NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American (Heptathlon)
2025 Indoor All-ACC Second Team (Long Jump)
2024 Indoor All-ACC Second Team (Heptathlon)
2023 NAIA Decathlon National Champion

Outdoor Track & Field (2026): Posted a career-best 14.50 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Terry Long Florida State Relays … Won the 100 meters in the decathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best 10.37, scoring 1,006 points … Recorded a season-best 7.35m (24' 1.5") in the long jump and a personal-best 13.16m (43' 2.25") in the shot put at the ACC Championships … Recorded season bests of 48.46 in the 400 meters and 37.60m (123' 4") in the discus throw at the Virginia Grand Prix … Competed in the decathlon at the Spec Towns Invitational.

Indoor Track & Field (2026): Earned his second consecutive All-America honor in the heptathlon, finishing eighth overall with a personal-best 5,917 points to earn First Team All-America honors… Defended his Virginia Tech school record and Canadian U23 indoor heptathlon record... Posted the ninth-fastest time in program history in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best 7.99 at the ACC Championships … Recorded the third-best long jump in program history with a 7.60m (24' 11.25") in 2024 … Finished second at the ACC Championships with 5,821 points to earn his first First Team All-ACC honor.

Outdoor Track & Field (2025): 
Finished sixth overall with the No. 2 all-time performance for Virginia Tech in the decathlon of 7,335 points, reaching personal-bests in the 400m (47.68), long jump (7.40m, No. 8 all-time for Tech), shot put (12.43m) and javelin (50.70m)...Posted career-bests in the 110mH (14.58) and discus (37.62m) at the Big Orange Invitational..

 
 

Indoor Track & Field (2025): Competed at the NCAA Indoor Championship, totaling 5,617 points to earn second team All-American honors... Competed at the ACC Championship in the high jump (2.03m) and the long jump (7.56m), scoring points and earning All-ACC second team honors in the long jump... Set the program record in the heptathlon with 5,858 points at the Doc Hale Elite Meet, where he reached personal-bests in the 60m (6.88), shot put (12.70m), high jump (2.06m), 60mH (8.19) and the 1,000m (2:46.32)... Reached a career-best pole vault clearance of 4.48m at the Hokie Invitational.

2023 at British Columbia: 2023 NAIA Outdoor Champion in the decathlon (7,232 points), finishing first in the 100m, long jump, 400m, and 100m hurdles... Placed fourth in the decathlon at the APU Franson Last Chance with 6,587 points. 

Personal: Son of Marc Paris and Nicole Dooling... Has one sister, Lydia... Majoring in science.