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2008 Men's Cross Country Roster

Dwight Robinson

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Montego Bay, Jamaica, W. Indie
  • High School Herbert Morrison Tech HS

Biography

2009 Cross Country
Ran in one cross country meet... ran 31:36 for 33rd place at the Ken Garland Invitational 8K.

2010 Indoor
First team All-SLC Academic recipient... Capital One Bank/Southland Conference Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll recipient... competed in the 800m, 4x400m and 4x440 relay... took home first place in the 800m prelims and finals at the SLC Championships... ran his second fastest time of the season in the prelims of 1:53.43 and followed with his finals time of 1:53.52... ran a season-best 1:53.21 at the Texas A&M-Invitational for fifth place... ran third leg on team[apos]s third-place 4x440 relay team at the SLC Championships... ran third leg on team[apos]s season-best (3:16.09) 4x400 relay team at the Texas A&M-Invitational.

2010 Outdoor
Took home three first place finishes in the 800m during the outdoor season... dominated the 800m prelims (1:52.73) and finals (1:51.00) at the SLC Championships where he crossed the finish line first... also ran third leg on team[apos]s season-best sixth-place (3:11.99) finish at the SLC Championships... placed first in the 800m with a personal-best of 1:50.90 at the Northwestern State Invite.

2009 Outdoor
Member of 4x800 relay team at Drake Relays that broke a 27-year old school record with a time of 7:26.47...ran in 7 events in the 400 meter hurdles and with best finish coming at Mean Green Invitational (53.03, 2nd)...finished 3rd 3 times and 4th once...helped 4x400 relay team to a 2nd place finish at Bobby Lane/UTA Invitational and a 4th place finish at Texas Relays.

2009 Indoor
Career best in 400 meters with time of 49.68 at Texas A&M Invitational (2/13-14)...ran in 800 meters twice with a best finish coming at Houston Indoor (1:58.67, 11th). 2008 Outdoor
Competed in the 400-meter hurdles and turned in the team[apos]s fastest time with a 54.47 at the Oklahoma Invitational...ran a 54.65 at the SLC Outdoor Championships in Huntsville on May 11.

2008 Indoor
Competed three times in the 800 meters, clocking season-best time of 1:57.51 at the University of Houston Invitational on Feb. 9.

Prior to UTA
Competed in football, tennis and track and field at Herbert Morrison Tech High School... personal-best times include 48.00 in the 400 meters, 1:54.10 in the 800 meters and 52.90 in the 400-meter hurdles... was top student in his science and technology studies and was second ranked student in mathematics, chemistry and physics.

Personal
Born April 3, 1990, in Montego Bay, Jamaica... is the son of Robert and Claudia Robinson... biology/biochemistry major.