Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Cameron Dobbins enters his senior season with the Rutgers University-Camden track program as one of the most decorated athletes in school history. During his junior year in 2017-18, Dobbins earned his second straight honor as Rutgers-Camden’s Male Athlete of the Year, captured two New Jersey Athletic Conference indoor track titles on his way to earning the NJAC Men’s Indoor Outstanding Track Athlete honor, earned a pair of NJAC outdoor track all-conference honors and was named the indoor/outdoor program’s track team MVP for the second straight year. He combined for three weekly honors from the NJAC and ECAC, set three new program indoor track records and competed in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. He also added four more honors as Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week.
 
Dobbins broke into collegiate athletics with a bang, capturing eight NJAC Rookie of the Week honors as a freshman during the 2016-17 scholastic year. He also was named the MVP of the Raptors’ indoor track program in the last year Rutgers-Camden named one MVP for both the indoor and outdoor teams. Since the Raptors switched honors and named a MVP for the combined indoor/outdoor track and the combined indoor/outdoor field events, he has won the track MVP honors the past two years.
 
Entering his senior season, Dobbins holds five indoor program records (three individual, two relay) and three outdoor marks (two individual, one relay). He has earned 14 honors as the school’s Raptor of the Week over his three-year collegiate career.
 
Program records (through 2017-18): Indoor Track (5) – 60-meter dash (6.92) at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 19, 2018); 200-meter dash (21.80) at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 19, 2018); 300-meter dash (35.64) at the TCNJ Winter Opener (Dec. 2, 2017); 4x160 meters (1:19.30) with Logan Pierson, Leo Impagliazzo and Dylan Feldman at the Widener Field Meet (Jan. 27, 2017); 1,600 Sprint Medley (3:48.71) with Gus Gyamfi, Leo Impagliazzo and Scott Bamberg Jr. at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 9, 2016). Outdoor Track (3) – 100-meter dash (10.70) at the Greyhound Invitational (April 16, 2016); 200-meter dash (21.68) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 23, 2016); 4x100 M (42.00) with Trey Gilliard, Rob O’Brien and Tahshon Reese at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 23, 2016).
 
Outdoor Track 2018: Despite injuries that limited him to five meets, ran ECAC qualifiers in all four of his 100-meter dash races and all three of his 200-meter dash attempts leading up the ECAC Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Captured NJAC Second Team honors in the 200-meter dash (placing second of 27 at 22.10 in qualifying and second of seven at 21.89 in the finals at the conference championship meet (May 5-6)…At the same meet, earned NJAC Honorable Mention in the 100-meter dash, leading all 24 qualifiers (11.13) and finishing third of eight in the finals (10.96)…Opened his season at the Stockton Invitational (March 31) and in his return from an injury posted a 10.97 time to finish second of 30 in the 100-meter dash…At the Osprey Open (April 14), placed seventh of 61 in the 100-meter dash (with his season-best time of 10.94) and helped the 4x100 team place 10th of 11 (45.19)…Finished ninth of 48 at 200 meters (22.14) and ninth of 10 with the 4x100 (43.91) at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier (May 14)…At the two-day ECAC Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, qualified sixth of 18 in the 100-meter dash on May 16 (11.02) and finished fourth of seven in the final (11.03) on May 17…Also placed fourth of 10 at 200 meters (22.41) on May 17…Earned Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week on May 21 for his performance in both the ECAC and Swarthmore Final Qualifier meet.
 
Indoor Track 2017-18:  Named the Men’s Outstanding Track Athlete at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 19)…Earned NJAC First Team honors by winning both the 60-meter dash (first of 18 in the preliminaries with a 6.98 clocking and first of eight in the finals, with a 6.96 time) and the 200-meter dash (first of 20, with a program-record 21.80 time)…Also set program records in the 60-meter dash (6.92, finishing third of eight) at the Jan. 19 Gotham Cup and the 300-meter dash (35.64, placing third of 36) at the Dec. 2 TCNJ Winter Invitational…Named NJAC Track Athlete of the Week twice (Dec. 4 and Dec. 11)…Named ECAC Div. III Metro Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12)…Competed in his first NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships (March 9), but an injury forced him to finish 15th of 15 athletes with a 7.05 clocking in the 60-meter dash…Injuries had kept him from two previous NCAA Championships during his career and also hampered him at the ECAC Indoor Championships (March 2 and 3): after finishing third of 15 in the 60-meter preliminaries March 2 (7.04) to qualify for the March 3 finals, he was injured in the race the next day and posted a 7.63 time to finish eighth of eight athletes. The injury also kept him from competing in the ECAC 200-meter dash the same day…Named Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week on Dec. 4, Jan. 22 and Feb. 26…Ran ECAC qualifiers in the 60-meter dash in all 10 of his races (preliminaries and finals) leading up to the ECAC meet…Also ran ECAC qualifiers in all four of his pre-ECAC races in the 200-meter dash…Competed in five meets prior to the ECAC and NCAA championships, running the 60-meter dash in all five (qualifying for the finals each time), running the 200-meter dash four times and the 300-meter dash once…Also ran once on the sprint medley team, which finished fifth of seven (3:50.35) at the TCNJ Winter Invitational (Dec. 2)…At the TCNJ meet also was third of 31 in the 60-meter preliminaries (7.06) and third of eight in the finals (6.98), while placing third of 36 in the 300-meter dash (a program-record 35.64)…At the Dec. 9 Fast Times Before Finals meet, finished sixth of 44 in the 60-meter preliminaries (7.11) and second of eight in the finals (6.98), while placing first of 61 runners in the 200-meter dash (22.19)…At the Gotham Cup (Jan. 19) tied for sixth of 63 in the 60-meter preliminaries (7.02) and set his program record of 6.92 while finishing third of eight in the finals. Also was 13th of 56 in the 200-meter dash (22.39)…Closed the regular season at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 3) finishing first of 55 in the 200-meter dash (22.42), second of 64 in the 60-meter preliminaries (7.14) and second of 12 in the 60-meter finals (7.05)…In addition to his two championships and 200-meter program mark at the NJAC meet (Feb. 19), set a PR of 3:31.81 while running on the 4x400 team, which placed eighth of nine.
 
Outdoor Track 2017: Competed in eight meets, including the ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-17)…In the seven meets leading up to the ECAC meet, he ran qualifiers in six of them, totaling nine ECAC qualifiers in the 100-meter dash, between preliminaries and finals, and four in the 200-meter dash…Named the Track MVP of the Scarlet Raptors’ indoor and outdoor programs…Rutgers-Camden’s Male Athlete of the Year…NJAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week and Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week on March 27…Added ECAC Division III Metro Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors on March 28…At the ECAC Championships, placed eighth of 18 in the 100-meter preliminaries (10.79) on May 16 to qualify for the finals the next day, where he finished fourth of eight (10.87) to collect five points…Also earned four points for the Raptors when he finished fifth of eight in the ECAC’s 200-meter dash (21.86) on May 17…After ending his winter season with an injury that cost him a chance to compete at the ECAC Indoor Championships, opened the spring season at the Golden Ram Invitational (March 25), finishing second of 41 in the 100-meter dash (10.79) and second of 48 in the 200-meter dash (21.71), both ECAC qualifying times…Also ran the second leg of the 4x100 team (44.55), which finished third of five…Ran the third leg of the 4x400 team (3:52.29, finishing seventh of seven) and finished first out of 12 in the 100-meter dash (11.40) at the rain-soaked Stockton Invitational (April 1)…At the Oscar Moore Open (April 8), qualified for the 100-meter finals (seventh of 24, 11.02 in the preliminaries) and placed fourth of eight in the finals (10.77), while also finishing first of 26 in the 200-meter dash (21.88), with all three times being ECAC qualifiers…Turned in three more ECAC qualifiers at the Gwynedd Mercy Mid-Week Twilight Invitational (April 12), placing second of 36 in the 100-meter prelims (11.07), second of eight in the 100-meter finals (10.98) and second of 48 in the 200-meter dash (21.83)…Had an ECAC qualifier and finished third of 70 in the 100-meter dash (11.03) at the Widener Invitational (April 22), while also placing fourth of 94 in the 200-meter dash (22.51)…Finished seventh of 81 in the Lions Invitational (April 29) 100-meter dash with an ECAC-qualifier of 11.11…Competed in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes and also ran the leadoff leg of the 4x100 relay team at the NJAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 6-7)…In the 100-meter dash, placed fourth of 20 in the preliminaries (10.98) and fourth of eight in the finals (also a 10.98 clocking), both ECAC-qualifying times…In the NJAC 200-meter dash, qualified second of 29 (an ECAC time of 22.04) and finished sixth of six in the finals (22.58)…In the conference 4x100, the Raptors finished seventh of eight (45.90).
 
Indoor Track 2016-17:  Competed in six meets…Ran ECAC qualifiers in the 60-meter dash in all five meets competing in the event…Competed in the 200-meter dash in three meets, running an ECAC qualifier each time…Earned  NJAC Second Team in both the 60-meter dash and the 200-meer dash…Broke his own program record with a 6.99 clocking in the 60-meter dash at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 20)…Helped to set program records in the 1600 Sprint Medley (3:48.71) at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 9) and in the unique 4x160-meter relay (1:19.30) at the Widener Field Meet (Jan. 27)…Earned Rutgers-Camden Raptor of the Week honors on December 12, January 23 and February 13…Scored all 16 points for the Rutgers-Camden men’s team at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 27) with second-place finishes in the 60-meter dash (6.99, finishing second of eight in the finals after placing third of 24 with a 7.04 clocking in the qualifying heats) and the 200-meter dash (22.73, second of 23)…Opened his season at the Bow-Tie Classic (Dec. 5), qualifying in the 60-meter preliminaries (7.11, second of 27) and placing second of seven in the finals with an ECAC qualifier of 7.00 (at that time, a program record)…First of 45 in the 60-meter dash at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 9), notching an ECAC qualifier of 7.06…Also helped the 1600 sprint medley team set its program record (3:48.71) and finish sixth of eight…Set personal bests with a 6.993 in the 60-meter dash (a new program record, finishing 10th of 84) and 22.37 in the 200-meter dash (13th of 74) at the Gotham Cup (Jan. 20), both ECAC qualifiers…Part of the program-record 4x160-meter relay team (1:19.30) at the Widener Field Meet (Jan. 27)….At the St. Joseph’s Winter Invitational (Feb. 11), placed sixth of 80 in the 60-meter qualifying (7.12) and fourth of seven in the final (7.00), while tying for third of 95 in the 200-meter dash (22.87), with ECAC qualifiers in both events…Also helped the 4x200 team finish eighth of 18 (a1:36.27)…Capped his season with his NJAC Second Team honors at the conference championship, finishing third of 24 in the 60-meter qualifying (7.04) and setting his 6.99 program record to place second of eight in the finals…Also finished second of 23 in the 200-meter dash (22.73)…Both times were ECAC qualifiers, but he missed the ECAC Championships (March 3-4) due to injury.
 
Outdoor Track 2016: Competed in 10 meets, specializing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4x100 relay…Earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Second Team honors with both the 100-meter dash and the 4x100…Captured four NJAC Rookie of the Week honors, winning on April 18, April 25, May 2 and May 23…Earned ECAC Division III Metro/Upstate Rookie of the Week honors on April 20 and May 4…Established program records in the 100-meter dash (10.70, finishing second of seven in the Greyhound Invitational finals on April 16), the 200-meter dash (21.68 while finishing 12th of 47 at the Larry Ellis Invitational, April 23) and with as the 4x100 anchor (42.00, finishing eighth of 14, also at the Larry Ellis Invitational)…Anchored the 4x100 team at the Penn Relays, finishing with a time of 43.14 to place 43rd out of 77 in the race…Competed in three events at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier (May 16), placing fifth of 27 at 100 meters (10.95), fifth of 29 at 200 meters (22.01) and fourth of six in the 4x100 (42.24), all times being ECAC qualifiers…Qualified for the 100-meter finals at the ECAC Championships (May 18) by placing third of 31 in a 10.77 clocking…The next day at the ECAC meet, finished fifth of eight in the 100-meter finals (10.79), fourth of 28 at 200 meters (21.74) and sixth of 31 in the 4x100 (42.27)…Opened the season with a dominating performance at the Stockton Invitational (March 26), finishing first of 40 in the 100-meter dash (with an ECAC-qualifying 11.04 time) and first of 33 in the 200-meter dash (22.34)…Ran three more ECAC qualifiers at the Oscar Moore Open (April 1) while setting three short-lived program records: posted a 10.91clocking in the 100-meter qualifying (finishing first of 16), a 10.90 in the 100-meter finals (first of eight) and a 42.18 time in the 4x100 (third of five)…Beat 25 other competitors in the 100-meter dash (11.43) at the Osprey Open (April 9)…Lowered his program records three times, and ran three ECAC qualifiers, at the Greyhound Invitational (April 16) while placing first of 74 in the 100-meter qualifying (10.87), second of seven in the 100-meter finals (10.70) and first of 66 at 200 meters (21.72)…Finished 10th of 55 in the 100-meter dash (10.80, another ECAC qualifier) and notched his two program marks with ECAC qualifiers at 200 meters (21.68, 12th of 47) and on the 4x100 team (42.00, eighth of 14) while running at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 23)…Notched another ECAC qualifier at 10.93 in the 100-meter dash at the Lions’ Invitational (April 30), finishing third of 79.
 
Indoor Track 2015-16: Captured NJAC First Team honors in both the 60-meter dash and the 4x200 relay, earning conference titles in both events at the NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 22)…Four-time NJAC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 23, March 7)…Two-time ECAC Div. III Metro Rookie of the Week (Feb. 9, Feb. 24)…Three-time Rutgers-Camden Raptor of the Week (Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 29)…Named MVP of the men’s indoor track program…Ran three ECAC qualifiers in the 200- meter dash, two in the 60-meter dash and a pair of qualifiers as a part of the 4x200 relay team…Tied the program mark of 7.02 in the 60-meter dash in the preliminaries of the ECAC Division III Championships (March 4), while finishing seventh of 24 and qualifying for the final…Had a hand in all nine points for the Scarlet Raptors at the ECAC Division III Championships (March 4-5), finishing fifth as part of the 4x200 team (1:30.06, adjusted to 1:31.67 for the banked track) on March 4 and finishing eighth in the 60-meter finals (7.09) and fifth of 23 in the 200-meter dash (22.22, adjusted to 22.62) on March 5…At the NJAC Championships (Feb. 22), finished first of 26 in the 200-meter dash (22.52) and helped the 4x200 team finish first of eight (1:31.29) to earn conference titles in both events…Made his collegiate indoor debut at the Bow-Tie Classic (Dec. 5), finishing seventh of 47 in the 60-meter dash (7:20) and helping the 4x200 team place second of 15 (1:34.19)…At the Golden Bear Invitational at Kutztown University (Jan. 15), placed third of 47 in the 55-meter dash preliminaries (6.4 with a hand-held time) and second of 17 in the finals (6.2, hand-held), while also finishing eighth of 39 in the 200-meter dash (23.65)…Competing against athletes from  all NCAA divisions at the Gotham Cup (Jan. 22), finished 42nd of 89 in the 60-meter dash (7.23)…Finished fourth of 68 in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash (7.07) at the Ramapo College Indoor Select meet (Jan. 30), fourth of eight in the finals (7.05) and was fourth of 65 in the 200-meter dash (22.46, adjusted to 22.86 for the banked track)…Had another stellar performance at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 6), finishing fourth of 53 in the 60-meter dash (7.11), third of 57 in the 200-meter dash (22.67) and running the leadoff leg as the 4x200 team finished first of 17 (1:33.09)…Finished fourth of 58 (7.09) in the 60-meter dash at the Monmouth Invitational (Feb. 13) and second of 53 (22.64) in the 200-meter dash.
 
Cross Country 2015: Made his collegiate athletic debut at the Osprey Open (Sept. 26), running at the 8K Osprey Open…Posted a time of 45:34.14 to finish third on the team and 144th of 145 overall.
 
High School: Multi-sport athlete who earned 10 varsity letters at Williamstown High School…Captured four letters apiece in winter and spring track and added two football letters…First Team All-Tri-County Conference as a junior and a senior in the 200-meter dash…Tri-County Conference champion in the 55-meter dash as a senior, adding runner-up honors in the sectionals…Tri-County Conference Second Team in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore….Tri-County Conference Second Team in the 100-meter dash as a freshman …Graduated in 2015.
 
Personal: Born June 15, 1997…Enjoys working out…Accounting major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to attend graduate school and coach…Cameron is the son of Michelle and Carl Dobbins of Williamstown.