University of California, Santa Barbara

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets… Finished first place and recorded a PR in the 800m (1:49.93) at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays (April 17-20)… Placed second in the 800m (1:52.40) and 4x400m relay (3:18.65) at the UCSB Invite (Mar. 8)… Recorded a PR in the 3000m (9:01.03) at the Sunshine Indoor Open (Feb. 9-10)

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Competed in two events for the Gauchos ... Ran a season-best 6k time at The Big West Preview (Sept. 1), recorded a time of 19:36.2 ... Also recorded a season-best 8k time at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (Oct. 14), ran a time of 26:06.0.

HIGH SCHOOL: Went to Bellarmine College Preparatory in the West Catholic Athletic League … Ran for coach Patrick McCrystle and earned three varsity letters … Personal bests include 400m (50.6) and 800m (1:52.61) … Made WCAL 2021 All-League First Cross Country Team … Was part of 2022 Arcadia Invitational 4x800m Champions … WCAL 800m Champion 2022 … WCAL Team Cross Country Champions …  Was 2021 WCAL Track and Field 800m runner-up … Placed seventh in the 800m at the 2021 Central Coast Section … Team placed second in the 2021 Central Coast Section … Placed second in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals … Placed eighth in the 800m at the 2022 CIF State Meet Track and Field Finals … Also played soccer … Earned Billy Schmidt Honor … Earned Principal’s Recognition of Outstanding Student Achievement.

PERSONAL: Grew up in Los Gatos, Calif. … Son of John and Susan Pinkel … Has older brothers Jake and Luke … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara … Would like to work in asset management … Favorite sports teams are the San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and Chelsea FC … Favorite sports moment was anchoring the Arcadia Invitational 4x800 winning team … Favorite movies are Fantastic Mr. Fox and Madagascar … Favorite TV shows are Narcos and The Wiggles ... Favorite novels are Ulysses and Winnie the Pooh… Favorite authors are James Joyce, A.A. Milne, and Roald Dahl … Favorite music genres are reggae and house … Favorite athletes are Craig Mottram and Advait Krishnan … Is a dual U.S. and Australian citizen.