Charley Brinks

Class:
Freshman
Events:
Sprints
Hometown:
Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Height:
5-5
High School:
Menomonee Falls
Squadron:
25 Redeye

HIGH SCHOOL: Menomonee Falls High School…top-three finisher in the 100-meter dash (second) and 200-meter dash (third) at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championships as a senior…three-time regional champion in the 100-meter dash…four-time sectional champion (two at 100 meters, two at 200 meters)…eight-time conference champion… (two each in the indoor 55-meter dash, indoor 200-meter dash, outdoor 100-meter dash, outdoor 200-meter dash)…finished seventh in the 100-meter dash at the Wisconsin Freshman Track and Field Championships…placed 12th in that event at the WIAA state meet as a sophomore, before finishing fifth in both the 100-meter and 200-meter events as a junior…holds school records in the 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash, indoor 200-meter dash, and outdoor 200-meter dash…also ran on the record-setting 4x100-meter relay…Greater Metro Conference record holder at 100 meters…earned the team’s Track MVP award three-straight years…also earned the team’s Rookie of the Year award…qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x100-meter relay twice…garnered All-America status as a junior after a fourth-place finish…qualified to the New Balance Indoor Nationals in both the 60-meter and 200-meter events as a junior…qualified for Nike Indoor Nationals in the 60-meter dash and as a member of the 4x200-meter relay as a senior...member of the National Honor Society…named to the High Honor Roll four times…received the Silver Academic Merit Medal…two-time Greater Metro Conference Scholar-Athlete.

PERSONAL: Full name is Charley Katherine Brinks…nicknames are Chuck or Charles…daughter of Joe Brinks and Amy Scheper…stepdaughter of Robert Scheper…mother was a member of the swimming team at Western Illinois University…has one younger sister…majoring in biology…future plans include becoming an anesthesiologist…first member of her family to attend a service academy and the first to serve in the Air Force, although several have served in other branches of the military, including her father (Army) and grandfather (Marines)…hobbies include baking, drawing and watching scary movies…favorite animal is the harbor seal…favorite movie is Bullet Train…member of Cadet Squadron 25.