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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Robinson Earns All-American with Runner-up Finish in Mile at NCAA Indoor Championships

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Mike Robinson raced to All-American honors with a runner-up finish in the men's mile finals with a time of 4:11.07 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday.

It ties the best finish for a Mansfield men's track and field athlete at an NCAA Championship. Chris Cummings finished second in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2008.

Robinson sat in the back of the pack for the majority of the race waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. As the two runners from Ashland faded from the front of the pack, Brayden Burleigh of Shippensburg streaked to the front and put some distance behind him.

With about 200m remaining, Robinson kicked to the front of the pack and tried to chase down Burleigh in first, but finished just a step behind at the line.

Robinson finished fifth in the mile prelims on Friday with a time of 4:11.42 to qualify for the finals.

The senior won individual PSAC titles in the mile and 800m races at the conference championships two weeks ago on his way to being named PSAC Men's Most Valuable Athlete. Last weekend, Robinson became the first Mansfield athlete to earn Division I ECAC/IC4A All-East honors with a 5th place finish in the 1,000m at the IC4A Championships in Boston.

Robinson was one of three Mansfield athletes to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships along with Lauren Norton and Jess Scordino.