Ky Robinson Season 2023
Academic YearSenior
HometownBrisbane, Australia
TFRRS Performance Profile
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Career Accolades
- Two-time 2023 NCAA outdoor champion (5,000, 10,000)
- Men's Outdoor Track National Athlete of the Year
- Men's Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- West Region Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2023)
- West Region Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2023)
- First-team Academic All-American (2023)
- 10-time All-American
- NCAA West Region cross country champion (2023)
- Pac-12 cross country champion (2023)
- Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2023)
- World Championships competitor in T&F and XC
- Stanford school-record holder in the steeplechase and indoor 3,000 and 5,000
- Australia and Oceania under-20 steeplechase record-holder
- West Region XC team champions (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time All-West Region XC (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Pac-12 XC team champions (2020-21, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time All-Pac-12 XC first team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- All-Pac-12 XC second team (2020-21)
- Stanford Athletics Board Block 'S' Outstanding Junior Award
- Stanford Athletics Board Block 'S' Outstanding Sophomore Award
- USTFCCCA National XC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 17)
- Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year (2023)
- Five-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC 2021, 2022, 2023; T&F 2022, 2023)
- District All-Academic (2023)
- Six-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (XC 2021, 2023; T&F winter 2022, 2023, spring 2022, 2023)
Personal Bests (thru 2023 outdoors)
- 5,000: 13:11.53i
- 3,000 steeplechase: 8:32.01
- 10,000: 27:44.33
- 3,000: 7:42.30i
- Mile: 3:55.87i
- 1,500: 3:42.99
- 800: 1:53.32
As a Senior (2023-24)
Cross Country * Pac-12 Champions * NCAA West Region Champions
- All-American
- Placed personal-best third at NCAA Championships
- West Region Men's Athlete of the Year
- NCAA West Region champion
- Pac-12 champion
- Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
- Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year
- All-West Region
- First-team All-Pac-12
- Fastest regional time in Sacramento history (10K, 28:55.6)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
As a Junior (2022-23)
Outdoors
- NCAA 5,000 champion
- NCAA 10,000 champion
- USTFCCCA Men's Outdoor Track National Athlete of the Year
- USTFCCCA Men's Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- USTFCCCA West Region Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
- Scored 20 points to lead Stanford to a third-place NCAA team finish, it's best in 23 years
- Two-time first-team All-American
- Bowerman award semifinalist
- Ran Lausanne Diamond League 5,000 and ran outdoor best 13:20.96 to place 10th
- Time moved him to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time outdoor list
- Won the NCAA West Prelims 5,000 in 13:22.29, the fastest collegiate time of the outdoor season
- Won the Big Meet 800 in a PB 1:53.32
- Second in the Pac-12 1,500 in a PB 3:42.99
- Stanford Athletics Board Block 'S' Outstanding Junior Award
- First-team Academic All-American
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Indoors
- Two-time All-American
- First-team All-American in the 5,000, placing seventh at the NCAA Championships
- Second-team All-American in the 3,000, placing 10th at the NCAA Championships
- Broke the Stanford absolute 5,000 record at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston on Dec. 3
- Time of 13:11.53 was the third-fastest indoors in collegiate history
- It also placed him No. 4 in the 5,000, including indoors and outdoors, in Pac-12 history
- Broke the Stanford indoor 3,000 record (any-sized track) with 7:42.30 to win the Ken Shannon Invitational
- The time placed him No. 12 on the all-time collegiate indoor list for all conditions
- Ran his first sub-4 mile (3:55.87) to win the UW Indoor Preview
- The time places him No. 2 on Stanford's all-time indoor mile list
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country * Pac-12 Champions * West Region Champions
- All-American
- Became a two-time XC All-American by placing 10th at the NCAA Championships, his career best
- Placed 23rd at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, on Feb. 18
- Won the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in season debut on Oct. 14
- Set a record on the Thomas Zimmer Championship course of 23:09.9
- USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Oct. 17)
- All-West Region
- Placed fifth at the NCAA West Regionals
- All-Pac-12 first team
- Placed sixth at the Pac-12 Championships
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
Outdoors
- First-team All-American
- Fourth in the 5,000 at the NCAA Championships, in 13:30.23
- World Championships qualifier in the 5,000
- Sixth in 10,000 in a PB 27:44.33 at the Commonwealth Games
- Pac-12 runner-up in the steeplechase and third in the 5,000
- Moved to No. 4 in the 5,000 and No. 4 in the 10,000 on Stanford's all-time outdoor list
- Moved to No. 8 in the 10,000 on Pac-12's all-time list
- Qualified for NCAA's eighth in the NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000
- Broke Stanford Invitational 5,000 record, winning in 13:23.61
- In his 10,000 debut, ran 27:47.11 to place sixth at the Payton Jordan Invite
- The time placed him No. 4 in Stanford history and No. 8 in Pac-12 history
- Stanford Athletics Board Block 'S' Outstanding Sophomore Award
- USTFCCCA All-Academic team
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Indoors
- First-team All-American in the 5,000
- Placed second in the 5,000 at the NCAA Championships in a PB 13:20.17,
- The time made him the 13th-fastest 5,000 performer indoors in collegiate history
- No. 4 on Stanford's absolute list and No. 2 indoors
- Broke Dempsey Indoor and Husky Classic record in the 5,000, winning in 13:21.85
- Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country * West Region Champions
- All-American
- Placed 14th at NCAA Championships, helping Stanford to fifth
- All-West Region
- NCAA West Region team champions
- Placed seventh at NCAA West Regional
- All-Pac-12 first team
- Placed fourth at Pac-12 Championships
- Team's No. 2 runner at all three championship meets
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
As a Freshman (2020-21)
Outdoors
- First-team All-American in the steeplechase
- Sixth in the steeplechase at the NCAA Championships
- Broke 17-year-old school record in the steeplechase (8:32.01)
- Broke freshman school record in the steeplechase five times
- Twice broke Australia and Oceania under-20 records in the steeplechase
- Third in the steeplechase at Pac-12 Championships
- Big Meet steeplechase winner
Indoors
- Did not compete
Cross Country * Pac-12 Champions
- All-Pac-12 second team
- Stanford's No. 3 runner at NCAA Championships
- Stanford placed fifth at NCAA's with freshmen in team's top three spots
- Placed eighth at Pac-12 Championships, as Stanford's No. 4 runner
- Made collegiate debut with fourth in the 'B' race at Florida State Winter Classic
International
- Placed 23rd at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, on Feb. 18, 2023
- Competing for Australia, was the second non-African-born runner in the field
- Made first Australian senior national team appearance at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Ore.
- Finished eighth in his 5,000 heat in 13:27.03, three spots out of an automatic spot and was 19th overall
- Placed sixth in the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 in a lifetime best 27:44.33 in Birmingham, England
Prior to Stanford
- Captured three Queensland under-18 track titles in 2019, in the 1,500 and 3,000, and 2,000 steeplechase
- Set Queensland meet record in the 2,000 steeplechase
- Placed third in the 1,500 at the Australian national under-18 championships
- Won The Great Public Schools Association of Queensland cross country championship in 2019 by running 18:12 over 6 kilometers
- Set a course record at Brisbane's Limestone Park by 37 seconds
- In August, 2019, placed third in the Australian U18 cross country championships
- Placed fourth in Australian U18 cross country championships in 2018
- In 2020, won the Queensland open title in the 3,000 steeplechase and won the 1,500 in the Queensland U20 final
Career Results
Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. | Region | NCAA |
2023-24 | Cross Country (5) | 8K | 22:40.2 | 1 (22:40.2) | -- | -- |
10K | 28:55.6 | -- | 1 (28:55.6) | 3 (28:55.7) | ||
2022-23 | Outdoors (8) | 5,000 | 13:20.96 | 3 (14:14.44) | 1 (13:22.29) | 1 (14:04.77 |
10,000 | 27:58.74 | -- | 8 (28:22.84) | 1 (28:10.96) | ||
1,500 | 3:42.99 | 2 (3:42.99) | -- | -- | ||
800 | 1:53.32 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (5) | 5,000 | 13:11.53 | -- | -- | 7 (13:47.11) | |
3,000 | 7:42.30 | -- | -- | 10 (8:03.87) | ||
Mile | 3:55.87 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Cross Country (4) | 8K | 22:55.3 | 6 (22:55.3) | -- | -- | |
10K | 28:26.3 | -- | 5 (28:26.3) | 10 (29:07.4) | ||
2021-22 | Outdoors (8) | 5,000 | 13:23.61 | 3 (13:36.80) | 8 (13:39.02) | 4 (13:30.23) |
Steeple | 8:33.91 | 2 (8:33.91) | -- | -- | ||
10,000 | 27:44.33 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (4) | 5,000 | 13:20.17 | -- | -- | 2 (13:20.17) | |
3,000 | 7:50.35 | -- | -- | -- | ||
DMR | 9:32.18 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Cross Country (5) | 8K | 23:32.2 | 4 (23:47.8) | -- | -- | |
10K | 29:15.7 | -- | 7 (29:41.8) | 14 (29:15.7) | ||
2020-21 | Outdoors (6) | Steeple | 8:32.01 | 3 (8:41.81) | 10 (8:40.45) | 6 (8:32.01) |
5,000 | 13:51.53 | -- | 41 (14:45.21) | -- | ||
3,000 | 8:12.70 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Cross Country (4) | 8K | 23:03.9 | 8 (23:03.9) | -- | -- | |
10K | 30:56.2 | -- | -- | 46 (30:56.2) |
Cross Country
Jones Third at NCAA's
Cross Country
Runners Secure NCAA Spots
Cross Country
Robinson on to Nationals
Cross Country
Jones Makes NCAAs
Cross Country
Young Advances in 1,500
Cross Country
Twenty-Six Advance
Cross Country
Two More Titles
Cross Country
Card Set for Pac-12 Finals
Cross Country
Two Pac-12 Champions
Cross Country
Big Meet, Big Win
Cross Country
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Payton Jordan in the Books
Cross Country
The TreeCast Episode 187: Gimme Five
Cross Country
Robinson Races in Aussie Nationals
Cross Country
Robinson Pulls Off Rare Double
Cross Country
Whittaker Wins NCAA Title
Cross Country
Jones, Robinson Third at NCAA Indoors
Cross Country
NCAA Qualifiers Set
Cross Country
Qualifiers Come into View
Cross Country
Big Night in Seattle
Cross Country
Relays Rock in Boston
Cross Country
Season in Review: Men's Cross Country
Cross Country
Two School Records Broken
Cross Country
Eight Named All-Academic
Cross Country
Fall Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Good Day to Run Fast
Cross Country
A Record and More in Boston
Cross Country
Brown Shines in Unusual Double
Cross Country
Two on Bowerman Watch Lists
Cross Country
Robinson Blazes to 13:06.42
Cross Country
Region Awards for Santos, Robinson
Cross Country
Robinson Third at NCAA's
Cross Country
Regional Title Sweep
Cross Country
Card Earns Pac-12 Honors
Cross Country
All-Time Champions
Cross Country
Robinson is Scholar-Athlete of Year
Cross Country
Women Fourth at Nuttycombe
Cross Country
Aussies Lead Stanford
Cross Country
Robinson Earns Scholar-Athlete Honor
Cross Country
Spring Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Four Card Men are Academic All-Americans
Cross Country
Robinson is Named National Track Athlete of Year
Cross Country
Season in Review: Track and Field
Cross Country
Region Awards for Santos, Robinson
Cross Country
Willis Fourth as NCAA's Conclude
Cross Country
Card Men Third at NCAA's
Cross Country
Jones Breaks Record in Long Jump Battle
Cross Country
Stunning Day for Card Men
Cross Country
Relays Through to Nationals
Cross Country
Onwuzurike Runs 9.92
Cross Country
Jones Secures NCAA Berth
Cross Country
Four to Austin
Cross Country
Thirty-three to NCAA Prelims
Cross Country
Three Cardinal Crowned
Cross Country
Jones Wins Pac-12 Title
Cross Country
Day One Complete at Pac-12's
Cross Country
Winter Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Valmon Breaks 400 Record
Cross Country
Payton Jordan: Day One
Cross Country
Onwuzurike, Whittaker Win at Mt. SAC
Cross Country
Card Dominates 1,500 at Mt. SAC
Cross Country
Day One at Stanford Invite
Cross Country
Card Goes 1-2 in NCAA 800
Cross Country
Card Wins NCAA Relay
Cross Country
NCAA Qualifiers Set
Cross Country
Onwuzurike Secures NCAA Berth
Cross Country
Four School Records Fall
Cross Country
Card Make Bids for Nationals
Cross Country
Robinson 23rd in World
Cross Country
Relay Record Falls
Cross Country
Fall Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Robinson to Race at Worlds
Cross Country
School Records Fall
Cross Country
Relay Makes History
Cross Country
Hicks is Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Cross Country
Memorable Day in Washington
Cross Country
Season in Review: Cross Country
Cross Country
Card Signs 15
Cross Country
Record-Breaker Robinson
Cross Country
Hicks Wins NCAA Title
Cross Country
Twelve Named All-Region
Cross Country
West Region Champs
Cross Country
Robinson, Card Win at Wisco
Cross Country
Card Second, Fifth in Oklahoma
Cross Country
Global Championships
Cross Country
Stewart Wins in Debut
Cross Country
Onwuzurike Takes Commonwealth Bronze
Cross Country
International Championships Next
Cross Country
World Championships Review
Cross Country
Thirty-six are All-Academic
Cross Country
Poised for Worlds
Cross Country
Spring Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Onwuzurike, Robinson to Worlds
Cross Country
Season in Review: Track and Field
Cross Country
Card Among Top Programs
Cross Country
Card Women 13th at NCAA's
Cross Country
Top-10 for Men
Cross Country
Miller's Clutch Throw
Cross Country
Two Trophies on Day One
Cross Country
They're In
Cross Country
Spectacular
Cross Country
Mission Accomplished
Cross Country
Three to Nationals
Cross Country
Twenty-Eight Advance
Cross Country
Sprinter Makes Noise at Pac-12's
Cross Country
Jones Wins Pac-12 Title
Cross Country
Back to Back for Hicks
Cross Country
Weekly Honors to Heymach, Hicks
Cross Country
Card Falls in Big Meet
Cross Country
Fast Times at Payton Jordan
Cross Country
Winter Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Strong First Day for Jones
Cross Country
Stanford's Fastest Man
Cross Country
Region Honors to Santos, Heymach
Cross Country
Three More All-America Honors
Cross Country
Two Seconds on Day One
Cross Country
NCAA Qualifiers Set
Cross Country
Fast Times at Pac-12 Invite
Cross Country
Strong Night for Cardinal
Cross Country
Card Closes Weekend Strong
Cross Country
History on the Track
Cross Country
Fall Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
Lester Wins in 800 Debut
Cross Country
Big Performance by Jones
Cross Country
Eleven Named All-Academic
Cross Country
Season Preview: Track and Field
Cross Country
Season in Review: Cross Country
Cross Country
Stanford Signs Top Class
Cross Country
Fifth and Sixth at NCAAs
Cross Country
Eleven Named All-Region
Cross Country
Regional Champions
Cross Country
Hicks Earns Pac-12 Honor
Cross Country
Hicks Wins Pac-12 Title
Cross Country
Second at Wisco
Cross Country
Card Men Win
Cross Country
Card Teams in Top 5
Cross Country
Season in Review: Track and Field
Cross Country
Going for Glory
Cross Country
Robinson Breaks Steeple Record
Cross Country
Miller Highlights Day Two
Cross Country
Distance Duo Rolls
Cross Country
Eight to Nationals
Cross Country
King Jumps; Meet Postponed
Cross Country
Strong Performances at Prelims
Cross Country
Twenty-Eight Advance to Prelims
Cross Country
Jones, Robinson Lead Card
Cross Country
Hicks Takes 10,000
Cross Country
Men Rally to Win Big Meet
Cross Country
Card Excels at West Coast Classic
Cross Country
Season in Review: Cross Country
Cross Country
Runners Excel in Debuts
Cross Country
A Collection of Pac-12 Honors
Cross Country
Two Top-5's at NCAA's
Cross Country
A Stanford Sweep
Cross Country
Card Women Go 1-2
Cross Country
Dazzling Debut
Cross Country
Card Welcomes 12
Cross Country
Men's NCAA Outdoor Top 5 by Event
Cross Country
NCAA Outdoor Individual Champions
Cross Country
NCAA Outdoor Individual Champions
Cross Country
Stanford Outdoor Records
Cross Country