Na'Asha Robinson
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Butler Senior HS
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- Previous School:
- Butler Senior HS
Bio
Sophomore (2017): Na'Asha had a track season that was one for the record books...she became the first Tech track and field athlete in school history to advance to the coveted NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore....she placed 15th in a field of 24 runners at the NCAA Championship semifinals with a time of 53.28 in the 400-meter dash...she established a Golden Eagle outdoor school record in the outdoor 400-meter with a time of 52.00 at the NCAA East Preliminary Quarterfinals...she also recorded a school-record time in the 200-meter dash with a 23.13 mark at the OVC Outdoor Championships...Robinson laid a hand in setting the Tech school record in the outdoor 4x100-meter relay with a 45.78 mark also at the OVC Outdoor Championships...she also saw great success in the Golden Eagle indoor season...Robinson set school records in the 200-meter (24.00, Vanderbilt Opener) and the 400-meter (53.20, Meyo Invitational)...she ran a leg of the 4x400 meter relay to set a Tech school-best time of 3:46.60 at the OVC Indoor Championships along with Jaydean Joseph, Sharnique Leonce, and D'Airrien Jackson...Robinson was also part of the school-record distance medley group of Sarah Brandt, D'Airrien Jackson, and Micayla Rennick to record a record time of 11:35.22 at the Meyo Invitational...set a personal-best time in the indoor 60-meter dash with a 7.57 mark at the Indoor OVC Championships...she was named the OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week on February 8...selected as the 2017 Track team's Golden Eagle Award recipient.
Freshman (2016): Na'Asha was a standout on the Tech Track team all year long...she blasted school records during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...created indoor school records in the 55m (7.06), 200m (24.46), and 400m (54.14) races; while also shattering the outdoor school record in the 200m (23.78)...Robinson was also a member of the 4x400m indoor relay team (along with D'Airrien Jackson, Crystal Liebenburg, and Tiara Hymon) that broke the indoor school record at the OVC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:46.76...broke the school record in the 4x100m outdoor relay at the OVC Outdoor Championships (along with Sharnique Leonce, D'Airrien Jackson, and Crystal Liebenburg) with a 46.38 mark...holds the school record in the 4x400m outdoor relay (with D'Airrien Jackson, Crystal Liebenburg, and Sharnique Leonce) with a time of 3:41.15 at the Hamilton Invitational...three-times named the OVC athlete of the week...named the OVC Indoor Freshman of the Year...Golden Eagle Team Award recipient...400m OVC Indoor and Outdoor Champion...400m conference record holder...NCAA East Regional qualifier...No. 8 ranked freshman in the country in the 400m (outdoors)...ranked 47th in the country in the 400m (outdoors)...ranked No. 1 in the OVC in the 400m (outdoors) and 200m (indoors)...created personal-best times of 7.06 in the 55m, 12.06 in the 100m, 23.78 in the 200m, and 53.15 in the 400m.
HIGH SCHOOL: Na'Asha single-handedly led her Butler Senior High School team to eighth place at the Alabama state high school meet -- single-handedly in that she was the only member of the team and won three individual state championships to pile up enough team points for that lofty finish...claimed the 100m dash in 12.29, and ran a time of 24.24 in the 200m for her second title....capped off her trio of titles in the 400m with a winning time of 55.94...named the Tennessee Valley Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Luther Robinson and Shondrika Clark...born January 23, 1997 in Huntsville, Ala...major is nursing.
News mentions
Na’Asha Robinson had a historic season for the 2017 Tennessee Tech outdoor track and field team. She broke multiple school records, as well as, became the first Golden Eagle track athlete to reach the elite NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
The 2016-17 Tennessee Tech athletic seasons officially came to a close Thursday evening as sophomore track and field sensation Na’Asha Robinson finished just shy of earning a spot in the finals of the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
For the first time in Tennessee Tech school history, sophomore Na?Asha Robinson will travel to Eugene, Ore., to represent the Purple and Gold and compete at the NCAA Division I Women?s Track and Field Championships.
For the first time in Tech school history, Na’Asha Robinson has earned a spot in the NCAA finals and a trip to Eugene, Oregon to compete against the best of the best.
On the first day of the NCAA East Preliminaries, Na’Asha Robinson and D’Airrien Jackson represented the Purple and Gold proudly.
Returning to the track and ready to represent the Purple and Gold, Na’Asha Robinson and D’Airrien Jackson will be competing at the national level for the Tennessee Tech track and field team.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team made a dramatic comeback on the final day of competition to secure a third-place finish (91 points) at the Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
After two days of competition, the Tennessee Tech track and field team currently stand in tenth place with 16 points, however, have numerous athletes that have qualified for the finals of their events on Saturday.
It is that time of year when the Tennessee Tech track and field team must put all of their hard work and training to the test. The Golden Eagles head to Oxford, Ala., to compete in the OVC Outdoor Championships on Thursday-Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team competed in the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday, as part of their preparation for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships. Despite rain intermittently throughout the day causing participants to scratch from their heats, the Golden Eagles put on a promising performance heading into next weekend.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will return to action on May 6 at the Tennessee Challenge.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team headed to familiar OVC territory this weekend and came back even more prepared for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continues their outdoor OVC in familiar OVC territory on Friday-Saturday. The Golden Eagle squad will head to Clarksville, Tenn., to compete at the Austin Peay Invitational.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team saw abundant success at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday at Western Kentucky university.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will continue their outdoor season at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday, hosted by Western Kentucky University.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their success from day one over to day two at the Weems Baskin Invitational under host University of South Carolina.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will kick off their outdoor season on Friday-Saturday at the Weems Baskin Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina at the Cregger Track facility. Festivities on both days are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. CT.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team claimed a second place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships, marking the highest finish ever by a Tech squad. The Golden Eagles tallied 111 points, just 14 points behind OVC Champion Eastern Illinois (125).
The Tennessee Tech track and field team has five standout members on the squad this season that have been game changers all year long.
After another record-breaking performance this past week, Micayla Rennick claimed OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 22.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will put in final preparations for the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Notre Dame’s campus in South Bend, Ind.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued preparation for the OVC Championships on Saturday at the Samford Open.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team is making a name for themselves on the national level. In this week’s USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Regional Poll the Golden Eagles were ranked 14th in the South Region, moving up one slot from their previous ranking last week.
The No. 14 ranked in the South Region Tennessee Tech track and field team will once again take to the track on Saturday when the Golden Eagles head down to Birmingham, Ala., to compete at the Samford Open.
After a superb performance amongst some of the top teams in the nation, Tennessee Tech track and field’s Na’Asha Robinson has claimed adidas® OVC Track Athlete of the Week accolades on Feb. 8.
The Tennessee Tech track and field squad continued their success from day one over to day two. Highlighting the day’s action was a Na’Asha Robinson first place finish in the 400-meter dash.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their record breaking success at the Meyo Invitational on Friday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will look to keep their momentum of success going as they head to South Bend, Ind., to compete at the Meyo Invitational held at the University of Notre Dame on Friday-Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team closed out day two of the Indiana University Relays picking up right where they left off after day one.
Junior Micayla Rennick has made an impact during her first season at Tennessee Tech. The standout cross country runner, who also competes on the Tech track and field team, set new standards in the fall with the cross country team and has now maintained that pace early in the track season.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team opened day one at the Indiana University relays on a high note.
The Golden Eagle track and field team will compete at the Indiana University Relays on Friday, January 27 to Saturday, January 28. Held inside the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Ind., the Purple and Gold squad will face competitors from some of the nation’s top conferences. Competition begins on Friday at 5p.m. and will then resume on Saturday at 9:20 a.m.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued to put their skills to test on Saturday when the Golden Eagles competed in the Illini Classic at the University of Illinois.
As the Tennessee Tech track and field team delves deeper into the 2017 indoor season, the Golden Eagles will travel to Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Jan. 14, to compete at the Illini Classic.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a successful meet on Saturday at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University with the day’s action highlighted by Micayla Rennick breaking a school record in the 3,000-meter race.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team is ready to kick off the New Year at the Gene Edmonds Open in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track team opened their 2016-17 season at the Vanderbilt Opener Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.