PRINCETON, N.J. — Annie Robinson (Sr., Riverside, Conn./Greenwich) of the No. 6-ranked Princeton University women’s water polo team joins Ibrahim Ayorinde of the men’s track & field team in earning Spring 2023 PNC Student-Athlete Achiever recognition.
The PNC Bank Student-Athlete Achiever Award, now in its eighth year, provides Princeton Athletics the opportunity to identify two student-athletes per season, as nominated by their head coaches, who have excelled not only in their competitive landscape, but in their overall achievement as a member of the Princeton University Community. Princeton Athletics thanks its partner, PNC Bank, for its continued support of the department and partnership in highlighting the exceptional efforts of Tiger student-athletes both on and off the field of play.
ANNIE ROBINSON ’23 (Women’s Water Polo)
Annie Robinson is a senior captain and attacker for Princeton women’s water polo. She has more than 60 goals and 70 assists in her career, and has helped this year’s team to a 25-2 record and top-10 national ranking. Out of the water, Robinson mentors fellow student-athletes with interests in the medical field as a Health Professions Jock Doc, and is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the SHARE Office. She also volunteers with the CONTACT Crisis Chat and Suicide hotline and at a local hospice facility. Robinson is a member of the Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, helping to enhance the Princeton student-athlete experience, as well as an active leader with the Student-Athlete Service Council. From Riverside, Connecticut, Robinson is an evolutionary biology major pursuing a pre-med track.
IBRAHIM AYORINDE ’23 (Men’s Track & Field)
Ibrahim Ayorinde is a senior captain and Ivy Champion sprinter for Princeton men’s track & field. He holds school records in the indoor and outdoor 200 meters as well as the outdoor 4×100 meter relay. A NCAA regional qualifier in each event, Ayorinde has paced the Tigers to four team Heps titles during his career. On campus, he serves on the Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and as a Vote100 ambassador. Ayorinde is also a member of the Tiger Equity Group and BLK Capital Management, a 100% black-owned and student-run equity hedge-fund that promotes financial education for black students around the nation. An operations research and financial engineering major from Oakville, Ontario, Ayorinde co-founded the Newcomers Tutoring Program to aid refugees in grades 3-thru-8 in their educational transition to Canada.
Release courtesy Princeton University Athletics Communications
