Career Bests
60m: 7.44 (2013)
High Jump: 6'6 3/4" (2010)
Long Jump: 23'4 3/4" (2012)
Triple Jump: 47'11 1/4" (2010)
2013
Earned All-Summit League honors by placing second in the triple jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships. Also scored by placing seventh in the high jump and eighth in the long jump... Had season-best triple jump mark of 47 feet, 0¼ inches at the Summit League Indoor Championships and season-best long jump mark of 21-7½ at the Dordt Indoor Invitational... Placed second in the long jump, third in the triple jump and eighth in the high jump at the USD Open... Was fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Dordt Indoor Invitational... Placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the USD Alumni Meet... Was third in the long jump at the Jack Johnson Classic... Did not compete during the outdoor season... Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar Status... Made Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2012
Scored in the jumps at both league meets...finished sixth in the triple jump, seventh in the high jump and 10th in the long jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships...placed fourth in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump at the Summit League Outdoor Championships...triple jump mark was a season best 46-7 1/4...had a career best long jump of 23-4 3/4 at the Wildcat Open...won the Bill Hillenbrand triple jump with a mark of 43-6.
2011
Earned two All-Great West Conference honors during the outdoor season...finished second at the GWC Outdoor Championships in the high jump with a height of 6-4 1/2...placed third at the GWC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a distance of 45-0 1/4...also competed in the long jump and finished the outdoor season with a fourth place finish at the conference championships with a jump of 21-8 3/4...did not compete indoors...named to the Great West All-Academic team in outdoor track.
2010
Earned five All-Great West honors while leading USD in several jumping events...placed second in the high jump at the GWC Indoor Championships with a season-best leap of 6-6 3/4...also finished second in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the event...claimed second in the triple jump, third in the long jump and third in the high jump at the GWC Outdoor Championships...posted season bests of 47-11 1/4 in the triple jump and 22-10 1/2 in the long jump...earned GWC Academic All-Conference honors for indoor and outdoor track.
2009
Finished fourth in the high jump at the Great West Indoor Conference Championships...also placed fourth (21-11) in the long jump...earned sixth in the triple jump...placed fourth in the high jump at the Great West Outdoor Championships with a jump of 6-4...placed fourth in the triple jump...also placed 10th in the long jump.
Prep
Placed ninth in the triple jump and high jump at the state track meet...placed second in the long jump at the state track meet...helped team place third at the 2008 state track meet...helped team to state championship at 2007 state track meet...had personal bests of 6-4 in the high jump, 22-7 in the long jump and 43-10 in the triple jump...placed first in the high jump and third in the long jump at the Cornhusker State Games...recipient of the calculus award in high school..named 94.7 star athlete of the week.
Personal
Son of Randy and Janet Pinkelman...business management major.
