Robinson Earns Second Team All-America Honors at NCAA Indoor Championships
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Senior Marcus Robinson concluded competition at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships for the Virginia Cavaliers Saturday evening, by finishing 11th in the triple jump with the second-best jump of his career, a leap of 52′ 5.75″. With his finish, Robinson earns second-team All-America honors.
The 2011 ACC Champion in the event, Robinson fouled on his initial jump at his first-ever indoor national meet, before following that up with a leap of 51′ 3.75″. His final jump was marked at 52′ 2.75″.
Robinson, from Richmond, Va., finishes the season ranked No. 1 in the ACC with his personal-best jump of 52′ 8″ from the conference championships. He was one of two ACC performers to advance to NCAAs in the triple jump and was the highest finisher, as Virginia Tech’s Hasheem Halim finished 15th with a mark of 49′ 7.75″. Florida’s Will Claye won the title with a jump of 56′ 10″.
Robinson finishes the indoor season ranked second in the program’s all-time records, trailing only former All-American Keith Witherspoons jump of 53′ 0.25″ from 1976.
The Cavaliers concluded the 2011 indoor track and field season with six All-Americans, seven ACC Champions and 11 All-ACC performers.
All-Americans
Stephanie Garcia – Distance Medley Relay
Morgane Gay – Distance Medley Relay
Lyndsay Harper – Distance Medley Relay
Ayla Smith – Distance Medley Relay
Adams Abdulrazaaq – Second Team, 60mH
Marcus Robinson – Second Team, Triple Jump
ACC Champions
Ryan Collins – 5000m
Vanessa Fabrizio – Distance Medley Relay
Morgane Gay – Distance Medley Relay
Stephanie Garcia – Distance Medley Relay
Lyndsay Harper – Distance Medley Relay
Anthony Kostelac – 800m
Marcus Robinson – Triple Jump
All-ACC Performers
Adams Abdulrazaaq – 2nd – 60m Hurdles
Kevin Anding – 3rd – 400m
Ryan Collins – 1st – 5000m
Vanessa Fabrizio – 1st – Distance Medley Relay
Morgane Gay – 1st – Distance Medley Relay
Stephanie Garcia – 1st – Distance Medley Relay
Stephanie Garcia – 2nd – 3000m
Lyndsay Harper – 1st – Distance Medley Relay
Brett Johnson – 3rd – Mile
Anthony Kostelac – 1st – 800m
Marcus Robinson – 1st – Triple Jump