PITTSBURG —Pittsburg State University sophomore hurdler Cordell Tinch will travel to Eugene, Ore., to compete in the 2023 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships scheduled for July 6-9 at historic Hayward Field.

Tinch, the reigning NCAA Division II national champion in the 110-meter hurdles, clocked a world leading time of 12.96 seconds (+1.3w) in the discipline last Friday (June 23) at the Trackwired Arkansas Grand Prix at Fayetteville, Ark.

He will race in the prelims of the 110-meter hurdles at 7:37 p.m. (CDT) Saturday, July 8. The semifinals take place at 8:02 p.m. Sunday, July 9, with the finals of the men's 110m hurdles culminating the four-day meet at 9:53 p.m. that night.

Tinch (Green Bay, Wis.) became the first athlete in D2 history to record three individual event national titles at the same championship when he won the 110mH (12.87, +6.0w), long jump (8.16m, 26-9.25) and high jump (2.21, 7-3) May 26-27 at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships at Pueblo, Colo.

Tinch joined the Pitt State track & field program in January after last competing collegiately at the University of Kansas in 2019. He garnered the Big 12 championship in the 110m hurdles that year. This winter, Tinch captured national championships in the 60-meter hurdles (7.51) and the high jump (2.18m, 7-1.75) while helping the Gorillas capture the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship. His 30-point outburst at Pueblo, Colo., last month helped Pitt State to its second straight outdoor national title as well.

Tinch plans to forego his junior season next year to pursue a professional career after recently signing with a management group.