Veronica Pinkerton

Veronica Pinkerton
Veronica Pinkerton
  • Hometown:
    Beatrice, NE
  • Year:
    JR
Bio

2023 - Earned GPAC Track Athlete of the Week for her performance on Jan. 28

Veroncia Pinkerton of Hastings College is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Pinkerton, a junior, from Beatrice, Nebraska, won the 800m run Friday at the Charlie Foster Classic hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Pinkerton ran a season best 2:15.09 which converts to a 2:12.91. That time was an "A" standard national qualifying time and is the second fastest in the NAIA and leads the GPAC by over four seconds.

News mentions
Anderson Earns National Runner-Up in the Weight Throw; Eden 6th in Discus
Anderson Earns National Runner-Up in the Weight Throw; Eden 6th in Discus

Marion, IN – The Hastings College track and field teams competed at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this past week bringing home three All-American honors. The women finished 27th while the men finished in a tie for 48th.

Women's Track and Field Brings Home Six Gold Medals From GPAC Championship
Women's Track and Field Brings Home Six Gold Medals From GPAC Championship

Sioux Center, IA – The Hastings College women’s track and field team showed up and showed out for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship meet this past Friday and Saturday. Hastings brought home six gold medals en route to finishing fourth overall with 116 team points. All top eight finishes at the GPAC meet are considered All-Conference.

Anderson Breaks Hammer Throw Record; NWU Results
Anderson Breaks Hammer Throw Record; NWU Results

Lincoln, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team is hitting its stride just at the right time bringing home some great results from the Prairie Wolf Outdoor Invitational hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan.

Results from the Jim Dutcher Memorial
Results from the Jim Dutcher Memorial

Crete, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team took part in the Jim Dutcher Memorial this past weekend and finally got a nice day to bring home plenty of high marks.

Women's Track and Field Locks up 3 Gold Medals Over Weekend
Women's Track and Field Locks up 3 Gold Medals Over Weekend

The Hastings College women’s track and field teams were in action and were all over the map this past weekend with some competing down at the Kansas Relays while others were competing out at the Concordia Outdoor Invite and some competed at the University of Nebraska-Kearney and here are some of those results.

Women's Track and Field Hit High Marks at KT Woodman
Women's Track and Field Hit High Marks at KT Woodman

Wichita, KS – The Hastings College women’s track and field team took part in the KT Woodman Classic hosted by Wichita State on Friday and Saturday and here are the results.

Results from the Central Nebraska Challenge
Results from the Central Nebraska Challenge

Kearney, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action this past week as they co-hosted the Central Nebraska Challenge with the University of Nebraska-Kearney and here are the results.

Eden National Champion in Weight Throw; Pinkerton Breaks School Record
Eden National Champion in Weight Throw; Pinkerton Breaks School Record

Brookings, SD – The Hastings College women’s track and field team finished up the indoor season by finishing 10th at the NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships this past week.

Anderson and 4x800m Relay Bring Home Conference Titles
Anderson and 4x800m Relay Bring Home Conference Titles

Seward, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team competed in the GPAC Indoor Track and Field Championships as the Lady Broncos finished fourth with a score of 97.5.

Women's Track and Field Bring Home Two Gold Medals From Concordia
Women's Track and Field Bring Home Two Gold Medals From Concordia

Seward, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action Friday afternoon taking part in the Concordia Invite and brought home two first place medals.

Rowe and Pinkerton Bring Home Golds From Concordia Classic
Rowe and Pinkerton Bring Home Golds From Concordia Classic

Seward, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team took part in the Concordia University Classic and brought home two first place finishes on Friday.

Anderson and Pinkerton Sweep Weekly GPAC Honors
Anderson and Pinkerton Sweep Weekly GPAC Honors

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held January 23-29, 2023. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2022-2023 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Women's Track and Field Picks Up Five First Place Finishes at UNK
Women's Track and Field Picks Up Five First Place Finishes at UNK

Kearney, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action Friday taking part in the Charlie Foster Classic hosted by Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney bringing home multiple gold medals.

Women's Track and Field Brings Home Four Golds from Polar Dog
Women's Track and Field Brings Home Four Golds from Polar Dog

Seward, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action on Saturday taking part in the Polard Dog Invite and brought home more hardware which included a field house record.

Anderson Dominates Shot Put and Weight Throw at Scott Nisely
Anderson Dominates Shot Put and Weight Throw at Scott Nisely

Crete, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action Saturday taking part in the Scott Nisely Memorial hosted by Doane as the women brought home four first place finishes.

Women's Track and Field Brings Home Seven Golds From Ward Haylett
Women's Track and Field Brings Home Seven Golds From Ward Haylett

Crete, NE – The Hastings College women’s indoor track and field team opened the new year at Doane competing in the Ward Haylett Invitationals and brought home seven first place finishes on Saturday.

Women's Track and Field Brings Home Four First Place Finishes From UNK
Women's Track and Field Brings Home Four First Place Finishes From UNK

Kearney, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action on Friday taking part in the UNK Pre-Holiday Classic and brought home some hardware.

Results from the SDSU Invite
Results from the SDSU Invite

Brookings, SD – The Hastings College  women’s track and field team competed at the South Dakota State University Invite and here are the results from Friday.

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