Double duty: Jolie Robinson thrives as parent, heptathlete at UC Irvine

UC Irvine track and field athlete Jolie Robinson on the track at UCI in Irvine on Friday, April 25, 2025. Robinson who has emerged as one of nation’s top heptathletes after her career was nearly derailed when she became pregnant her senior year in high school.(Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

UCI track and field athlete Jolie Robinson claimed runner-up honors in the javelin with a personal-record 44.46 meters (145-10) on May 2, 2025 at at Anteater Stadium during the Steve Scott Invitational.