Tiera Robinson-Jones

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sprints/Jumps
High School:
Evergreen Park Community HS
Hometown:
Evergreen Park, Ill.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed in triple jump and long jump at four meets • made B1G debut, placing eighth in triple jump with a career-best mark of 12.23m (40-01.50) to rank ninth among all-time Gophers and finishing 17th in long jump (5.40m, 17-08.75) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • recorded a career-best mark of 5.58m (18-03.75) in long jump at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational • ended the season ranked ninth in triple jump (12.23m, 40-01.50) in Minnesota history.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Named All-Big Ten Second Team honoree after a runner-up finish in the 4x100m relay • competed at seven meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, long jump, and triple jump • placed 15th in the 4x100m relay (44.99) and finished 44th in triple jump (11.90m, 39-00.50) at the NCAA West Prelim • finished as B1G runner-up in the 4x100m relay in a season-best 44.55 to rank third in Minnesota history and finished 15th in triple jump (11.92m, 39-01.25) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • recorded a career-best jump of 12.75m (41-10.00) as triple jump runner-up at the Indiana Invite #1 and moved into fifth on Minnesota’s all-time list • ran a season-best 12.00 in the 100m at the Illini B1G Relays • ran a season-best 24.82 in the 200m at the Husker B1G Invitational • recorded a season-best mark of 5.74m (18-10.00) to place ninth in long jump at the Indiana Invite #1 • won triple jump at the M City Classic.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Evergreen Park Community High School where she competed for coaches Greg Geyer, Margaret Greenfield, Candace Arnold, and Lisa Shields • three-sport letterwinner who competed in track & field, basketball, and cross country • two-time all-state and three-time all-conference honoree in track & field • four-time USATF All-American, earning honors in both triple jump and 200 meters in 2018 and 2019 • four-time Illinois Class AA Track & Field State Championships qualifier with two appearances each in the 200m and triple jump • placed third in triple jump at the state meet as a junior after finishing as state runner-up as a sophomore • placed fourth in the 200m at the state meet as a sophomore after placing 14th as a freshman • 11-time conference champion, earning conference titles in 200 meters (2017, 2018, 2019), 4x100-meter relay (2018, 2019), 4x200-meter relay (2017, 2018, 2019), and triple jump (2017, 2018, 2019) • helped Evergreen Park Community High School to three-straight section titles (2017, 2018, and 2019) and back-to-back conference titles (2018 and 2019) in track & field • holds Evergreen Park Community school records for 200m (24.78) and triple jump (39-04) • owns high school personal bests of 24.34 for 200m, 12.34 for 100m, and 39-10 for triple jump • played basketball from 2016-2020, receiving 2017-18 Coaches Award and 2019-20 MVP and Mustang Awards.

Personal: Daughter of Jacqueline Jones and Joshua Robinson • has four siblings, Antonio, Jamari, Jadien, and Jayon • intends to major in Kinesiology • uncle Marcus Jones played college football for Northern Illinois.

Robinson-Jones's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
Triple Jump	12.23m, 40-01.50 (AT-9th)	Big Ten Championships (2/26/21)
Long Jump	5.58m, 18-03.75	Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/23/21)
Robinson-Jones's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
100m	12.00	Illini B1G Relays (4/23/21)
Long Jump	5.74m, 18-10.00	Indiana Invite #1 (3/27/21)
Triple Jump	12.75m, 41-10.00 (AT-5th)	Indiana Invite #1 (3/27/21)