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Kevin Robinson has helped the Rose-Hulman women's golf and women's basketball programs gain national prominence since his arrival on campus 12 years ago.
Robinson has led the women's golf team to three consecutive Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championships in from 2019-20 through 2021-22, including the team's first trip to the NCAA Division III Championships in 2021. The Fightin' Engineers came home 14th at the NCAA Division III National Championships in 2021, marking the highest national finish ever for a Rose-Hulman women's sports team. Rose-Hulman also placed 21st at the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships.
The golf program has maintained a clear status as one of the HCAC's top programs by finishing 1st or 2nd in the league every season since 2013-14. The Fightin' Engineers reached the Golfstat NCAA Division III Top 25 for the first time in program history in 2021 and have also received votes in the WGCA Top 25 poll for two consecutive years.
The women's golf team completely rewrote its record book over the past four seasons, with highlights including:
* Low team 18-hole score (298)
* Low team 36-hole score (611)
*Â Low individual 18-hole score (69)
* Low individual 36-hole score (147)
* Best Conference Championship finish in school history (1st in 2019-20, 2020-21Â and 2021-22)
* The two lowest individual single-season stroke averages in program history (78.10 and 78.70)
* Swept the top 5 finishers at the 2020-21 HCAC Championship
The last four years also include the top five single-round scoring performances in Rose-Hulman history. Rose-Hulman has also recorded nine consecutive seasons with multiple all-conference honorees.  Robinson has recruited 26 of the 31 all-conference performances, including the past two conference championship players.
On the basketball side, Robinson helped recruit the winningest class of players in program history in 2016-19. The team finished 91-19, made two NCAA Tournament appearances, won three straight regular season conference titles, and had the nation's longest active homecourt winning streak at 38 games.
Over the past five years, the Fightin' Engineers have won the first three regular season conference championships in program history; won two HCAC Tournament titles; and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2017 and 2018. Â The team has relied on a strong defense ranked No. 13 nationally in fewest points allowed in 2016 and No. 3 in NCAA Division III in 2017.
Rose-Hulman achieved an overall record of 91-19 from 2016-19, including a school record 24-4 mark in 2018. The 2017 and 2018 years included the longest winning streak in program history (22 games) and the second longest streak (18 games).
Robinson's coaching career contains significant accomplishments in both golf and basketball. Over five seasons as a basketball coach at Bluffton High School in South Carolina, he led the junior varsity squad to a 59-27 record. During his tenure at Bluffton, eight former players earned all-region honors, one player was named all-state and nine players went on to collegiate basketball careers.
Robinson's golf career has included work as a senior assistant golf professional at some of the nation's top courses. His career stops have included Yeamans Hall Club in Charleston, South Carolina, ranked 38th nationally by Golfweek magazine in its list of America's best classical golf courses; Lost Dunes Golf Club in Bridgman, Michigan, ranked 41st by Golfweek magazine in its listing of America's best modern golf courses; The Bay Club at Mattapoisett in Massachusetts; Whisper Rock Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona; and most recently, The Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia.
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