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Ella Robinson Season 2020-21

PositionLONG SPRINTS/HURDLES
YearSophomore
HometownZionsville, Ind.

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • Ranks No. 6 in school history in the indoor 600 with a time of 1:30.49 (Feb. 28, 2020)
 

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • Competed in eight meets and raced in the 400, 600 and 4x400
  • Recorded the sixth-fastest 600 time in school history with a 1:30.49 to place seventh at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
  • Earned a runner-up finish in the 4x400 in 3:42.13 at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
  • Posted a personal-best 400 mark of 56.59 at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 31
  • Won the 600 in 1:33.07 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
  • In her collegiate deubt, finished second in the 600 in 1:35.86 and was third in the 4x400 in 4:00.47 at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Won the 300m hurdles state championship as a senior
  • Was the state runner-up in the 300m hurdles as a freshman and sophomore
  • Qualified for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 400m hurdles as a senior
  • Placed 11th in the 400m hurdles at the New Balance Nationals as a sophomore
  • Named an IndyStar Sports Award nominee as a junior
  • Earned the track team’s leadership award in 2019 as a senior
  • Earned the track team’s sportsmanship award in 2018 as a junior
  • Recognized as the cross country team’s most improved athlete award as a junior
  • Held the school record in the 400m, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay
  • Broke the 300m hurdles regional and sectional record
  • Personal-best marks are 42.05 in the 300 hurdles, 1:01.03 in the 400 hurdles, 57.39 in the 400, 2:16.98 in the 800 and 1:42.97 in the 600
  • Named an Eagle Scholar
  • Earned academic all-state accolades as a senior in 2019
  • Named academic all-state honorable mention as a junior
  • Also played soccer as a freshman and was the junior varsity MVP
 

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Danielle and Brian
  • Has three brothers, Ross, Calvin and Finn, and three sisters, Lily, Maryjane and Suzannah
  • Parents Danielle and Brian, brothers Ross and Calvin, grandmother Lynn Rhin and aunt Molly Meyer graduated from Purdue
  • Majoring in soil and water sciences
  • Hobbies include baking, gardening, hiking and spending time with siblings
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Freshman
2019-20

Long Sprints/Hurdles