2024
Outdoor: Placed fifth in long jump with a mark of 20-8.5 (6.31) at Jamacian Championships … Finished 12th in NCAA Championships with a 20-7 (6.27) effort … Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a 21-6 (6.55) performance at NCAA West Frist Round, placing 10th … The 21-6 mark ranks No. 2 on the UA all-time list … SEC bronze medalist in long jump with mark of 21-2 (6.45) … Runner-up at LSU Invitational with wind-aided leap of 21-11.75 (6.70) … Won John McDonnell Invitational long jump with a 20-10.5 (6.36) mark and finished second in high jump at 5-7 (1.70) … Placed eighth in the 100m with a windy 11.66 (4.4) at Arkansas Spring Invitational.
Indoor: Finished fourth in NCAA Championships with a leap of 21-6.25 (6.56) to equal her career best and No. 2 mark on UA all-time list … SEC silver medalist in long jump with a 21-1.5 (6.44) effort … Placed 12th in SEC high jump with a 5-8.75 (1.75) clearance … Third in high jump (5-7.25 | 1.71) and long jump (21-2 | 6.45) at Tyson Invitational … Placed third in long jump with 21-4.25 (6.51) mark at Razorback Invitational … Finished third in high jump with a 5-8.75 (1.75) clearance at Arkansas Invitational.
College | South Florida
Competed at South Florida in 2023, won AAC Outdoor title in long jump with a career best mark of 21-11.5 (6.69) on her only attempt, finished fourth in triple jump with a season best 41-7 (12.67), and placed fifth in high jump with a season best 5-9.25 (1.76) … Runner-up in long jump at Florida Relays with mark of 21-0.5 (6.41) … Produced mark of 21-1.5 (6.44) to place second at Penn Relays … Placed fifth in Jamaica Championships long jump with a mark of 20-9 (6.32).
Indoor: Finished 13th in long jump at NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 19-9.5 (6.03) … Silver medalist in long jump at AAC Indoor with leap of 20-7.25 (6.28), also finished eighth in high jump 5-6.5 (1.69) and triple jump 40-5 (12.32) … Produced indoor best of 21-0.75 (6.42) as runner-up at Louisville Lenny Lyles Invitational … Cleared 5-7 (1.70) twice indoors, placing third at Jimmy Carnes Invitational and ninth at Louisville.
College | Barton County CC
Competed at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas … Three-time Field Athlete of the Year … Silver medalist in high jump with a 5-9.75 (1.77) at 2022 NJCAA Outdoor Championships, added a bronze medal in long jump with leap of 20-11.25 (6.38) and placed 13th in triple jump with a 37-4.5 (11.39) … Swept all three events in NJCAA Region VI Championships with career best high jump of 5-10.75 (1.80), career best triple jump of 42-2.75 (12.87), and long jump of 21-0 (6.40) … Won long jump at Texas Tech Masked Rider Open (20-4.5|6.21) … Claimed high jump (5-5.75|1.67) at Grizzly Classic … Won long jump (20-10.5|6.36) and placed third in triple jump (41-10.75|12.77) at John Jacobs Invitational.
Earned a pair of silver medals at 2022 NJCAA Indoor Championships in long jump and triple jump with marks of 20-3.75 (6.19) and 41-4.25 (12.60) while adding a fifth place in high jump with 5-7 (1.70) … A triple winner at Region VI Indoor with marks of 5-5 (1.65), 20-2.5 (6.16), and 40-8.75 (12.41).
In 2021 NJCAA Outdoor claimed silver medals in high jump (5-8|1.73) and long jump (20-1|6.12) while placing fourth in triple jump (40-0.75|12.21) and ran on seventh place 4 x 100m relay (46.55) … At Region VI Championships, won high jump (5-5.25|1.66) and long jump (21-6.25 (6.56) while finishing second in triple jump (40-3.5|12.28) … Collected a trio of medals at 2021 NJCAA Indoor with a victory in long jump (20-1|6.12), runner-up in high jump (5-7.25|1.71), and bronze in triple jump (40-2.75|12.26).
High School
2019 graduate of Rusea High in Lucea, Hanover, Jamaica … During senior season, finish fifth in Jamaica Championships long jump with 18-6.5 (5.65) performance … Silver medalist in Jamaica U20 long jump with a windy 19-0 (5.79w), which included a 18-6.5 (5.65) in series, and placed seventh in high jump at 5-5 (1.65) … Cleared a then career best in high jump of 5-11.5 (1.82) in Kingston meet … Placed third in long jump and fourth in high jump and Boys & Girls Champs … Also placed fourth in long jump at Carifta 18-8.5 (5.70) and fifth at Penn Relays 18-6.5 (5.65) … Set then career best in long jump of 19-2.75 (5.86) in Montego Bay.
Personal
Nia Njeri Robinson was born November 8, 2001 in Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica … Daughter of Alex and Kareen Brown … Guardian is Shelia Rowe … Has three siblings – Clive Scarlett, Tafari Robinson, and Raceen Robinson … Majoring in Sociology … Career plans are to become a professional athlete … Life’s ambition is to be a finalist for The Bowerman, make first senior team, and continue career from there … Enjoys cooking and being creative with food … An adventurous person who likes to explore and see new things … Chose Arkansas for the support and work ethic of everyone around you, feels like home away from home.
