SMU Athletics

2024 (Sr.): Team captain ... Started all 21 matches ... Led the team with nine goals and 10 assists ... Led the team to their 14th Elite Eight appearance ... Went six for six from the penalty spot as SMU's primary penalty kick taker ... Named Hermann Trophy Semifinalist ... First Team All-ACC honoree ... Earned Second Team All-American ... Named All-South Region Second Team ... Finished the year ranked as the No. 12 player in the country by Top Drawer Soccer.

2023 (Jr.): Started all 19 matches ... Scored two goals and logged five assists ... Had 10 shots on goal in 1,576 minutes of play ... Honored as the AAC Midfielder of the Year and All-American ... Finished the year ranked as the No. 42 player in the country by Top Drawer Soccer.

2022 (So.): Started 16 matches… Scored two goals… Recorded two assists… Totaled 17 shots including five on goal…  Logged 1245 minutes.

2021 (Fr.): Appeared in 15 matches and made seven starts … made collegiate debut on Aug. 26 against No. 8 Stanford … scored first Mustang goal at Memphis (10/9) … notched an assist against Houston Baptist (9/2) … totaled 18 shots including four on frame … logged 919 total minutes.

Awards:
AAC All-Rookie Team (2021)
Top Drawer Soccer Pro Academy Signee to Watch (2021)
AAC Midfielder of the Year (2023)
All-East Region First Team (2023)
All-American Second Team (2023)
First Team All-ACC (2024)
All-South Region First Team (2024)
Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2024)
Second Team All-American (2024)

Prep: Brings both national and international experience with him to the Hilltop after receiving three caps as part of the 2019 U17 Youth National US Team and playing in the 2018 Futsal World Tournament in Barcelona, Spain… With Solar Soccer Club, Sparks helped the team to a U17 DA National Championship in 2019, while earning Player of the Tournament honors… Selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-American Team and was an All-South Region selection in 2019… Went on to play for Sporting Kansas City's Academy Sporting Kansas City 2 (USL).