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Jersey Number 21
Regan Tinkle
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Hagerstown HS
- Hometown:
- Hagerstown, Ind.
Bio
2022 (Junior)
Appeared in 29 matches, making 12 starts…tied for second on the team with 274 kills, registered 287 points, 54 digs and 22 blocks…16 contests of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 20 against James Madison (Nov. 5)…recorded season-high of six digs against Murray State (Sept. 10).
Prior to Marshall: During her time with the Arizona State Sun Devils, Tinkle appeared in 14 matches and 26 sets. The outside hitter totaled 31 kills and has experience playing against ranked competition. Tinkle made her collegiate debut in the spring of 2021 on Jan. 28 against No. 8 Washington State where she recorded four kills and two digs. She tallied a season and career-high seven kills versus No. 8 Utah in the spring of 2021. Tinkle recorded five kills at Oregon State and had six across two matches versus No. 15 UCLA.
In the fall of 2021, Tinkle appeared in six sets over three matches. She tallied three kills against No. 13 Louisville. Tinkle recorded three kills versus Georgia with a hitting percentage of .400. Tinkle had originally signed with Georgia prior to what should have been the 2020 fall season. She did not play for Georgia as she spent just the fall 2020 semester in Athens, and soon transferred to Arizona State.
High School: Tinkle starred for Hagerstown High School, piling up awards during her prep career. She was a two-time MVP, four-time All-Conference selection, four-time All-Region, two-time All-State, and two-time Indiana All-Star Game participant. She helped lead her club team to the national championship match as well.
Personal: Born Aug. 1, 2002…daughter of Brent Tinkle and Kristi Gunatilake…her father, Brent, played college baseball at Purdue…Has three younger siblings, Olivia Tinkle, Rajin Gunatilake and Nila Gunatilake…lists her dad as her biggest role model because “he always put family first. He did everything he could to give me every opportunity to succeed.”…lists her favorite non-sports hobbies as hiking, swimming, fishing and kayaking.
Appeared in 29 matches, making 12 starts…tied for second on the team with 274 kills, registered 287 points, 54 digs and 22 blocks…16 contests of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 20 against James Madison (Nov. 5)…recorded season-high of six digs against Murray State (Sept. 10).
Prior to Marshall: During her time with the Arizona State Sun Devils, Tinkle appeared in 14 matches and 26 sets. The outside hitter totaled 31 kills and has experience playing against ranked competition. Tinkle made her collegiate debut in the spring of 2021 on Jan. 28 against No. 8 Washington State where she recorded four kills and two digs. She tallied a season and career-high seven kills versus No. 8 Utah in the spring of 2021. Tinkle recorded five kills at Oregon State and had six across two matches versus No. 15 UCLA.
In the fall of 2021, Tinkle appeared in six sets over three matches. She tallied three kills against No. 13 Louisville. Tinkle recorded three kills versus Georgia with a hitting percentage of .400. Tinkle had originally signed with Georgia prior to what should have been the 2020 fall season. She did not play for Georgia as she spent just the fall 2020 semester in Athens, and soon transferred to Arizona State.
High School: Tinkle starred for Hagerstown High School, piling up awards during her prep career. She was a two-time MVP, four-time All-Conference selection, four-time All-Region, two-time All-State, and two-time Indiana All-Star Game participant. She helped lead her club team to the national championship match as well.
Personal: Born Aug. 1, 2002…daughter of Brent Tinkle and Kristi Gunatilake…her father, Brent, played college baseball at Purdue…Has three younger siblings, Olivia Tinkle, Rajin Gunatilake and Nila Gunatilake…lists her dad as her biggest role model because “he always put family first. He did everything he could to give me every opportunity to succeed.”…lists her favorite non-sports hobbies as hiking, swimming, fishing and kayaking.
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