Carlie Pinkelman Season 2012-13

Personal Bests
Indoor
Shot Put: 53-3 (16.23)
Outdoor
Shot Put: 53-2 3/4 (16.22)
Hammer Throw: 186-8 (56.89)

NCAA Championships

2013 (I): SP, 48-11 (10th)
2012 (I): SP, 48-1 1/4 (18th)
2012 (O): SP, 50-1 1/4 (10th)

Honors
Honorable Mention All-American (2014 - Outdoor Shot Put)
Mark Colligan Memorial Award (2015)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013, 2014, 2015)
Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 2014, 2015)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2013, 2014)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14; 2014-15)

2015 (Senior)
Indoor: Set a PR of 53-3 in the shot put in the season-opening Holiday Inn Invitational to win first-place honors...her mark moved her to sixth on the all-time NU indoor chart...earned her first career podium finish at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, placing third with a throw of 51-8 1/2...won shot put titles in her first three meets of the season...earned the Mark Colligan Memorial Award as the top female thrower at the Mark Colligan Memorial meet. 

2014 (Junior)
Indoor: Recorded a personal-best distance of 52-8 1/4 (16.06) in the shot put at the New Mexico Invitational for a runner-up finish...claimed top honors at both the Holiday Inn Invitational and the Mark Colligan Memorial...finished sixth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the shot put with a throw of 50-0 1/2 (15.25). Outdoor: Set a personal best in the shot put of 53-2 3/4  at the NCAA West Prelims...recorded a 186-8 hammer throw at the Musco Twilight, also a personal best...named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and academic All-Big Ten...earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll both semesters and the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

2013 (Sophomore)
Finished 10th in the shot put at the 2013 Big Ten Indoor Championships with a mark of 48-11 (14.91)...earned a fifth-place finish in the shot put competition with a season-best distance of 52-10 (16.12) at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships...notched an indoor season-best throw of 50-7 1/4 (15.42) at the Nebraska Tune-Up on Feb. 15...notched a win in the shot put at the Nebraska Invite and four other top-five finishes...finished 19th in the hammer throw at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships...recorded a season-best mark of 173-0 (52.73) in a third-place finish in the hammer throw at the Nebraska Invite on May 5...was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2013 and earned academic All-Big Ten accolades...also was selected to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll twice and the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

2012 (Freshman)
Competed in eight meets during the indoor season...set an indoor season-best mark of 49-10 1/2 (15.20) in the shot put at the Nebraska Tune-Up...finished 18th in the shot put at the 2012 Big Ten Indoor Championships with a throw of 48-1 1/4 (14.66)...posted an outdoor season-best throw of 52-1 3/4 (15.89) in the shot put at the Nebraska Invitational...notched a personal best of 145-0 (44.21) in the discus at the Sun Angel Classic...posted a season-best mark of 171-9 (52.34) in the hammer throw at the Nebraska Mini Meet...finished 10th in the shot put at the 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a throw of 50-1 1/4 (15.27)...earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll both semesters.
 
2011 (Redshirt)
Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons in her first year at Nebraska.
 
Before Nebraska (Cozad)
Joined Nebraska after a prep career at Cozad High School...won four Nebraska Class B state medals...as a sophomore in 2008, competed in the discus and placed second in the shot put (41-6 3/4)...finished seventh in the discus in 2009 and produced a second straight runner-up performance in the shot put with a throw of 44-5 1/4...ended her prep career with her third consecutive second-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 46-5 1/2 in 2010.
 
Personal
Born Nov. 21, 1991...parents are Bill and Michelle...sister of former Husker Luke Pinkelman...majoring in elementary education.