Robinson Rams
The varsity football team plays at Coffey Stadium, and its helmet is currently similar to that of the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL.
Given the team's popularity, long-time success, and sizable student body, the Rams regularly attract 1000 fans a game.
Robinson has appeared in the state championship game of Virginia's largest football classification (AAA Division 6) four times (1988, 1997, 2001, 2004); winning twice (1997, 2001).
Landstown featured stand out offensive and defensive player Percy Harvin who has since gone on to stardom at the University of Florida and with the Minnesota Vikings.
In 2007, Robinson had an up and down 6–6 season, highlighted with a 41–14 win over Stone Bridge, the eventual 2007 AAA Division 5 state champions.
Robinson alumni who have played in the NFL include running back Chris Warren ('85) and offensive lineman Joel Patten ('76), a tight end in high school and college.
He was preceded by Kurt Lindstrom, Ed Henry, Nick Hilgert, Mark Bendorf, Trey Taylor, Dan Meier, and Scott Vossler.
After a rebuilding year in 1975 with two wins, the 1976 team improved to 5–2–3 (.650), and an 8–2 regular season in 1977, with two playoff victories and district and regional titles to finish at 10–3 (.769).
Before coming to Robinson, he led a strong program at Marshall (44–17–1, .718) for six seasons (portrayed by Tom Nowicki in the 2000 film Remember the Titans).
Hilgert, a former captain in the Marines (with two tours in Vietnam in the 1960s), was an assistant under Ed Henry for a decade at both Marshall and Robinson, initially coaching the defensive backs.
[5] During Hilgert's tenure, Robinson produced its most famous player, running back Chris Warren (class of 1985).
Mark Bendorf was a former head coach at Chantilly before joining the Robinson staff as defensive coordinator under Hilgert.
Coach Bendorf also helped produce running back Mike Imoh (class of 2002), who went on to star for Virginia Tech (2002–05).
Bendorf is a 1974 graduate of Marshall High School, where he played under head coach Ed Henry,[6] with Nick Hilgert on staff.
Bendorf retired as head coach at age 55 following the 2010 season, in which the Rams went 9–3 and advanced to the regional finals (a one-point loss to Lake Braddock).
[12] Taylor was dismissed in November 2012,[13] replaced in April by interim coach Dan Meier, recently the school's principal.
More detailed information about wrestlers, teams and coaches can be found at https://robinsonrams.com/sites/robinsonrams.com/files/files/Private_User/bthazard/WRESTLING%20CHAMPIONS%202021.pdf Alumnus Robert Muzzio ('82) represented the United States in the decathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
The Robinson Swim and Dive Coach for the 2009 season was Tom Koucheravy, who led the boys and girls to state titles.
It repeated this feat in 2007 and 2008, winning the boys' triple crown three years in a row by taking the state singles, doubles, and team titles.
From 1991 through 2005, the winner of the unofficial Northern Region tournament (Fairfax County, ☆Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria public schools) was also recognized as the unofficial Virginia state champion even though other public high schools, primarily in the Charlottesville and Richmond areas, also played club lacrosse.
During the 2014–15 season, the boys' varsity soccer team defeated Oakton in a shoot out to claim the Conference 5 Championship with the winning penalty scored by William Zarco.
During his time as the head coach, Gorodnick owned a 323–184 overall record and guided the Rams to one AAA Region title in 2007.
