Clemson High Jumper Wins ACC Honors

Here at KG's College Athletics, we haven't highlighted or discussed too much the successes of student-athletes competing in the world's oldest sport: Track & Field. Red-shirt Sophomore April Sinkler, a Professional Health Science Major from Stafford, VA, was named ACC Performer of the Week this past Tuesday for her performance in the High Jump and Long Jump in the Double Dual meet against Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State held in Atlanta two weeks ago.

This past weekend, Sinkler became the first female to clear 6 feet in the high Jump breaking her own personal record in the process. Her successful jump moves her into a tie for eighth place nationally. Sinkler has already been named ACC Women's Indoore Performer of the Week back on Jan. 19 and is the ACC's Most Valuable Field Athlete in both Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field this season. Sinkler captured the Long Jump Crown this past weekend with a personal Outdoor best of 21'1.25. She ranks second all time in Clemson history in the event behind Monyetta Haynesworth, who jumped 21'5.5 in 1992. It is no surprise, therefore, that Sinkler won the ACC Championship in the High Jump and Long Jump in both Indoor and Outdoor for 2009-10.

During her career at Clemson, April Sinkler has qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the Indoor High Jump and Long Jump, as well as the Indoor Triple Jump. She ranks #1 in Clemson history in the Indoor High Jump and Long Jump, as well as third in the Indoor Triple Jump and seventh in the Outdoor High Jump. One more thing to mention, Sinkler was a USA Junior All-American in the Long Jump and High Jump back in 2008. Needless to say, she is quite an athlete and will hopefully have a spot on the US Olympic Team two years from now when the Summer Olympic games come to London.