Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023-24 Cowgirl Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Payton Hinkle
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- High School:
- Broken Arrow HS
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8237628/Oklahoma_State/Payton__Hinkle.html
Personal Bests
800 Meters – 2:15.85
1,000 Meters – 2:48.77
1,500 Meters – 4:23.97
Mile – 4:45.56
3,000 Meters – 9:18.47
Steeplechase – 10:17.86
3K (XC) – 11:18.9
6K (XC) – 20:26.4
Honors and Awards
2025 Track & Field Academic First Team All-Big 12
2024 Cross Country Academic First Team All-Big 12
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2024 Track & Field Academic First Team All-Big 12
2024 Outdoor All-Big 12 (Steeplechase)
2023 Cross Country Academic First Team All-Big 12
2023 Outdoor All-Big 12 (Steeplechase)
2025 Indoors
Competed at three meets during the indoor campaign across four different events.
2024 Outdoors
Competed at five meets during the outdoor season, opening with a sixth-place finish in the Steeplechase at the prestigious Stanford Invitational in California… Two weeks later, she set a new personal best in the 1,500 Meters with her mark of 4:23.97 and nearly set one in the Steeple with her time of 10:17.94… Secured her second straight All-Big 12 honor in the Steeplechase at the Big 12 Championships with her time of 10:19.91… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the Steeplechase for the second time.
2024 Indoors
Opened her indoor season with a new personal best in the 1,000 Meters with her time of 2:48.77 at the Arkansas Invitational… At the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston, Hinkle set a pair of new personal bests in both the Mile and 3,000 Meters with marks of 4:45.56 and 9:18.47, respectively… Placed ninth and tenth in the 3K and Mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships to wrap up her season.
2023 Cross Country
Became a staple in the Cowgirl lineup during the 2023 cross country season… Opened her season at the Cowboy Jamboree, clocking a time of 22:15.1 for a 13th-place finish… Scored for the first time in her career at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, placing 16th overall with a personal-best 6K time of 20:26.4 on the grass, helping the Cowgirls to a second-place finish overall… Made the team for the NCAA Championships, clocking a time of 21:11.7 in Virginia.
2023 Outdoors
Exploded onto the scene during her first outdoor campaign… Won the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase at the Sooner Invitational… Set a personal best at the Payton Jordan Invitational just one week later by over 30 seconds with her time of 10:17.86… Earned All-Big 12 honors in the Steeplechase with her fourth-place finish overall… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the Steeple, running a time of 10:20.28 to wrap up her season.
2023 Indoors
Competed three times during her freshman indoor season… Set her personal best in the Mile at the Husky Classic, running 4:50.56… Ran in both the 1,000 and 3,000 Meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, setting personal bests in both.
2022 Cross Country
Ran unattached in two races for the Cowgirls… Carved out a 22:32.1 finish in the Cowboy Jamboree and stayed close to that time with a 22:36.0 finish in the Weis-Crockett Invitational.
High School
Attended Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Okla... Set the state record in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 Meters in the same meet... Won three consecutive 6A individual cross country state championships.
Personal
Born in Broken Arrow, Okla... Daughter of Andrea and Jasper Hinkle... Sibling to Jessa, Trinity and Landon... Played soccer and gymnastics for several years.
