TeJyrica Robinson

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TeJyrica Robinson
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg USA
Born27 August 1998 (25 years, 241 days old) [1]
Home town Quincy, Florida [2]
Education Lincoln High School [3]
Charleston Southern University
North Carolina A&T State University [4]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles
College team Charleston Southern Buccaneers [2]
North Carolina A&T Aggies [4]
Now coaching North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops [5]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 100mH : 12.65 (+1.3) (2021)
  • 60mH : 8.12 (2020)
Updated on 28 December 2023.

TeJyrica Robinson (born 27 August 1998) is an American hurdler. She was a finalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2021 United States Olympic trials and the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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Biography

Robinson is from Quincy, Florida and attended Lincoln High School from 2012 to 2016. [2] At the 2016 class 3A Florida High School Athletic Association state championship, she finished 3rd in both the 100 metres hurdles and 300 metres hurdles. [2] [6]

Following high school, Robinson joined the Charleston Southern Buccaneers track and field team for the 2016–17 season, winning the Big South Conference outdoor championships in the 4 × 100 m relay. [2] [7] She then transferred to the North Carolina A&T Aggies track and field program for the rest of her collegiate career from 2018 to 2021. [8]

At North Carolina AT&T, Robinson qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 100 metres hurdles and advanced to the finals with a runner-up finish in her semi-final. [1] At the finals, she fell on the last hurdle and had to walk to the finish, placing 8th in 29.11 seconds. [9] [10] Nonetheless, by qualifying for the finals she scored one point for North Carolina AT&T and was described as playing a role in the team's legitimacy. [11]

Following the NCAA Championships, Robinson competed at the 2021 United States Olympic trials. She qualified for the 100 m hurdles finals and finished 9th in 12.99 seconds. [1] [12] After failing to make the team, Robinson ran the European professional track circuit over the summer, including winning a silver medal at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix and a bronze in the 2021 Anniversary Games 4 × 100 m. [13]

Robinson is now an assistant coach for the North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops track and field program. [5]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDateRef
100 metres hurdles 12.65 (+1.3 m/s)4th (semifinal #2) United States Olympic trials Eugene, Oregon 20 June 2021 [1]
60 metres hurdles 8.12Gold medal icon.svg Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Landover, Maryland 29 February 2020 [1]

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  3. "Lincoln speed on display for girls district track title". Tallahassee Democrat .
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