Cordell Tinch, a Bay Port graduate who has had an amazing track & field career so far, will have a chance to represent Team USA at the World Championships in Hungary this August, according to WFRV.
Tinch competed at the collegiate level after he graduated from high school in 2018, becoming the Big 12 Outstanding Freshman of the Year. After going three years without competing, Tinch joined Pitt State’s track & field team for the 2022-23 season. From there, the Bay Port graduate won three individual event national titles at the same 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships, becoming the first NCAA Division II athlete to do so. According to WFRV, the three events he won were the 110-meter hurdles, long jump, and high jump. Tinch then went on to become the NCAA-II National Field Athlete of the Year.
Last weekend, Tinch competed at the 2023 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships, where he qualified for Team USA. He competed in the 110-meter hurdles, placing 2nd in the event and finishing with a time of 12:08, according to WFRV.
This August, Tinch will head out to Budapest, Hungary to represent Team USA at the World Championships.
[WFRV]
