Personal Bests - Indoor
| Shot Put |
Weight Throw |
| 42-2.75 |
52-9.59 |
Personal Bests - Outdoor
| Discus Throw |
Hammer Throw |
Shot Put |
| 140-1 |
179-2 |
42-3.50 |
2009-10: Competed in the weight throw and shot put during the indoor season … turned in a season-best distance of 52 feet, 9.50 inches in the weight throw at the CMU Invitational (1/30) … threw a season-best distance of 41 feet, 8.75 inches in the shot put at the Ball State Quad meet (2/17) … competed but did not score in the weight throw and shot put at the Indoor MAC Championships … competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw during the outdoor season … set several new personal-best distances in the hammer throw with a top distance of 179 feet, two inches at the Toledo Tune-Up (5/7) … threw a season-best distance in the shot put at the Alabama Relays with a distance of 41 feet, 8.75 inches (3/25) … took second place in the hammer throw to help the Broncos win the Jack Shaw Invitational with a distance of 176 feet, four inches (4/3) … scored for the first time in her career at the MAC Championship in the hammer throw with an eighth place finish and distance of 171 feet, 11 inches (5/15).
2008-09: Competed in the shot put, weight throw, hammer throw and discus .... finished in third place in the weight throw to help WMU win the Ball State Quad meet .... threw a career-best 52-2.00 in the weight throw at the Indoor MAC Championships ... turned in a career-best performance in the discus throw at the Jack Shaw Invitational with a distance of 140-1 ... had career-best outputs in both the shot put, 42-3.50, and hammer throw, 161-8, at the outdoor MAC Championships.
2007-08: Finished in second place in the shot put at the Toledo Icebreaker and in fourth place at the Notre Dame Invite ... set a new personal best in the shot put at the Michigan Intercollegiates ... competed in both the shot put and weight throw at the indoor and outdoor MAC Championships.
2006-07: Competed five times in the shot put and weight throw during indoor season with a season best of 35-11.50 and 43-7.75, respectively ... both season bests occurred at the Michigan Intercollegiates ... competed in the discus throw, hammer throw and shot put during outdoor season ... earned best finish of the season (6th) in the discus throw at the Jack Shaw Classic (130-2.00).
High School: Helped lead Troy to the 2005 Oakland Activities Association championship ... set the school record in the discus (126-4) on her way to earning all-state honors during her junior year ... earned all-conference honors all four years of high school ... set a meet record in the discus at the Sterling Heights Invitational ... also was a member of the marching band and graduated summa cum laude.
Personal: Majoring in physical education ... daughter of Norm and Kathy Brinkman ... has a younger sister, Kelly ... born May 17, 1988 ... formerly Christine Brinkman, married Franklin Bays on July 11, 2009.
