MADISON, N.J. — Sean Robinson has been named as the new men's and women's cross country head coach at Drew University, Director of Athletics Christa Racine has announced.

For nearly two decades, Robinson has run an incredible program as the boy's cross country and indoor track & field head coach at Morris Hills High School. He has coached his student-athletes to dozens of conference, regional, and national awards and was inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Association (NJSCA) Hall of Fame in 2015.

"We are greatly looking forward to having Sean join our staff this fall," said Racine. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success to our cross country program. I am excited for him to begin working with our student-athletes."

"I am extremely excited and humbled to have the opportunity to build a tradition of excellence within the men's and women's cross country programs at Drew University," said Robinson, who is also a science teacher at Morris Hills. "The positive school environment established by the Drew staff makes it a special place to serve student-athletes and I am grateful to be a part of it."

Robinson took over as boy's cross country coach in 2002 and just two years later was named the Star Ledger New Jersey Cross Country State Coach of the Year. Then in 2005, he guided Morris Hills to a spectacular season that culminated with an invitation to the inaugural Nike Team National Cross Country Championship, where it finished 13th. That same year, the Scarlet Knights set a five-man average course-record time of 16:16 at the Garrret Mountain Reservation during the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North 1 Sectional Championships. The team also broke a record for the lowest team score (1-2-3-4-8=18 points) in NJSIAA State Sectional history.

In 2006, Robinson became the Morris Hills boy's indoor track & field coach. In that year, he steered his team to every major championship it entered (conference, county, state group and state group relay), the first time that had happened in county history. The Scarlet Knights repeated the feat in 2008, 2009, and 2011.

Under Robinson's direction, the Knights have earned 10 NJSIAA State Championships, 21 NJSIAA Sectional Championships, three NJSIAA State Relay Championships, 10 conference championships, and 15 county titles in cross country and track & field.

Morris Hills has also had over 34 High School All-America honors distributed to its cross country/track & field athletes since 1999, largely with the success of the school's 4x1-mile relay, 4x800-meter relay, and shuttle hurdle relay teams. At the 2009 Nike National Outdoor Track Championship, the Morris Hills 4x800 squad won the race to secure the title of national champions after having the United States No. 2-ranked all-time performance of 7:31.60 (breaking the national record) at the Penn Relays.

From 2002-21, Morris Hills has qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions as a complete team/individual every season throughout Robinson's tenure. 

For his efforts, Robinson has been honored with two State Coach of the Year awards, one NFHS State Coach of the Year Honor, five Area Coach of the Year Honors, and seven Excellence in Coaching Awards.

Robinson graduated from Kutztown University in 1998 with a degree in secondary education. He also earned his master of arts degree in educational leadership from Marygrove College in 2005.