Joely Pinkston

GENEVA, OH - 2020.02.29 - BIG Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships

Photo by: Lauren Bacho/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2019.08.22 Track Photo Day

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
Position:
Mid-Distance

2021
Indoor:
Did not have indoor eligibility.

Outdoor:
USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree… Academic All-Big Ten Honoree…saw the chance to compete in the 800m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round…took fifth in the 800m at Big Ten Championships in a time of 2:10.31…won the 800m with a time of 2:07.42 at the Big Ten Len Paddock Invite…was the runner-up in the 1500m and clocked a time of 4:32.65 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1…also placed fifth the 4x400m relay squad at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1…walked away with the bronze medal at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite in the 800m in a time of 2:07.42…helped the distance medley relay squad to second place and the 4x800m team to the third at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays…captured a time of 2:08.41 in the 800m to finish fourth at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2.

2019-20
Cross Country:
Picked up a personal best time of 23:05.8 in the 6K at the Miami Opener…competed in the 6K at the Commodore Classic and clocked a time of 23:46.1.

Indoor:
Named an Academic All-Big Ten Honoree…tabbed for USTFCCCA All-Academic…bronze medalist in the 800m at Big Ten Championships and clocked a time of 2:06.47…won the 800m with a time of 2:10.94 at Indiana Relays…clocked a personal best of 4:55.01 and won the mile at Gladstein Invitational…also placed third in the 600m with a time of 1:33.76 at Gladstein Invitational…runner-up at IU vs. Tennessee Duals in the 800m and saw a time of 2:11.51…notched third in the 800m at Meyo Invitational and clocked a time of 2:07.40…notched fifth at Hoosier Open in the mile with a time of 5:01.63…took first with the DMR squad at Indiana Relays…competed with the 4x400m relay squad twice—placed fourth at IU vs. Tennessee Duals and finished in fifth at Gladstein Invitational.

Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.

2018-19
Cross Country:
Saw competition in three meets… crossed 30^th at the Miami Opener with a time of 24:24.10… placed 54^th in the Meet of Champions 5K (19:39.4)… competed in the Bradley Pink Classic and notched a time of 23:26.1.

Indoor:
Part of the DMR team that placed sixth at Big Ten Championships… advanced to the final of the 800m at Big Ten Championships… placed fourth with a time of 2:13.32 in the 800m at the Gladstein Invite.

Outdoor:
Competed in the first round of the 800m at NCAA East Prelims…raced to sixth place at Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:07.84…led off the Championship of America winning DMR squad at Penn Relays…won the 800m with a time of 2:07.29 at Billy Hayes Invite…anchored to Florida Relays winning DMR…part of the 4x400m relay team that placed fifth at ASU Invite…placed second with the 4x800m relay at Tennessee Relays.

2017-18
Cross Country:
Did not compete.

Indoor:
Cross sixth in the 800-meter at Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:09.09… topped the podium in the 800-meter in a time of 2:09 at Hoosier Hills… notched a second-place finish in the 800-meter in a time of 2:10.81 at the IU v. Tennessee Duals… took third in the 1,000-meter at the Hoosier Open (2:52.83) placed fourth in the 800-meter at IU Relays in a time of 2:10.02.

Outdoor:
Saw the opportunity to compete in the 800-meter at NCAA Prelims… took first and set a PR with a time of 2:07.30 in the 800-meter at Billy Hayes Invitational… part of the 4x800 relays squad that placed second at the Florida Relays (8:38.26).

2016-17
Cross Country:
Redshirted.

Indoor:
Runner-up finisher in the 800m run against Tennessee… third place effort against Purdue in the 800m run with a time of 2:11.38… also claimed third in the 800m run Invitational section at the Gladstein Invite… member of the third place 4x800m relay team at the Gladstein Invite… crossed sixth in the 800m run at the IU Relays… nabbed 13^th at the Meyo Invitational in the 800m run… member of the winning DMR team at the Hoosier Hills Invitational after taking 600m run with a time of 1:33.78… finished 14^th at the Big Ten Championships in the 800m run.

Outdoor:
Redshirted.