2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Emily Robinson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rogers, Ark.
  • Highschool Bentonville
  • INFLCR emily-robinson

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Veteran performer in the Villanova cross country and middle distance group who is a seven-time BIG EAST scorer on the track ... Owns three career All-BIG EAST honors, including a pair of bronze medals as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x800 meter relay outdoors (2023) and indoors (2025) ... Her top individual BIG EAST finishes are fifth place in the mile in consecutive seasons in 2024 and 2025 ... Earned Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors in cross country and was a second team All-BIG EAST performer during the 2023 cross country season ... Competed in the Villanova cross country lineup at the NCAA Championships as a collegiate rookie in 2021 ... During her collegiate career has recorded personal bests on the track in the 800 meters (2:10.80), 1000 meters (2:47.70), 1500 meters (4:19.88) and mile (4:43.85) ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for cross country in 2023-24 ... Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and has been a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all seven of her semesters on campus.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
400 Meters (relay) 57.33 Penn Challenge (3.19.2022)
400 Meters (open) 1:01.77 High School
800 Meters (open) 2:10.80 Penn Challenge (3.22.2025)
800 Meters (relay) 2:11.50 BIG EAST Championships (5.14.2022)
1000 Meters 2:47.70 Villanova Invitational (1.20.2024)
1500 Meters 4:19.88 Penn Relays (4.24.2025)
Mile 4:43.85 BIG EAST Championships (3.1.2025)
3 Miles (XC) 17:10.9 Main Line Invitational (9.17.2021)
5000 Meters (XC) 17:49.5 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9.29.2023)
6000 Meters (XC) 20:36.4 Princeton Fall Classic (10.18.2024)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
2023 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Cross Country) 2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (TALLAHASSEE, FLA. | APALACHEE REGIONAL PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
November 20 6000 Meters 22:51.6 249th
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 28 Mile (Preliminary Heats) 4:48.91 6th
March 1 Mile (Final) 4:43.85 5th
March 1 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 8:49.93 3rd
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (LEESBURG, VA. | MORVEN PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
November 1 6000 Meters 21:17.00 22nd
2024 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 23 Mile (Preliminary Heats) 4:49.36 4th
February 24 Mile (Final) 4:47.28 5th
February 24 4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 9:02.12 4th
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
October 28 6000 Meters 18th 21:22.34
2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 12 1500 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 4:33.93 13th
May 13 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 8:46.15 3rd
2023 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 24 Mile (Preliminary Heats) 4:50.47 8th
February 24 Distance Medley Relay (800m) 11:25.95 4th
February 25 Mile (Final) 5:03.84 12th
February 25 4x400 Meter Relay (Anchor) 3:58.45 9th
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (ATTLEBORO, MASS. | HIGHLAND PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
October 29 6000 Meters 21:24 24th
2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 13 1500 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 4:31.84 14th
May 14 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 9:01.71 6th
2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 25 Mile (Preliminary Heats) 4:58.34 10th
February 26 Mile (Final) 5:04.80 12th
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEW CHURCH)
Date Distance Time Place
October 29 6000 Meters 22:26.5 33rd
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Bentonville High School: Competed on the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams during her scholastic career … Was named the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Runner of the Year and the All-Arkansas Prep Girls Track Athlete of the Year … Eight-time state champion, including indoors in the 800 meters her junior year and outdoors in both the 800 meters and the 1600 meters as a senior … Won four state titles as part of 4x800 meter relay teams as well as the 2021 state title in the 4x400 meter relay … Seven-time all-state performer, including four times in track & field and three times in cross country … School record holder in the 3200 meters (10:49) and also holds school records as part of spring medley relay and 4xMile relay squads … Earned Arkansas All-Academic honors in 2019 … Graduated in the top five percent of her high school class.
 
Personal: Born 2/26/03 in Hong Kong … Older of two daughters of John and Claudine Robinson … Has a younger sister, Olivia (19) … Enjoys hiking, writing and reading in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for its balance between academics and athletics … Double major in Art & Art History and Sociology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior