M Club Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2006
Still the holder of two University of Memphis school records, Kevin Robinson was a four-year letterwinner with the Tiger Track and Field team (1994-1998). As a sophomore, Robinson was named the C-USA Athlete of the year at the indoor championships after winning the weight throw and finishing second in the shot put and provisionally-qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships in both events.Â
A four-time C-USA Athlete of the Week award winner, Robinson qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1997 and 1998 in seven combined events, including the weight throw, hammer throw, shot put and discus, competing in the shot both years. As a senior, he won C-USA indoor titles in the weight throw and the hammer. Following his senior year, he was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Athlete of the Year and was named an NSCA All-American. That same season, he also finished 13th in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with an effort of 57-4.25". He also qualified for the Olympic trials in 2000 in both the shot put and weightlifting.
After spending four years as an assistant coach to Glenn Hays after returning to Memphis from SIU-Carbondale, Robinson took over as the head coach of both the Tiger and Lady Tiger track and field programs in 2006.
