The state’s returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-8 junior won the Class 6A state meet for a second straight year this past season with a time of 18:23.64, breaking the tape 10.7 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Tigers to a fifth place finish as a team. Hinkle also won the Arkansas vs. Oklahoma All-Star Meet by 34 seconds. She was the 2019 Tulsa World All-Metro Female Athlete of the Year and is a finalist for the publication’s 2020 Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year award.
Hinkle has maintained a weighted 4.38 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
Hinkle has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through her church.
