University of Miami Athletics

Russell Robinson

position

Jumps

Class

Senior

Hometown

Windermere, Fla.

High School

West Orange

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@russellrobinson_

Russell Robinson - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2024 Indoor: Started his senior campaign at the Rod McCravy Memorial…jumping 7.75m in the long jump, good for first…also at the Rod McCravy Memorial, Robinson ended with a final mark of 16.48m in the triple jump, a distance that was an improvement of his program record, a Rod McCravy Memorial meet record, and North Healthcare Sports Center facility record…named ACC Men’s Field Performer of the Week for the second week of 2024.

2023 Outdoor: One of the most historic stretches of performances in Miami Track and Field history, Russell Robinson started his 2023 outdoor season with a first-place finish in the long jump with 7.83m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25)…made his 2023 outdoor triple jump debut at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/8), placing first with a final distance of 16.73m on a twelve-step approach. Robinson’s impressive 54-foot, 10.75-inch distance was the number one jump in the nation and earned Robinson ACC Performer of the Week honors for the second week of April…Robinson improved on his historic leap at the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays (4/14) with an ACC Outdoor record and new program record of 17.12m (56 ft. 2 in.)…earning second in the competition against the world’s best triple jumpers, posting the number one distance in the nation, and earning ACC Outdoor Performer of the Week in back-to-back weeks…also earned the gold medal in the men’s long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays with 7.57m…earned the silver medal at the UNF East Coast Relays (4/29) in the long jump with 7.73m…earned first-team All-ACC honors after placing second in the triple jump with 16.60m and third with 7.61m in the long jump at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/12)…punched his ticket in the long and triple jump after jumping 7.72m in the long jump and 16.85m on his first attempt at the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/27)…at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (6/10), Robinson earned second team All-America honors in the long jump with 7.70m, good for 13th, and the first first-team All-America outdoor honors in the triple jump after placing second with 16.94m…in post season events, Robinson represetened Team USA at the NACAC athletics U23 Championships, earning the gold medal with 16.64m in the triple jump

2023 Indoor: Robinson started his historic 2023 run at the Louisville Cardinal Classic (1/14), placing first in the triple jump with 16.13m and marking a new indoor program record…improved on his mark at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open (1/20) with a final distance of 16.36m, upgrading his program record…earned second at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3) with 16.33m…placed fifth at the Tiger Paw Invite in the long jump with 7.62m…earned double silver medals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning 7.60m in the long jump and 16.29m in the triple jump…earned his indoor first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25) with a final mark of 16.30m…

2022 Outdoor: Notched back to back first place finishes on his home track at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (3/18) with a distance of 7.81 in the long jump, then 16.23m in the triple jump one week later at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/26)…also earned the gold medal in the triple jump with 16.45m at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/8)…two weeks later, Robinson earned his fourth first-place finish of the 2022 outdoor season at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational (4/30) with a 16.27m triple jump…to cap off a memorable 2022 outdoor season campaign, Robinson earned his first ACC Championship in the triple jump with a final distance of 16.36m…continued his momentum into the long jump, earning seventh and scoring for the Hurricanes with a distance of 7.60m…punched his ticket to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships after posting a 16.13m on his first attempt in the triple jump, good for third-place at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/28), Robinson also earned tenth in the long jump with 7.59m …earned second-team All-America honors in the triple jump after placing 16th with a final distance of 15.84m to end his 2022 season.

2022 Indoor: Began the 2022 season with a third-place finish at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/14) with 7.42m in the long jump…earned his first gold medal of the 2022 season at the Carolina Challenge (1/21) by jumping 15.78 in the triple jump and 7.61m in the long jump, earning third…secured another first place finish at the Meyo Invitational (2/5) with 15.53m in the triple jump…notched second place in the long jump a the Tiger Paw Invite (2/11) with a final distance of 7.67m…found success in both long and triple jump at the 2022 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26) with 7.63m in the long jump, good for seventh, and 15.67 in the triple jump, placing eighth.

2021 Outdoor: Started the 2021 outdoor season strong by jumping a personal best 7.99m in the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational (3/19), good for first place…Robinson’s impressive distance of 7.99m is currently the Miami program record in the men’s long jump…earned another first-place finish at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/27), this time in the triple jump, with a final distance of 16.03m…earned the silver medal in the long jump with 7.63m at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/3) with 7.63m…earned first place at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/9) in the triple jump with 15.83m…scored for the men’s team at the 2021 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 15.61m, good for fourth place.

2021 Indoor: Started his sophomore year in the orange and green at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational (1/23), placing third in the long jump with 7.34m…finished fourth at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/29) with 7.23m in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump with 15.55m…scored for the men’s team in both the long jump and triple jump a the 2021 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing 7th in the long jump with 7.35m and 15.28m in the triple jump.

2020 Outdoor: Did not compete during the 2020 outdoor season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor: Recorded Miami’s fifth-best program mark in the long jump at 7.40m at the Wolverine Invitational… Registered a mark of 7.13m in the long jump and personal best mark (15.11m) in the triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational… Finished fourth at the Texas Tech Invitational with his mark of 7.26m in the long jump… Bested his previous Miami all-time top-five mark in the long jump to 7.43m and recorded a mark of 14.85m in the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational… Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships and finished 10th in the long jump with a mark of 7.18m and 14th in the triple jump with a mark of 15.08m to finish his first indoor season.

High School: Lettered in track for four years in high school and three in football… Began to peek his junior year of high school in track, finishing as the long jump state champion… Was the Florida Relays long jump junior champion… Was the District, Regionals and State Champion in the long jump.

In his senior year, Robinson was the triple jump State Champion, won the FSU relays triple jump event and was the district long jump and triple jump champion… Was the regional champion in the triple jump. Finished Top 5 in the country in the long jump his senior year and was named the Metro West Spring Athlete of the Year.

Finished his high school career with four school records: 110 hurdles (14.7s), 300H (38.9s), long jump (7.47m) and triple jump (14.65m).

Personal: Son of Reynolds and Erica Robinson and brother of younger sister Elisha… Majoring in Liberal Studies