2006: Placed ninth at the Indoor GLIAC Meet...PRed at 14'7.25" at the Purdue Boilermaker Invite...Missed four weeks during outdoor season with broken nose.

High School: Two-time regional champion and state qualifier...Placed eighth at the Michigan High School State Championships as a junior...High school PR of 14'3.

Personal: Born April 1, 1987...Son of Kathy and Mark Tuinstra...Majoring in Pre-Aeronautics.