Rutgers University Women's Track

Robinson took over the reins of the women's program in June of 2006 following the retirement of long-time Scarlet Knight mentor Roberta Anthes. Upon his hire, Robinson has continued to build on the excellence that came to define Rutgers women's track and field. At the helm of the Scarlet Knight women's track program, Robinson has coached has coached 12 All-Americans, two USATF Junior National All-Americans (2007 & 2009), an individual NCAA Division I All-Academic Performer and numerous NCAA regional participants, Metropolitan conference champions, All-Conference performers, individual conference champions, and All-ECAC performers. Last season, RU enjoyed tremendous success with setting a total of six records along with All-American status for Gabrielle Farquharson in four events of the course of the indoor and outdoor seasons. With the guidance of Robinson, Farquharson added to list of Scarlet Knights who went on to become Olympic hopefuls as she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her trials appearances capped off an enormously successful career which included a total of nine Big Ten medals, including three gold, nine school records and seven all-america honors. During the 2016 outdoor campaign, Farquharson became Rutgers' first Big Ten Outdoor title holding capturing gold in the 100m, while also bringing home silver in the long jump and bronze in the 200m and earned All-America honors in the 100m, 200m and long jump all on the same day. The 2016 indoor season saw Farquharson capture three medals at the Big Ten Championships, repeating at the 200m Big Ten Champion, while earning bronze in the 60 and long jump and qualify. Additionally, she qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 200m. During the Fall of 2015, the women's cross country team won back-to-back Metropolitan Championship team titles, led by two-time champion Paige Senatore. Senatore also earned her second All-Mid-Atlantic honor in 2015 joining teammate Allyson Black with All-Region honors by placing among the top 25 at the NCAA regional.   Robinson transitioned the Scarlet Knights into its first year of Big Ten competition during the 2014-15 season with several notable accomplishments. Farquharson became the first student-athlete in RU history to take home a Big Ten title with her gold medal performance in the 200m at the 2015 Indoor Championships. Farquharson, who also captured silver in the long jump and bronze in the 60m at the conference championships, went on to compete at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships in the long jump. The Scarlet Knights finished the 2014 outdoor season ranked fifth in the final U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Poll, its highest ranking in history. RU earned a total of five medals at the American Athletic Conference Championships led by Farquharson capturing the long jump title and a bronze in the 200m. Rutgers also had seven additional top eight performances at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships and sent six Scarlet Knights to the NCAA East Regional. During the 2014 indoor season, Rutgers captured six top eight performances at the American Athletic Conference Championships, placed fourth at the ECAC Championships and won the Metropolitan Championship title with five event victories. Robinson helped five Scarlet Knights reached All-American status during the 2013 outdoor campaign as RU had participants in the long jump and 4x100 and 4x400 relays all compete for national titles. Among the Scarlet Knight standouts under Robinson's tenure have included four-time All-American Asha Ruth and two-time All-American Shameka Marshall, both among the most decorated and accomplished athletes in Rutgers women's track and field history. Ruth, who wrapped up her Rutgers career in 2014, was a two-time All-American in the long jump and also earned national recognition as part of RU's 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. Marshall graduated in 2006 with nine school records. She also made five trips to the NCAA Championships and competed at the Olympic Trials in 2004. In 2005, she was named the Mondo Mid-Atlantic District Athlete of the Year and ranked ninth in the nation in the long jump. Following her time as a Scarlet Knight, Marshall competed at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Brazil, earning a seventh-place finish in the long jump. In addition to striving to achieve success in the track and field arena, Robinson continues to drive his student-athletes in the classroom. In the two years, between the cross country and track & field programs, 33 Scarlet Knights were honored with nods to the Big Ten All-Academic Team, highlights by four student-athletes named Distinguished Scholar Athletes for achieving a grade point average of 3.7 or highter.  His cross country squads have been recipients of eight USTFCCA All-Academic Team awards, including the last six-straight seasons, while track and field has earned all-academic status five times. Robinson previously spent an 11-year stint as an assistant at Rutgers. He began his coaching career in 1995 as a volunteer assistant coach with the Rutgers men's track and field team. During that time, the staff received recognition as the Co-BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year for the 1996 outdoor season. The following season, Robinson joined the women's coaching staff as a full-time assistant coach under Anthes. His responsibilities included coaching the sprints, hurdles, multis and jumping events. As an assistant coach, Robinson helped guide several consistent scorers in the sprint, hurdle and jump groups. His tutelage yielded a pair of NCAA All-America certificates, 11 NCAA qualifiers and five NCAA All-East Regional Performances, including a championship title in the long jump at the 2005 Regionals. In 2005, Robinson was recognized for his outstanding track record as a coach. He was named the NCAA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year for Sprints/Hurdles by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The award was presented to only four coaches in the nation in that event area. A 1995 graduate of Rutgers University, Robinson was a consistent scorer and runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump at the Metropolitan and Atlantic 10 Conference Championships in each of his four seasons as a Scarlet Knight. He served as a team captain and was the recipient of the Colin D. McManus Award, which is presented to the student-athlete who has demonstrated tremendous improvement through self-sacrifice and dedication. During his competitive years at Rutgers, Robinson was a nine-time qualifier for the IC4A Championships in both events and a member of three Metropolitan Championship teams. Robinson currently resides in Trenton, N.J. with his family. The Robinson File Assistant Coach - Rutgers University

Tomlinson is entering his sixth year as an Assistant Coach for the Womens program, working primarily with the long and short sprints and relays. His energetic and enthusiastic coaching style has made an immediate impact on all of the runners. During his tenure, the sprinters have experienced tremendous success and have rewritten the Rutgers records books in multiple events including: - 7 2nd Team All Americans - 4 Honorable Mention All Americans - 24 NCAA Regional Qualifying Performances - 3 Big Ten Championship Performances (Gabrille Farquharson 100m, 200m) - 3 ECAC Indoor Champion (60m Tylia Gillon 2012) - 16 All-American Athletic Conference Performers - 19 Metropolitan Conference Champions - 8 Millrose Games 4 x 400 Relay Champions (2012 & 2014) - Penn Relays ECAC 4 x 100 Relay Champions (2013) - Penn Relays ECAC 4 x 400 Relay Champions (2014) - 2 American Conference Runner of the Week Awards  - 5 David Sonny Werblin Recipients - 32 All East Performances (ECAC top 8 finishers) - 14 All Big East Performances (Top 6 finishers) - 20 School Records in 10 different events In addition to coaching RU's relay teams to new school records, Tomlinson has most recently enjoyed success in helping the Scarlet Knights secure its first ever Big Ten Champion with Gabrielle Farquharson becoming a back-to-back indoor champion in the 200m (2014 & 2015) and a gold medalist in the outdoor 100m. Under Tomlinson's tuteledge, the Scarlet Knights have earned several All-America honors. Farquharson captured national honors in the indoor 200m and outdoor, as well as the 100m and 200m during the outdoor season in 2016. One of the most decorated Scarlet Knights in history, Farquharson finished 10th in the 200m and 13th in the 100m during the NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field and secured a 14th place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships.  Rutgers also captured All-American status for the 4x100 and 4x400 relays during the 2013 outdoor season. It was the first time in school history that either relays qualified and competed at the NCAA Championships. Tomlinson helped Gabrielle Farquharson, Asha Ruth, Corryn Hurrington and Tylia Gillon to achieve Second Team All-America honors as they finished 14th in the 4x100 relay at the 2013 NCAA Championships. Additionally, he guided Farquharson, Gillon, Ruth and Ekene Ugboaja to Honorable Mention accolades, as well as the ECAC Championship, in the 4x400 with the quartet finishing 18th at the NCAA Outdoor championships. A 1985 Rutgers graduate, Tomlinson had a distinguished career as a Scarlet Knight, winning a Metropolitan Championship in the 100m dash and being named to the All-East team on the 4 x 100 relay. He was also the recipient of the Colin McManus award, which is awarded annually to the teams most improved athlete. Tomlinson currently resides in Willingboro, NJ. Year by Year Summary: 2012 1 ECAC Individual Champion (60m Tylia Gillon) 6 All-East Performances (ECAC top 8 performers) 8 All-Big East Performances (Big East top 6 performers) 6 NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifiers 5 School Records 5 Metropolitan Conference Champions Millrose Games 4x400 Relay Champions 2013 4 2nd Team All American Honorees (4x100 relay) 4 Honorable Mention All American Honorees (4x400 relay) 7 NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifiers 1 Penn Relays Championship of America 4 x 200m Relay Runner-Up performance 5 David Sonny Werblin award winners 13 All-East performances (ECAC top 8 finishers) 6 All-Big East performances (Big East top 6 finishers) 5 Metropolitan Conference Champions 2014 7 NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifiers 7 School Records Penn Relays 4x400 relay ECAC Champions 10 All-East performances (ECAC top 8 finishers) 16 All-American Athletic Conference performances (American top 6 finishers) 3 Metropolitan Conference Champions Millrose Games 4x400 Relay Champions 1 Headley-Singer Award Honoree 2-Time American Athletic Conference Runner of the Week Recipient 2015 1 Big Ten Champion (200m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 1 Big Ten Bronze Medalist (60m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 1 NCAA Qualifier (200m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 1 School Record (200m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 2 All-East performances (ECAC top 8 finishers) 2 Metropolitan Champions 2016 2 Big Ten Champion (100m, 200m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 1 Big Ten Bronze Medalist (60m, 200m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 2 NCAA Qualifier (100m, 200m - Gabrielle Farquharson) 5 School Record (60m, 100m, 200m - Gabrielle Farquharson; 4x100m Relay) 1 All-East performances (ECAC top 8 finishers) 6 Metropolitan Champions