HIGH SCHOOL: Named Elite All-State ... Placed second in the shot put at the Iowa state meet ... Set school record in the shot put with a personal-best throw of 62-1.75 ... Named second team all-state in football (center) and first team all-conference defense, recording 42 unassisted tackles, five sacks and 14 assisted tackles ... Academic all-conference track ... Placed eighth in the shot put at the Drake Relays and first at Senior All-Star Spotlight meet.

PERSONAL: Son of William and Dionne Pinckney ... Born July 4, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... Majoring in biochemistry.