April Sinkler Season 2011-12

Career Honors • USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, Indoor Triple Jump (2011) • USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, Outdoor Long Jump (2011) • USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, Indoor Long Jump (2011) • USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, Outdoor High Jump & Triple Jump (2011) • USTFCCCA Indoor All-American, Long Jump & Triple Jump (2010) • USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American, Long Jump & Triple Jump (2010) • NCAA Qualifier, Indoor High Jump (2009-10) & Long Jump (2009-11) • NCAA Qualifier, Indoor (2010-11) & Outdoor Triple Jump (2010-11) • NCAA Qualifier, Outdoor Long Jump (2010-11) • NCAA Provisional Qualifier, Indoor Triple Jump (2008-09) • ACC Most Valuable Indoor Field Event Athlete (2009-11) • ACC Most Valuable Outdoor Field Event Athlete (2010-11) • ACC Champion, Indoor High Jump & Long Jump (2009-10) • ACC Champion, Outdoor High Jump (2010-11) & Long Jump (2010) • All-ACC, Indoor High Jump, Long Jump & Triple Jump (2011) • All-ACC, Outdoor Long Jump (2011) • USTFCCCA Southeast Region Indoor (2010-11) & Outdoor Field Event Athlete-of-the-Year (2010-11) • All-East Region, High Jump (2009) • NCAA East Region Qualifier, High Jump, Long Jump & Triple Jump (2008) • USA Junior All-American, High Jump & Long Jump (2008) • USA Championships Participant, Long Jump (2010-11) & Triple Jump (2010) • NACAC U23 Championships Silver Medalist, High Jump (2010) • NACAC U23 Championships Bronze Medalist, Long Jump (2010) Clemson Highlights • Ranks first in Clemson history in the indoor and outdoor high jump, first in the indoor long jump, first in the outdoor long jump, & third in the indoor and outdoor triple jump. 2010-11 Outdoor Highlights • NCAA qualifier in high jump, long jump and triple jump; she is the first athlete in Clemson history to qualify for NCAA outdoor nationals in all three events • First-team All-American in the long jump with an eighth-place finish and mark of 21’2.75″; second-team All-America in the high jump and triple jump • Broke Clemson’s Rock Norman Track record with a long jump of 21’9.5″, also a personal best, on May 14 at the Final Qualifier • Earned seventh individual ACC title by winning the high jump with a 5’11.5″ clearance • ACC runner-up in the long jump, she hit a mark of 20’3″ • Hit a long jump mark of 20’9.25″ at the NCAA East Prelims in Bloomington • Season-best in the high jump was 6’0″ clearance in a win at the Clemson Final Qualifier • Season-best in triple jump was a mark of 42’11” at the Texas Relays; she was a scorer at the conference meet in that event as well • Competed in the long jump at the USA Championships in Eugene, OR and was 13th with a leap of 20’10.5″ 2010-11 Indoor Highlights • NCAA runner-up in the triple jump, a personal best finish for Sinkler; she hit an outstanding mark of 44’2″ in the finals • Second-team All-American in the long jump after finishing 10th with a leap of 20’1.75″ • Automatic qualifier in the long jump after hitting a season-best mark of 21’1.5″ at the ACC Championships • Finished in the runner-up position at ACCs in both the high jump (5’10.5″) and long jump • Qualified for NCAAs in the triple jump with a mark of 42’11.75″ in a third-place showing at the ACC Championships • Named Most Valuable Indoor Field Athlete at the ACC Championships for the third straight season • Named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Year for second straight season 2009-10 Outdoor Highlights • Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in long jump and triple jump • Earned All-America status in both events; her best NCAA finish was 10th in the long jump (20’4.25″), where she was just one centimeter shy of advancing into the finals • Placed 15th in the triple jump with mark of 41’9.75″ • Placed sixth in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Greensboro • Captured first-ever ACC championships by winning both high jump and long jump in the meet held at Clemson’s Rock Norman Track • Broke school outdoor record with 6’1.25″ clearance in high jump at Georgia Tech • Hit personal outdoor best in long jump (21’1.25″) at Georgia Tech as well in a three-way meet • Scored a mark of 43’6″ at the East Prelims in the triple jump, third-best jump in school history; she placed fourth in the event at the ACC Championships as well • Named ACC’s Most Valuable Field Event Athlete for the third time in her career, but it was her first-ever outdoor honor • Named Southeast Region Field Event Athlete-of-the-Year by the USTFCCCA for both seasons • Produced season-best 21’4.25″ long jump and placed seventh in the event at the USA Championships in Des Moines, IA • Earned silver medal in high jump (5’11.25″) and bronze in the long jump (20’9.25″) at the NACAC U23 Championships, she also finished fourth in the triple jump 2009-10 Indoor Highlights • Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships in three different events, for the second straight season • Automatic NCAA qualifier in both the long jump and high jump, she won ACC championships in both events for the second straight year • All-American in both the long jump and triple jump; scored for Tigers with seventh-place finish and personal best 43’7.25″ in triple jump • Won the ACC long jump crown with a school record distance of 21’6″, on her third preliminary attempt • Won the high jump by surpassing the six-foot mark, a first in Clemson women’s track & field history; set school record with 6’0.75″ clearance • Named ACC’s Most Valuable Field Event Athlete for second straight season • Fell just one centimeter shy of an automatic qualifying mark in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational • Placed fourth at the ACC Championships for the second straight season in the triple jump, making her the highest scoring field event athlete at the league meet 2008-09 Highlights • Red-shirted the outdoor season • Named ACC’s Most Valuable Field Event Athlete at the indoor meet after winning her first-ever conference championships in the high jump and long jump • Established school records in both events, she cleared 5’11.5″ in the high jump and then hit an automatic NCAA qualifying mark of 21’4.25″ in the long jump • First high jump champion ever in women’s track & field at the ACC level for Clemson, she was also the first long jump champion for the Tigers on the women’s side since Gisele Oliveira in 2004 • Was selected to compete in both events at the NCAA Championships, but she was pulled from the competition due to an ankle injury suffered in practice • Also an NCAA provisional qualifier in the triple jump, she recorded the third-best mark in school history with a jump of 42’8.75″ in a fourth-place finish at the ACC meet 2007-08 Outdoor Highlights • Affected much of the season by injury, she did compete in both horizontal jumps and qualified for regionals in the high jump • Top effort in the long jump was a 19’9.5″ mark at the Orange & Purple Classic, good enough to qualify her for regionals in the event • Tied teammate Anastasia Wilson for first place at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a regional-qualifying high jump of 5’8.75″, which ranks second in school history • Finished tied for eighth in the high jump (5’7.25″) with Wilson at the East Region meet • Earned USA Junior All-America honors in both the long jump and high jump, she finished sixth in both events at the Columbus, OH meet 2007-08 Indoor Highlights • Competed in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump, and had a strong impact in all three events for the Lady Tigers • Scored at the ACC meet in both the long jump and triple jump, but was slowed by injury in the high jump at the league competition • Placed fourth in the long jump (19’9.75″) and fifth in the triple jump (39’3″) at ACCs • Moved into second place on Lady Tigers’ all-time high jump list with a clearance of 5’8.75″ at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, where she finished third • Qualified provisionally for NCAAs in the triple jump after posting a mark of 42’2″ at the Tiger Invitational in February Brooke Point High School Highlights • Claimed first place in the high jump at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2007 • Nike national runner-up in the triple jump • Earned All-State honors as a senior in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump • Led school to fifth consecutive Commonwealth District title in 2007 and won four events at the meet • Swept the jumps at the Northwest Region meet in 2007 as well • Named 2007 Female Track & Field Athlete-of-the-Year by the Free-Lance Star • Also earned four varsity letters apiece in basketball and soccer; she had several scholarship offers for soccer prior to signing with Clemson Personal • Born 9/1/89 • Earned undergraduate degree in preprofessional health studies in August of 2011 • Daughter of Randy and Vicky Sinkler Best Collegiate Marks • High Jump – 6’1.25″ • Long Jump – 21’9.5″ • Triple Jump – 43’7.25″