April Sinkler Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Stafford, VA Height: 5-7 Position: Jumps Major: Preprofessional Health Studies

Career Honors
• ACC Most Valuable Indoor Field Event Athlete (2009)
• ACC Champion, Indoor High Jump & Long Jump (2009)
• All-East Region, High Jump (2009)
• NCAA Qualifier, Indoor High Jump & Long Jump (2009)
• NCAA Provisional Qualifier, Indoor Triple Jump (2008-09)
• NCAA East Region Qualifier, High Jump, Long Jump & Triple Jump (2008)
• USA Junior All-American, Long Jump & High Jump (2008)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks first in Clemson history in the indoor high jump & long jump, tied for second in the outdoor high jump, third in the indoor triple jump, and seventh in the outdoor long jump

2008-09 Highlights
• Red-shirted the outdoor season
• Named ACC's Most Valuable Field Event Athlete at the indoor meet after winning her first-ever conference championships in the high jump and long jump
• Established school records in both events, she cleared 5'11.5" in the high jump and then hit an automatic NCAA qualifying mark of 21'4.25" in the long jump
• First high jump champion ever in women's track & field at the ACC level for Clemson, she was also the first long jump champion for the Tigers on the women's side since Gisele Oliveira in 2004
• Was selected to compete in both events at the NCAA Championships, but she was pulled from the competition due to an ankle injury suffered in practice
• Also an NCAA provisional qualifier in the triple jump, she recorded the third-best mark in school history with a jump of 42'8.75" in a fourth-place finish at the ACC meet

2007-08 Outdoor Highlights
• Affected much of the season by injury, she did compete in both horizontal jumps and qualified for regionals in the high jump
• Top effort in the long jump was a 19'9.5" mark at the Orange & Purple Classic, good enough to qualify her for regionals in the event
• Tied teammate Anastasia Wilson for first place at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a regional-qualifying high jump of 5'8.75", which ranks second in school history
• Finished tied for eighth in the high jump (5'7.25") with Wilson at the East Region meet
• Earned USA Junior All-America honors in both the long jump and high jump, she finished sixth in both events at the Columbus, OH meet

2007-08 Indoor Highlights
• Competed in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump, and had a strong impact in all three events for the Lady Tigers
• Scored at the ACC meet in both the long jump and triple jump, but was slowed by injury in the high jump at the league competition
• Placed fourth in the long jump (19'9.75") and fifth in the triple jump (39'3") at ACCs
• Moved into second place on Lady Tigers' all-time high jump list with a clearance of 5'8.75" at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, where she finished third
• Qualified provisionally for NCAAs in the triple jump after posting a mark of 42'2" at the Tiger Invitational in February

Brooke Point High School Highlights
• Claimed first place in the high jump at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2007
• Nike national runner-up in the triple jump
• Earned All-State honors as a senior in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump
• Led school to fifth consecutive Commonwealth District title in 2007 and won four events at the meet
• Swept the jumps at the Northwest Region meet in 2007 as well
• Named 2007 Female Track & Field Athlete-of-the-Year by the Free-Lance Star
• Also earned varsity letters in basketball and soccer

Personal
• Born 9/1/89
• Majoring in preprofessional health studies
• Daughter of Randy and Vicky Sinkler

Best Collegiate Marks
• High Jump - 5'11.5"
• Long Jump - 21'4.25"
• Triple Jump - 42'8.75"