Harris-Stowe State University

Garth Robinson was named the Head Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach in the fall of 2019.

In Robinsons first year with the team, he coached Greg Mitchell to qualify for the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the high jump. He followed that up in his second year by coaching Greg Mitchell and Nyah Parker to first place finishes in the triple jump at the 2021 AMC Outdoor Championships.

Robinson comes to Harris-Stowe with an extensive track and field background. He competed for the Jamaican National Track and Field team in the 1990's and won several medals including a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, a bronze medal in 1999 Pan American Games in Canada, a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, and a gold medal in the 1997 Central America and Caribbean Game in Puerto Rico. In addition, he ran the world's 10th fastest time in the 300 meter at the 1996 Olympics and was a nominee for the 1997 Jamaican Sportsman of the Year. He is a member of the Oral Roberts University and GC Foster College Hall of Fames.

Robinson has coached track and field in Germany, Jamaica, and the United States. In addition to his coaching background, he has been a teacher in the St. Louis Public School system since 2011 after moving to the area from New York. He received his bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.