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Donté Robinson

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Pendleton HS
  • Hometown Pendleton, Ore.
  • Prev School Pendleton HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Indoor:

Awards:

- 2x Big Sky champion in the heptathlon (2018, 2019)
- All-Big Sky in the heptathlon - 2nd in 2017
- Big Sky Men's Field Athlete of the Week (1/29/19)
- Academic All-Big Sky (2019)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 2nd all time in the heptathlon - 5,396 points - UW Invitational (1/26/19)
- Ranks 4th all time in the pole vault - 15-02.25 (4.63m) - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/19)
- Ranks 5th all time in the high jump - 6-06.75 (2.00m) - Idaho Duals (2/3/17)
- Ranks 5th all time in the 60m hurdles - 8.31 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23/18)
- Ranks 8th all time in the long jump - 22-06.25 (6.86m) - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/18)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Big Sky champion in the decathlon (2018)
- All-Big Sky in the decathlon - 2nd in 2017
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2018, 2019)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree (2019)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 2nd all time in the decathlon - 7,307 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
- Ranks 7th all time in the pole vault - 14-05.50 (4.41m) - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
- Ranks 7th all time in the javelin - 203-08 (62.08m) - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
- Ranks T-5th all time in the high jump - 6-07.00 (2.01m) - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
- Ranks 8th all time in the long jump - 23-02.50 (7.07m) - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
- Part of 8th-ranked 4x400m relay team - 3:16.98 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/29/17)
- Ranks T-10th all time in the 110m hurdles - 14.89 - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor (H - Mark set during heptathlon):

60m - 7.09H - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21/19)
200m - 23.26 - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)
1,000m - 2:45.80H - UW Invitational (1/26/19)
60H - 8.31H - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23/18)
High Jump - 6-06.75 (2.00m) - Idaho Duals (2/3/17)
Pole Vault - 15-02.25 (4.63m)H - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/19)
Long Jump - 22-06.25 (6.86m)H - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/18)
Shot Put - 40-06.25 (12.35m) - UW Invitational (1/25/19)
Heptathlon - 5,396 points - UW Invitational (1/26/19)

Heptathlon PRs:

  60m - 7.09 - 851 points - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21/19)
  Long Jump - 22-06.25 (6.86m) - 781 points - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/18)
  Shot Put - 40-06.25 (12.35m) - 628 points - UW Invitational (1/25/19)
  High Jump - 6-06.25 (1.99m) - 794 points - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21/19)
  60H - 8.31 - 905 points - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23/18)
  Pole Vault - 15-02.25 (4.63m) - 799 points - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/19)
  1,000m - 2:45.80 - 810 points - UW Invitational (1/26/19)

Outdoor (D - Mark set during decathlon):

100m - 11.11D - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/18)
200m - 23.20 - John Knight Twilight (4/5/19)
400m - 49.52D - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17/19)
1,500m - 4:31.22D - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/11/17)
110H - 14.89D - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
400H - 58.74 - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/10/18)
High Jump - 6-07.00 (2.01m)D - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
Pole Vault - 14-05.50 (4.41m)D - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
Long Jump - 23-02.50 (7.07m)D - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17/19)
Shot Put - 38-09.75 (11.83m)D - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
Discus - 125-00 (38.12m)D - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18/19)
Javelin - 203-08 (62.08m)D - Big Sky Championships (5/9/18)
Decathlon - 7,307 points - Big Sky Championships (5/9/18)

Decathlon PRs:

    100m - 11.11 - 836 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/18)
    Long Jump - 23-02.50 (7.07m) - 830 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
    Shot Put - 38-09.75 (11.83m) - 596 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
    High Jump - 6-07.00 (2.01m) - 813 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8/19)
    400m - 49.52 - 837 points - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17/19)
    110H - 14.89 - 863 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
    Discus - 125-00 (38.12m) - 626 points - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18/19)
    Pole Vault - 14-05.50 (4.41m) - 734 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
    Javelin - 203-08 (62.08m) - 769 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/9/18)
    1,500m - 4:31.22 - 737 points - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/11/17)
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings while tying for eighth place in the high jump at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Was leading the decathlon at the Big Sky meet when he no-heighted in the pole vault, the competition’s eighth event...Set personal bests in the long jump (23-02.50, 7.07m), shot put (38-09.75, 11.83m) and high jump (6-07.00, 2.01m) on the first day of the Big Sky decathlon...Was on pace for a personal-best score in the decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17-19) before no-heighting in the pole vault...Set personal bests in five of the first seven events at the Bryan Clay Invite...Moved into a tie for seventh all time in the high jump with a clearance at 6-06.25 (1.99m) during the decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invite...Competed in the 200 meters and discus for the first time during the season at the John Knight Twilight (4/5)...Set a new personal best in the 200 meters at the John Knight Twilight, finishing in 23.20 seconds...Came within a quarter of an inch short of his personal best in the pole vault with a clearance at 14-05.25 (4.40m) at the Pacific Open.
 

2019 INDOOR:

Won his second straight Big Sky title in the heptathlon with a score of 5,394 points at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21-23)...Joined PSU hall-of-famer Nick Trubachik as the only two athletes in Big Sky history to repeat as heptathlon champion...Placed third or higher in all but the shot put and 1,000 meters at the Big Sky meet...Cleared 15-02.25 (4.63m) in the pole vault during the heptathlon, moving him up to fourth all time in the event at Portland State...Also scored for the Vikings with a sixth-place finish in the general pole vault...His 13 points were the second-most by a Viking at a single Big Sky Indoor meet...His 31 career points scored at the Big Sky Indoor meet are the most ever by a Viking...Came within 36 points of breaking the school record in the heptathlon with a personal-best score of 5,396 points at the UW Invitational (1/25-26)...Moved up to ninth in the NCAA in the heptathlon with his score at the UW Invitational...Closed the heptathlon with personal bests in the pole vault (15-01.00 (4.60m)) and 1,000 meters (2:45.80)...Moved into a tie for fourth all time in the pole vault with his mark during the UW Invite...Also set a personal best in the shot put at the UW Invite with a throw of 40-06.25 (12.35m)...Moved up to fifth all time in the indoor pole vault while placing third with a final clearance at 14-09.00 (4.50m) at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12).
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Came back to win the Big Sky title in the decathlon after trailing for eight events at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...First Viking to sweep heptathlon and decathlon titles since Nick Trubachik in 2010...Swung the decathlon competition thanks to a huge personal best in the javelin with a throw of 203-08 (62.08m)...Moved up to second all time in the decathlon with his score of 7,307 points at the Big Sky meet...Moved up to sixth all time in the pole vault after clearing 14-05.50 (4.41m) during the decathlon...Moved up to seventh all time with his huge throw in the javelin during the decathlon...Moved into a tie for 10th all time in the 110-meter hurdles after finishing in 14.89 seconds during the decathlon...Set a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles with his finish in 58.74 seconds at the Big Sky meet...Also scored for the Vikings as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed eighth in a seasonal-best 42.37 seconds at the Big Sky meet...Bettered his personal best in the decathlon for the second time during the season with a score of 6,908 points at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18-19)...Moved up to fifth all time in the decathlon at Portland State with his score at the Bryan Clay Invite...Made his debut in the 400-meter hurdles at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14), finishing in 1:03.79...Won the decathlon at the Boxer Combined Event (3/27-28) while setting a new personal best with his score of 6,868 points...Moved up to seventh all time in the pole vault with his clearance of 14-03.25 (4.35m) during the decathlon at the Boxer Combined Event...Bettered his personal best in the discus with a throw of 120-05.25 (36.70m) at the Willamette Invitational (3/24)...Set a new personal best in the discus with his throw of 120-01.25 (36.60m) at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16-17).
 

2018 INDOOR:

Won the Big Sky title in the heptathlon at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22-24)...Was tied with Sacramento State’s Max Jette going into the final event, but outran him in the 1,000 meters for the win...Set overall personal bests in four of the seven heptathlon events at the Big Sky meet...Moved up to fifth all time in the 60-meter hurdles at Portland State with his finish in 8.31 seconds during the heptathlon at the Big Sky meet...Moved up to seventh all time in the pole vault with his clearance of 13-09.00 (4.19m) during the heptathlon...Moved up to eighth all time in the long jump with his mark of 22-06.25 (6.86m) during the heptathlon...Competed at two meets in two different states on Feb. 2 between the Idaho Duals and Cougar Indoor...Tied his seasonal best in the 60-meter hurdles at the Idaho Duals with his finish in 8.55 seconds...Competed in the 60-meter hurdles and high jump at the UW Invitational (1/26-27)...Set a new personal best in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-03.50 (4.05m) at the Bronco Invitational (1/20)...Won the heptathlon at the Vandal Invitational and Multi Events (1/12-13) with a final score of 4,988 points...Won five of the seven events at the Vandal Invite, and didn’t finish lower than second in any one event.
 

2017 OUTDOOR:

Earned All-Big Sky honors with a second-place finish in the decathlon at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/10-13)...Moved from fourth to second in the decathlon with a 30-second personal best in the closing 1,500 meters at the Big Sky meet...Recorded a personal-best score of 6,852 points at the Big Sky meet, moving up to sixth all-time in the decathlon at Portland State...Also scored as part of the Vikings’ 4x400-meter relay that placed seventh at the Big Sky meet in 3:18.85...Part of the Vikings’ 4x400-meter relay team that moved up to eighth all-time with a finish in 3:16.98 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29)...Also set a new personal best in the 110-meter hurdles at the OSU meet, finishing in 15.60 seconds...Cracked 180 feet in the javelin again at the Triton Invitational (4/22), finishing with a best throw of 180-06 (55.02m)...Part of the Vikings’ winning 4x400-meter relay team at the John Knight Twilight (4/7)...Set a 12.5-foot personal best in the javelin with a best throw of 182-04.75 (55.60m) at the Legends of Track & Field Invitational (4/1)...Moved up to eighth all-time in the heptathlon at Portland State with a score of 6,328 points at the Pacific Combined Events (3/27-28)...Competed in the 110-meter hurdles and high jump while opening his outdoor season at the Trojan Invitational (3/18)...Tied his personal best in the high jump while clearing 6-02.75 (1.90m) at the Trojan Invite.
 

2017 INDOOR:

Became the first Viking to earn All-Big Sky honors in the heptathlon since Nick Trubachik in 2010...Placed second in the heptathlon at the Big Sky Championships (2/23-25) with a personal-best score of 5,230 points...Moved up to second all-time in the heptathlon at Portland State with his score at the Big Sky meet...Set personal bests in five of the seven heptathlon events at the Big Sky meet, including all three events on the second day...Moved up to seventh all-time in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-00.25 (3.97m) at the Big Sky meet...Moved up to eighth all-time in the 60-meter hurdles with his time of 8.50 seconds at the Big Sky meet...Competed in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump and shot put at the UW Indoor Open (2/12)...Set a new personal best in the shot put at the UW Indoor Open, finishing with a best throw of 39-11.50 (12.18m)...Set a then-personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with his time of 8.61 seconds at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4)...Won the high jump at the Idaho Duals (2/3) with his clearance of 6-06.75 (2.00m), moving him up to fifth all-time in the event at Portland State...Set a then-personal best in the pole vault at the Idaho Duals with his mark of 12-09.50 (3.90m), moving him into a tie for seventh all-time in the event at Portland State...Completed his first heptathlon at the Ed Jacoby Invitational/Multi (1/13-14), and won the event with a score of 4,900 points...Moved up to sixth all-time in the heptathlon with his score at the Ed Jacoby Invite...Won six of the seven individual events in the heptathlon at the Ed Jacoby Invite, and set a personal best in all seven...Moved up to sixth all-time in the high jump with his clearance of 6-06.00 (1.98m) during the heptathlon.
 

2016 OUTDOOR:

Competed for the Vikings in the high jump at the Big Sky Championships (5/11-14), finishing 14th with a personal-best mark of 6-03.25 (1.91m)...Made his 2016 debut in the javelin at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/30), finishing with a mark of 160-10.25 (49.02m)...Finished with a mark of 19-09.50 (6.03m) in the long jump at the Triton Invitational (4/23)...Made his outdoor season debut in the high jump and long jump at the Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2).
 

2016 INDOOR:

Qualified for the Big Sky Championships (2/25-27) in the high jump, but no-heighted at the meet...Set a new personal best in the long jump at the Portland Indoor Invitational (2/4), finishing seventh with a mark of 21-00.75 (6.42m)...Set another personal best in the high jump at the TrackTown USA High Performance Meet #4 (2/5), clearing 6-04.75 (1.95m)...Topped his mark in the high jump one week later at the Husky Classic (2/13), clearing 6-05.00 (1.96m) to move into sole possession of eighth-place all-time in the event at Portland State...Competed in the heptathlon at the Ed Jacoby Invitational (1/15-16), getting through five events before no-heighting in the pole vault...Scored over 700 points in the 60 meters (7.44) and high jump (6-04.00, 1.93m) during the heptathlon...Competed in the high jump and long jump at the Bronco Invitational (1/23)...Set a personal best in the long jump at the Bronco Invite, finishing with a mark of 20-03.50 (6.18m).
 

2015 OUTDOOR:

Made one appearance for the Vikings during the season, finishing with a mark of 169-10 (51.76m) in the javelin at the Rose City Preview (3/21).
 

2015 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the indoor season.
 

PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL:

Lettered in basketball and track and field in high school…Competed in the sprints, jumps, hurdles and throws in high school.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Corrina and James Robinson…Has a brother, JaQuille Robinson, and two sisters, Xayna and Charmayne Robinson…Hopes to become a radiologist after college…Plans on majoring in health sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Redshirt Junior

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  • 2019Redshirt Senior

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