Jaimie Robinson

Prep career

Robinson began her high school career at De La Salle Institute in Chicago. As a freshman in 2014, she was the IHSA Class 2A state runner-up in the triple jump.^[4] The following year, she won the 2015 Class 2A state title in the event, setting a class record of 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m).^[5]

After transferring to Homewood-Flossmoor High School, she had a dominant senior season in 2017. She won three Class 3A state titles in a single weekend—the triple jump, long jump, and 200-meter dash—scoring 36 of her team's 43 total points to secure a runner-up team finish.^[3] Her winning triple jump of 42 ft 8.5 in (13.02 m) set an Illinois all-class state record.^[6] In the summer of 2017, she won the triple jump at the U.S. Junior Championships in Sacramento, California, which qualified her for the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Trujillo, Peru, where she won the silver medal.^[7]

Collegiate career

Robinson competed for three different major programs during her collegiate career:

• Alabama (2018): She began her career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning SEC All-Freshman honors indoors and qualifying for the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she placed 20th.^[7]
• Oregon (2020–2021): After transferring to the Oregon Ducks, she placed fifth in the triple jump at the 2021 Pac-12 Conference Track and Field Championships.^[3]
• Ohio State (2022–2023): Robinson saw her greatest collegiate success with the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2022, she won both the Indoor and Outdoor Big Ten triple jump titles and won the Penn Relays college championship. She repeated as the Penn Relays champion in 2023 and finished as the Big Ten runner-up both indoors and outdoors. She concluded her collegiate career by placing 9th at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning the fourth USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American honor of her career.^[3] She left Ohio State as the program's school record holder in the outdoor triple jump.^[8]

High school

Robinson is an athlete in track and field.^[9] As a freshman, she was 2014 Class 2A Illinois High School Association (IHSA) runner-up in the triple jump for De La Salle Institute.^[10] As a sophomore, she was the 2015 Class 2A IHSA state champion in the triple jump De La Salle,^[11] setting the IHSA Class 2A record at 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m).^[12] As a senior, she was 3-time 2017 IHSA Class 3A state champion in the triple jump, long jump, and 200 metres for Homewood-Flossmoor High School,^[13] setting the Class 3A state record in the triple jump at 42 ft 8.5 in (13.02 m).^[14]

College

Robinson ran track in college for the Alabama Crimson Tide (2018), Oregon Ducks (2020–21) and Ohio State Buckeyes (2022–23),^[15] earning Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship triple jump championships in 2022 and Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship triple jump runner up finishes in 2023,^[16] as well as the Ohio State Outdoor Triple Jump school record.^[17] Robinson won the 2022 Penn Relays college championship in triple jump with a jump of 13.44 metres (44 ft 1.13 in)^[18] and she also won the 2023 Penn Relays college championship in triple jump with a jump of 13.16 metres (43 ft 2 in).^[19]

Robinson was a 5x All-Big Ten honoree (2x first team 2022 indoor and outdoor, 2x second team 2023 indoor and outdoor, academic 2023).^[20][21][22]

At the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships she placed 20th (2018, 12.87),^[23] 12th (2022, 13.14)^[24] and 9th (2023, 13.50) in her last collegiate season .^[25] At the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships, she placed 13th (2023, 13.37).^[26] Robinson was also named a four-time U. S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association second team All-American.^{[27][28][29][30]}