Pinard is beginning his second season as a member of RiverHawk OCR. He competed in both Champions Challenges, Race the Inferno, the Physical Fitness Challenge, the Warrior Dash and the Sacramento Spartan Sprint. He finished 115^th overall in the Spartan Sprint and 11^th in his age group, as well as 11^th overall in the 1^st Champions Challenge. Pinard was the most improved RiverHawk in the 2^nd Champions Challenge, finishing 3^rd overall and dropping nearly 8 minutes of off his time.

Pinard is a Douglas High School graduate where he competed in soccer.