Career
Games: 17
Maryville Debut: Sept. 3, 2022, vs. Berry
Stats Through End of 2024: 3-of-4 field goals; Long field goal 24 yards; 4-of-5 PATs; 74 kickoffs; 1 solo tackle; 13 points.

2024 (Junior)
Games: 11
Position: PK
Stats: 1-of-1 field goals ... Long field goal 24 yards ... 2-of-2 PATs ... 67 kickoffs ... 5 points.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Handled Maryville's kickoff duties and helped Scots rank fifth nationally in kickoff return defense at 12.1 yards per return ... Made 24-yard field goal at Greensboro as part of 47-7 victory ... Converted pair of PATs and kicked off season-high 9 times at Southern Virginia to support 54-6 victory.

2023 (Sophomore)
Games: 3
Position: PK
Stats: 1-of-2 PATs ... 2 kickoffs ... 1 point.
Best Games: Perfect on first PAT kick of season in 49-14 victory at North Carolina Wesleyan ... Kicked off in that game and against Southern Virginia in season finale home victory.

2022 (First Year)
Games: 3
Position: PK
Stats: 2-of-3 field goals ... Long field goal 24 yards ... 1-of-1 PATs ... 5 kickoffs ... 1 solo tackle ... 7 points.
Best Games: Made 1-of-2 field goals, kicked off once and made one solo tackle in collegiate debut against Berry ... Added season-long 24-yard field goal and one PAT for four points while kicking off three times in 61-7 Homecoming victory against North Carolina Wesleyan ... Kicked off once at LaGrange in 56-17 triumph.

Before Maryville
Attended Pisgah High School in Canton, North Carolina ... Played four seasons under head coach Brett Chappell.

Position: PK
Stats: As senior, made 4-of-5 field goals and 36-of-40 PATs … Added one tackle … For career, finished 5-of-7 on field goals and 67-of-75 on PATs … Made two tackles.
Honors: Two-time All-Conference … Helped Black Bears go combined 31-7 over four seasons, including 6-0 conference mark and 10-2 overall finish in 2021.
Get to Know: Also played baseball … Named All-Conference honorable mention and helped Black Bears win 2021 conference championship … National Honor Society member.

Personal
Born: Luke Addison Pinkston in Canton, North Carolina.
Family: Parents are Mark and Patti Pinkston … Three brothers, Brett, Joe and Kane; and one sister, Morgan.