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HOUSTON, TEXAS--Former SUNY Potsdam cross country runner Jodie Schoppmann Robertson '06 finished 57th out of 152 runners at the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon and recorded a personal best time.
The 2004 Bears All-American shaved 23 seconds off her previous best, completing the 26-mile course in 2:42.31. Robertson's time
was just 16 minutes and 25 seconds shy of a top-three finish which would have qualified her for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. Shalene Flanagan (2:25.38), Desiree Davila (2:25.55), and Kara Goucher (2:26.06) posted the top three finishes.
Robertson qualified for the Olympic Trials with a 2:42.54 time at the Long Island Marathon on May 1, 2011. Then battled injuries that kept her from running from June through September.
Robertson, an elementary music teacher and Long Island native, graduated from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of music with a degree in music education and performance in 2006. She currently resides in Albany with her husband Aaron '02, another former Bears runner. Robertson was inducted into the Bears Hall of Fame last July.
