Nike Track & Field Camp at Granite Bay High School

Her accolades include:

• Nine-Time All-American

• 2016 U.S. Olympian

• 2017 U.S. Champion (200 Meters)

• 2017 World Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Meters)

• NCAA 4x400 Relay Champion (2017)

• 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

• Four-Time Pac-12 Champion

• School Record Holder (4x100 Meter Relay, 4x400 Meter Relay)

• Two-Time Pac-12 4x100 Relay Champion (2016, 2017)

• Pac-12 100 Meter Champion (2017)

• Pac-12 200 Meter Champion (2017)

Deajah’s journey to the top of her sport began at the University of Oregon, where she honed her skills and became a formidable competitor on the track. Her standout performance at the 2016 US Olympic Trials earned her a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, where she competed in the 200 meters. She further solidified her dominance by becoming the U.S. Champion in the 200 meters in 2017 and qualifying for the World Championships in both the 100 and 200 meters.

Throughout her collegiate career, Deajah demonstrated her versatility and team spirit by contributing to her team’s success in relay events. She was a key member of the NCAA 4x400 relay championship team in 2017 and set school records in both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays. Her prowess in individual events was equally impressive, capturing multiple Pac-12 titles and earning recognition as the 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year.

As a coach, Deajah Stevens combines her extensive competitive experience with a passion for mentoring the next generation of athletes. Her comprehensive understanding of sprinting mechanics, race strategy, and mental preparation makes her an invaluable resource for aspiring track and field athletes. Deajah’s dedication to the sport and her ability to inspire and develop young talent ensure that her athletes are well-prepared to achieve their own successes on the track.

Robinson was Ohio State's assistant track and field coach and head cross country coach the last five seasons. A Fort Worth native and 2009 inductee into the TCU Athletics Hall of Fame, Robinson is one of the Horned Frogs' more decorated student-athletes and a two-time Olympian. He closed his TCU career by winning the 1998 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 800 meters and anchoring the 4x400 meter relay team to a national runner-up finish.

Robinson had two coaching stints at Ohio State. He led the cross country program to a postseason appearance and national rankings while mentoring multiple student-athletes to All-Big Ten and all-region honors. In 2019, Robinson coached Julia Rizk to an NCAA Championship in the mile run. Robinson also coached Nick Miller and school record holder Frank Hayes to Big Ten Championships in the 800 and 600 meters, respectively.

Ohio State won either a men's or women's Big Ten Championship every year Robinson was on campus, including the 2022 men's and women's outdoor programs which set conference scoring records.

In addition to his time in Columbus, Robinson served as head cross country and assistant track and field coach at LSU (2013-18) and UNLV (2011-12). Robinson has also made a coaching impact beyond the collegiate ranks. He helped foster the careers of some of USA Track & Field's rising stars while coaching the likes of 2012 U.S. Olympian Duane Solomon.

Robinson coached two SEC champions at LSU, helped runners earn three All-America honors and set four school records. The women's distance medley relay earned back-to-back berths at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time in program history. Ruby Stauber was fifth in the 800m at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, making her the highest finishing freshman in the event. She was named the SEC Co-Freshman Runner of the Year. Also under Robinson, Dajour Braxton was the 2015 SEC Freshman of the Year in cross country, becoming the first Tiger in program history to receive that honor.

During his season at UNLV, Robinson mentored Kelsey Williams to indoor and outdoor Mountain West Championships in the women's 800 meters.

Following his TCU days, Robinson enjoyed a distinguished professional career as one of the world's premier 800-meter runners. He represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and then again in 2012 in London. He earned a spot on Team USA at the IAAF World Championships on seven occasions while setting a lifetime personal best of 1:43.68 in his specialty event.

Robinson is a four-time U.S. Indoor Champion (1999, 2005, 2006, 2007) and Outdoor Champion (1999, 2006, 2008, 2009). He is also a six-time silver medalist in the 800 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships, including a pair of runner-up finishes at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in 2004 and 2012.

Robinson won the 1999 USA Indoor Championships and was a finalist at the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships. In 2002, he ran the fourth-fastest time in the world in the 800 meters in Finland with a personal-best 1:44:41. He helped shatter the American and world record in the 4x800 meters at the 2006 Memorial Van Damme with a 7:02.82. He concluded that year ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 7 in the world in the 800 meters.

A 1998 TCU graduate with a degree in social work, Robinson earned his master's degree in public administration from Cal State Los Angeles in 2004.

While in Southern California, he co-founded the non-profit Youth Track and Running Club. He was selected as a 2008 Ken Doherty Memorial Fellowship recipient, presented annually by USA Track & Field to provide researchers with the time and resources to pursue the serious study of track and field. He collaborated with fellow recipient Anne Merrem on a project titled, "Performance Enhancing Drugs and the Clean Athlete." He has also served as president of the Track and Field Athletes Association.

In 2019, Robinson was selected as a USA State Department Sports Envoy Ambassador, where he visited Zimbabwe and worked with the embassy on gender-based violence initiatives.

Curtis Allen served as the head track & field coach and assistant football coach at College of the Sequoias from 2002 to 2017. During his tenure, he achieved remarkable success, including leading the COS track & field program to a state championship for the men’s team in 2017. From 2014 to 2017, both the men’s and women’s teams consistently achieved Top 5 finishes in state competitions.

Allen coached Deajah Stevens, who became a 2016 Olympian and won the 2017 USATF 200m championship. Stevens also secured California Junior College championships in both the 200 meters and 400 meters in 2015. Additionally, Allen coached Quincy Hall, a former College of the Sequoias athlete who went on to win bronze in the men’s 400m and gold in the men’s 4x400m relay at the 2023 World Championships. Hall is currently competing as an athlete in the 2024 Olympic Trials in the men’s 400 meters.