Biography
Career Honors:
2016 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team, Indoor, Weight Throw)
2015 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015 USTFCCCA All-America (2nd Team, Hammer Throw)
2015 LSWA All-Louisiana
2015 All-Southland Conference (1st Team, Outdoor, Hammer Throw)
2014-15 Southland Conference All-Academic
2015 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team, Indoor, Weight Throw)
2014 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014 LSWA All-Louisiana (2nd Team, Hammer Throw)
2013-14 Southland Conference All-Academic
2014 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team, Hammer Throw)
2014 Southland Conference Field Athlete of the Week (Indoor, Jan. 22)
2013 Southland Conference Spring Honor Roll
2013 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team)
2012 LSWA All-Louisiana
2016 Indoor: Concluded Lion career with a second-team All-Southland Conference selection after finishing as the runner-up in the weight throw at the Southland Championships with a throw of 66-2.25… Also came in 13th in the shot put (48-10)… Finished second in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight (68-3.25)… Captured the weight throw (67-4.25) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational… Placed second in the weight throw (65-10.25) and eighth in the shot put (48-10.75) at the KMS Invitational… Took the weight throw (68-5.25) at the McNeese State Invite… Threw a personal-best 68-9 in winning the weight throw at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invite. Throw was second in the Southland and 21st in the nation in the 2016 indoor season… Was also sixth in the pole vault (49-2.25)… Finished third in the weight throw (64-7.75) and fourth in the pole vault (49-7.25) at the LSU Bayou Bengal… Opened the season by taking third in the weight throw (64-5) and seventh in the pole vault (51-6) at the LSU Purple Tiger.
2015 Outdoor: Captured the Southland Conference hammer throw with a career-best mark of 222-2 while also placing fourth in the shot put (51-8.25) and ninth in the discus (154-8) … Went on to take 11 (212-7) in the NCAA Division I East Preliminaries and 14th at the NCAA Division I championships (212-6) to earn second team All-America honors in the hammer … Also won the hammer at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (219-2) and McNeese Springtime Classic (208-4) … Finished second in the event at the Jaguar Opener (202-5), McNeese State Relays (211-10), Jaguar Challenge (210-0), Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (211-10), Bobcat Invitational (210-0) and LSU Battle on the Bayou (202-6) while taking third at the Alabama Relays (202-11) and LSU Alumni Gold (214-9) … Placed third in the discus at the Jaguar Opener (152-10) and LSU Battle on the Bayou (158-5) and fourth at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (167-1) and McNeese Springtime Classic (146-3) … Took third in the shot put at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (49-4.5) and fifth at the McNeese Springtime Classic (49-1.75) … Was seventh in the shot put (52-0.5) and 14th in the discus (151-9) at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight.
2015 Indoor: Finished second in the weight throw (62-6.5) and fifth in the shot put (50-3.25) at the Southland Championships … Came in third in the weight throw (65-5) at the LSU Twilight … Captured the weight throw (67-2.25) at the UAB Vulcan Invite while also placing 11th in the shot put (45-7) … Was second in the weight throw (68-4.5) and 10th in the shot put (40-9.75) at the McNeese State Indoor Invite … Also took second in the weight throw (67-1.25) while placing fifth in the shot put (52-0) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial … Finished second in the weight throw (65-2.25) and sixth in the shot put (42.10) at the LSU Invitational.
2014 Outdoor: placed 5th in discus and second in hammer throw at the Jaguar Invitational…placed fifth in the men's hammer throw at the Alabama Relays (195-6.00)… In the men's hammer throw, Kinchen posted the second-place mark of 205 feet, one inch and placed third in the shot put (50-08.75) at the McNeese Springtime Classic… came in third (185-05.00) in the hammer throw at the Southeastern Lion Invitational…clinched the men's hammer throw title with a mark of 199 feet, eleven inches and came in sixth (164-02) in the discus at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight meet…placed second in the hammer throw at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships, tossing for 199 feet, nine inches…Kinchen also placed 5th (47.8m) in the discus at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships… Competed in the hammer throw at the East Preliminaries, placing 26th (199-4).
2014 Indoor: won the weight throw with 20.65 meters (67-09.00) and placed fourth in shot put throwing for 15.10 meters at Cowboy Indoor I…placed fifth in shot put throwing for 15.80 meters and fourth in weight throw, throwing 19.16 meters at the A-State Invitational…placed fifth in shot put (15.10) and fifth in weight throw (62-01.25) at the Southland Conference Championship...placed eighth in shot put, throwing for 15.48 meters and placed fifth in weight throw, with 19.22 meters at the Cupid Classic...at the Southern Miss. Invitational he threw for 15.63 meters in shot put, placing fifth and also throwing for 19.16 meters in weight throw, placing second…threw for a conference-best mark at the McNeese Cowboy invitational in weight throw with 20.65 meters…placed in fourth place in both shot put(15.62 meters) and weight throw(15.62 meters) at LSU Twilight.
2013 Outdoor: finished 23rd in the men’s hammer throw in the NCAA Track & Field East Preliminary Rounds...placed second in the men’s discus throw (157-06) at the Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships...placed second in the men’s hammer throw (203-05) at the Samford Open...placed 5th at the McNeese Springtime Classic...finished 1st in the hammer throw at the Mississippi College Twilight Invitational...finished second in the men’s hammer throw (187-08.75) and seventh in the discus throw (164-11.25) at the Texas Relays...placed fifth in both the men’s shot put (51-08.25) and the men’s hammer throw (183-04) at the LSU Relays...finished third in the men’s discus throw (161-04) at the Louisiana Classics...earned a second-place finish in the shot put (52-10.25) and a third-place finish in discus at the McNeese Cowboy Relays.
2013 Indoor: placed third in the shotput and fifth in the weight throw at the McNeese Indoor II...won the shot put (54-00.50) competition and placed fifth in the weight throw (56-06.50) at the McNeese Indoor I...claimed fourth in the shot put at the ASU Invitational
2012 Outdoors: Joined the team late in the season, but threw 49.68m in the Discus Throw at the Southland Championships.
High School: An honorable mention Class 5A All-State selection at Ponchatoula High … coached by Mike Baiamonte … named first-team All-District 7-5A and Defensive MVP … named a Scholar-Athlete by WWL-TV and McDonald’s … captured the USA Junior Olympic National Championship in Weightlifting (Unlimited Division) … claimed top honors in the shot put at the 2010 Class 5A State Track and Field Championships.
Personal: Born in Hammond, La. … One of Stanley Ray and Diane Meyers Kinchen’s three children … Has a brother, Nicholas, and sister, Kimberly, who are both Southeastern alums … Nephew of Donald Meyers, who lettered in football at Southeastern from 1976-79 … Hobbies include fishing, swimming, basketball, weightlifting, and video games … Elected as Mr. PHS in 2011 at Ponchatoula High School … Majoring in Physics.
