2025 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Dejia Robert was the Scarlet Raptors’ top runner in all seven of her meets during her first season with the Rutgers-Camden cross country program. After earning her first collegiate letter during the 2025 fall season, she joins the indoor track program this winter.
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Cross Country 2025: Led the Raptors at all seven meets, beginning with the season-opening Back to the Bowl Invitational on Sept. 6, where she finished 27th of 74 overall and posted a 23:49.50 clocking in her lone 5K race of the season…Placed eighth of 75 in a time of 27:17.74 in her first 6K race, the United East Preview (Sept. 12)…Finished 62nd of 158 runners at the Osprey Open (Sept. 20) in a time of 26:41.19…Placed 21st of 69 in the Jack Saint Clair Memorial (Oct. 11) with a 26:00.26 clocking…Posted a time of 25:33.1 to finish 27th of 154 at the Border Battle Open meet (Oct. 18)…Finished 32nd out of 90 runners at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (Nov. 1) in a time of 25:28.2…Posted her 6K PR time of 25:00.6 in her final meet of the season, finishing 93rd of 194 at the NCAA Metro Regional (Nov. 15).
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High School: Captured eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Gloucester City High School…Coached by Elizabeth Light…All-Conference First Team in cross country as a senior…All-Conference Second Team in cross country as a junior…National Honor Society…Honor Roll student…Graduated in 2025.
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Personal: Born March 4, 2007…First name pronounced “Day-juh”…Hobbies include running and reading…Undeclared major at Rutgers-Camden…Post-graduation plans include “travel while being able to help people”…Dejia is the daughter of Lisa Williams and Gerson Robert of Gloucester.
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