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Enrolled in the General College 2008: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season At Thomas Worthington High School: Earned All-America honors as a senior, when she captained her team to a state championship ... Two-time all-state and three-time all-league selection ... Named team MVP her junior and senior years ... Earned the team's Hustle Award as a sophomore and was Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... Also lettered four years in lacrosse, serving as captain her junior and senior years ... Earned all-district and all-conference honors and was an honorable mention All-America ... Academic All-America honoree in 2007 and '08 ... Lettered one year in basketball ... Earned scholar-athlete recognition each year of high school ... National Honor Society member ... President of Student Athletic Leadership Board National/International: Participated in the National Futures Tournament in 2007 Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1989, in Worthington, Ohio ... Daughter of Dale and Marty Brinkman ... Has two older sisters, Marin (27) and Lauren (24) More on Brinkman: Favorite pastime is doing ceramics ... Favorite pregame meal is peanut butter toast with milk ... Favorite books are the Harry Potter series ... Favorite TV shows are Friends and Lost ... Likes to take a nap to get ready for each game ... After college, hopes to travel all over the world ... Dream job is to be a forensic anthropologist for the FBI, working in another country ... Highlight of her athletic career has been winning the state championship in field hockey her senior year ... Her high school coach, Terri Simonetti-Frost, has had the biggest impact on her development as a player |
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