Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Three-year returning letterwinner....FMU Track and Field Team MVP 2017....Studied abroad during 2016 summer in Ecuador....Competed in 17 of 19 races during his career....Ran in six of seven meets as a junior in 2015....13th-place finish at the USCA Pacer Incollegiate Meet (10-2-15)....Finished 91st at 2015 PBC Championship Meet....Competed in five of six races as a sophomore in 2014....11th-place showing at 2014 FMU Invitational....Finished 77th at 2014 Peach Belt Conference Championships....Ran in all six races as a freshman in 2013....Three Top-20 finishes....Placed 7th at the 2013 FMU Invitational Meet.....Local product....A great young man who will lead by example....Has a great work ethic with a quiet determination....Comes from a quality program that takes the long term approach to developing distance runners.....Has a great foundation that we will continue to build upon....Very fortunate and glad he has chosen to stay close to home....At the 2017 FMU Awards Day ceremony, recieved the Biology Research Award....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2013-14.....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2015, 2017....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (fall), 2017 (spring)....Member of Intervarsity organization....Member of the Veterinarian Club.

PERSONAL: Born Aaron Samuel Robinson in Florence, S.C...A product of Darlington High School, where he ran for coach Richard Wideman....Three-year letterman....Holds the school record for 5,000 meters at 17:07.41 and 1,600 meters at 4:44.46.....2012-13 season-best time for 800 meters was 2:02....Placed 26th at the 2012 South Carolina AAA state cross country championship meet – where he set his personal-best time....Helped lead the Falcons to a sixth-place finish in the 2012 team standings....Two-time All-Region selection....Served as the Falcons’ team captain during his senior season....Member of the National Honor Society....Graduated in the Top 20 percent of his class as a member of the school’s Honors College program.

PERSONAL FAVORITES:  As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A superhero....Favorite Superhero when growing up: Spiderman....Favorite Athlete: Cam Newton....Favorite Sports Team: Carolina Panthers....Favorite Movie: Pacific Rim....Favorite TV Show: The Office....Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese....Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Basketball....Favorite Website (outside social media): Quizlet....Favorite Social Media Site: Snapchat....Your Motivation Music: Hip Hop....Favorite Thing About FMU: Small classes....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Playing video games....Goals for Upcoming Season:  Set a PR in 5-mile race....Hobbies: Reading, trail walking, games, hanging with family, Frisbee....Interesting Notes: Related to former MLB infielder Orlando Hudson.