Cordell Tinch

Cordell Tinch
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event110m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110m hurdles: 12.96 (Fayetteville, 2023)
high jump: 2.21m (Pueblo, 2023)
long jump: 8.16m (Pueblo, 2023)

Cordell Tinch (born 13 July 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes primarily over 110m hurdles.[1]

Early life

Tinch grew up in Chicago and then Green Bay, Wisconsin where he attended Bay Port High School. As a junior, he competed in track and field events and won the State title in triple jump with a state record 14.99m, and won a long jump victory whilst being runner-up in the high jump and 110m hurdles. He also played basketball, but his main focus was on football, and on reaching the NFL. He attended University of Minnesota on a football scholarship. Ultimately, he decided football wasn’t the path he wished to follow, and he switched to Pittsburg State University in 2019. However, there was an issue with the transfer and he couldn’t compete in the national events. The COVID-19 pandemic also interrupted events so he stepped away from track and field and moved back to Green Bay.[2]

Career

Tinch returned to athletics at Pittsburg State University, and became NCAA Division II Indoor champion in the 60m hurdles and the high jump in 2023. Tinch was named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2023 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field season, owning seven of the top-10 marks in NCAA DII history for the 60m hurdles.[3]

Competing outdoors at the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships in Jefferson City, he won the long jump and the high jump before running a wind-assisted 12.97s for the 110m hurdles, becoming the No. 2 collegian of all-time in all conditions, behind only Renaldo Nehemiah from 1979.[4]

In June 2023 Tinch ran a world-leading 12.96 for the 110m hurdles at the Arkansas Grand Prix in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The time was an “all-dates collegiate best” and .02 seconds faster than Grant Holloway’s NCAA record. He announced he was turning pro despite two years additional collegiate availability, that same month.[5][6]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he finished 2nd in the final of the 110m hurdles.[7] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, in Budapest in August 2023, where he reached the semi-finals.[8][9]

On 12 July 2024, he finished third at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[10]


Track records

As of 14 September 2024, Tinch holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.

Performances in red text are wind-assisted.


Location Time Windspeed
m/s 		Date
Fayetteville, Ark. 12.96
PB		 + 1.3 12/06/2023
Jefferson City, MO. 12.97 + 3.0 07/05/2023
Pueblo, CO. 12.87 + 6.0 27/05/2023

References

  1. ^ "Cordell Tinch". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (May 10, 2023). "Cordell Tinch — You Can't Make Up A Story Like This". Track and fields news. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Cordell Tinch, Pittsburg State: 2023 NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year". ustfccca.org. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ Gault, Jonathan (May 9, 2023). "Cordell Who? Meet the DII Star Who Just Ran 12.97 in the 110 Hurdles". Lets Run.
  5. ^ Sully, Kevin (June 29, 2023). "DII Star Cordell Tinch Goes Pro". Flotrack.org. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ George, Cristopher (June 23, 2023). "Pittsburg State's Cordell Tinch runs world-leading 12.96secs in Arkansas". world-track. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ Torres, Adrianna (July 9, 2023). "Bay Port grad Cordell Tinch qualifies for track world championship". wbay.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco". World Athletics. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.