Khadevis Robinson

Khadevis Robinson (born July 19, 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American retired middle-distance runner and currently serves as the Director of Track and Field for the TCU Horned Frogs.

His love for football was intense, yet after breaking his wrist his Junior year, he started to focus on Track and Field.

With the help from his grandmother and his Biological father, Robinson was able to avoid some of the pitfalls and started to excel in football and track his senior year of high school.

Robinson was a multiple NCAA National Champion where he ran for Texas Christian University and earned his undergraduate degree in Social Work.

Robinson later earned his master's degree in Public Administration from California State University, Los Angeles in 2004.

Robinson ran for the Santa Monica Track Club for his post collegiate career, coached by former teammate Johnny Gray.

At the USA Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Khadevis finished fourth in the 800m race, being passed by Christian Smith performing a dive across the finish line to complete what has been called the "Oregon Sweep"[4] missing, by one spot, a berth in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Robinson was the strongest of the rest of the field chasing Solomon, catching him at the line and securing his return to the United States Olympic Team.

In 2010 Robinson became the Head Cross Country and Distance coach for UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

After only one year, Robinson's impact did not go unnoticed and he was offered an opportunity to coach at one of the premier track and field programs in the nation, LSU (Louisiana State University).

He subsequently left LSU in summer of 2017 to return to Ohio State University as both the men's and women's distance track and cross country coach.

After being well known as a Professional track and field athlete, Robinson has continued to motivate and inspire others through his speaking and mentoring abilities.

Robinson has used the lessons he learned from being and Olympian and shares it with businesses and organizations through Motivational Speeches, camps and clinics.