NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Josh Parks ran for 122 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 19/23 University of St. Thomas to a 56-7 victory over the St. Olaf College football team on Senior Day on Saturday at Klein Field at Manitou.

All three of Parks' rushing touchdowns came in the opening half, as St. Thomas (6-2, 5-1 MIAC) jumped out to a 36-0 lead at halftime. Lars Prestemon rushed for his third touchdown of the season on the final play from scrimmage of the third quarter for the lone touchdown of the afternoon for St. Olaf (5-3, 3-3 MIAC).

Prior to kickoff, the Oles recognized their 17-player senior class and their families on the field, as the members of the Class of 2020 were playing the final home game in their careers.

The Tommies recorded 678 yards of offense, rushing for 357 yards and throwing for 321 in the win. Ronnie Jones ran for a pair of touchdowns for St. Thomas, while Tommy Dolan threw for 268 yards and two scores to Gabe Green and Vinny Pallini.

After missing a field goal on its opening drive, St. Thomas got in the end zone on its second, as Parks scored from five yards out. The score was set up by a 57-yard pass from Dolan to Grant Slavik on a third-and-10.

Parks' first touchdown of the game started a stretch of five-straight touchdown drives for the Tommies. An eight-yard touchdown run by Jones with 2:38 to go in the opening quarter and a two-point conversions stretched St. Thomas' lead to 15-0 after 15 minutes.

Parks scored on runs of six and one yard in the second quarter, after Dolan connected with Gabe Green just four seconds in, to put the visitors ahead, 36-0, at the half.

Neither team scored in the third quarter until Dolan connected with Pallini for a 59-yard touchdown with 3:40 remaining. St. Olaf responded with a six-play, 70-yard drive that was capped by Prestemon barreling into the end zone from 12 yards out.

Touchdown runs of 24 yards by Jones and 25 yards by Nick Rice accounted for the Tommies' two fourth-quarter touchdowns. St. Thomas was 9-for-11 on third down in the game, while holding St. Olaf to 1-for-11.

First year Payton Schott led the St. Olaf defense with 10 tackles, including eight solo stops, and his second-career interception. Sophomore Brandon Foster had two tackles for a loss among his eight total tackles.

The Oles head to Moorhead to take on Concordia College (Minn.) on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. The Cobbers upset No. 4 Saint John's, 19-18, in overtime on Saturday.