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Carly Hinkle  - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

CarlyHinkle

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Winfield, W.Va.
  • High school Winfield
HJ
5′ 10.75″

SEC First Year Honor Roll
USTFCCCA All-Academic

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Indoor

  • SEC scorer, placing tied for sixth after clearing 5’7.75″/1.73m
  • Season best 5’10.75″/1.80m to finish second to teammate Ellen Ekholm at the Razorback Invitational moved her to No. 6 on the UK indoor all-time HJ list
  • Finished the indoor season, in which she competed at six meets, ranked season-end No. 20 in the nation, four spots out of NCAA Indoor Championships qualification — measured as 3/4 of an inch


2017-18 (Freshman)
Outdoor

  • NCAA East Prelims qualifier in the high jump, which qualified her for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Season best was 5’8″/1.73m to place second
  • Competed at SEC Championships, but did not clear a height

Indoor

  • Placed ninth at the SEC Championships, tying her season best 5’8.75″/1.75m
  • Competed at six indoor meets

Prior to UK
USATF National Junior Olympic Champion in the high jump in 2016 … West Virginia State Champion in the high jump in 2017 and 2016 … Jumped a PR 5’9” at the USATF Region Five Championships in July 2016 … Placed second in the UK High School Invitational in 2016, after placing fourth in 2015 and 2014.

Personal
Full name is Carly Alexis Hinkle
Parents are Ronald and Tara
Has a younger sibling: Rylee
Birthday is Sept. 28
Major: Animal sciences (pre-vet)

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