Hinton's Performance History & Personal Bests
2018-19 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Placed 2nd in the triple jump and 5th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Indoor career-best of 49-11.25 (15.22m) in the triple jump to win the Thundering Herd Classic on Jan. 12 … Indoor career-best of 23-09.50 (7.25m) in the long jump to win the Dakota Classic on Dec. 7 … Set the Dakota Classic meet record in the triple jump at 49-02.25 (14.99m) … Ended his career ranked 6th all-time at NDSU in the indoor triple jump.
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 2nd in the triple jump and 8th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Career-best triple jump of 50-04.50 (15.35m) at the conference meet … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the triple jump, placing 25th in Sacramento with a mark of 49-05.75 (15.08m) … Ended his career ranked 4th all-time at NDSU in the outdoor triple jump.
2017-18 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): All-Summit League performer in the triple jump, placing 3rd at the Summit League Championships … Indoor personal-best leap of 49-06.50 (15.10m) at the conference meet to rank 6th all-time at NDSU … Also finished 11th in the long jump at the conference meet, posting an indoor PR of 22-02.25 (6.76m) … Won the triple jump at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 8, setting a meet record at 48-06.00 (14.78m).
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 3rd in the triple jump and 5th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Set an outdoor personal-best of 49-01.75 (14.98m) in the triple jump at the Beach Pacific Coast meet on Apr. 19, ranking 7th all-time at NDSU … Personal-best long jump mark of 24-00.75 (7.33m) at the conference meet, ranking No. 10 in NDSU history.
2016-17 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Runner-up in the triple jump at the Summit League Championships, leaping a new personal-best of 47-11.00 (14.60m) … Indoor season-best of 20-06.50 (6.26m) in the long jump at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 2 … Won the triple jump at the Bison Open on Feb. 4.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 6th in the triple jump and finished 11th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Outdoor season-best of 46-10.00 (14.27m) in the triple jump at the Stanford Invitational on Mar. 31 … Long jump season-best mark of 21-11.00 (6.68m) at the conference meet … Won the triple jump at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 5.
2015-16 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Finished 12th in both the long jump and triple jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best long jump mark of 20-07.00 (6.27m) at the Jim Emmerich Invitational on Jan. 23 … Season-best triple jump mark of 44-03.25 (13.49m) at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 13.
Outdoor (Freshman): Finished 10th in the triple jump and 13th in the long jump at the Summit League Outdoor Championships … Wind-aided season-best mark of 46-03.50 (14.11m) in the triple jump at the conference meet … Wind-aided season-best long jump mark of 21-09.50 (6.64m) at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 6.
High School: Won three straight North Dakota Class B state titles in the triple jump, as well as adding two state championships in the long jump as a junior in 2014 and senior in 2015 … In his senior season in 2015, Hinton set a new state meet and stadium record in the triple jump … Earned runner-up finishes at the state meet in the triple jump as a freshman and in the long jump as a sophomore … Personal-best triple jump mark of 46-05.50 stands as the fifth-best in North Dakota high school history … Also played basketball and football.
Personal: Son of Kelly and Patricia Hinton … Majoring in construction engineering.
