Attended East High School in Sioux City, Iowa. High School accomplishments – State indoor 880 Champion as a sophomore. National Junior Olympic Champion – 1:52.5 Runner-up at the Prep All-American Meet at a junior – 1:52.3 State Mile Team Individual Champion – 4:23.0 All-Time 880 record holder – 1:52.3 Anchored four relay teams to Drake Relays and four State Meet titles. At Kansas State University – Three time Big 8 indoor Champion – meet record in 1977. Double Champion in the 600 and 880 – 1976. 1976 – Team Champions at the Big 8 indoor meet, Ran leg of the mile relay team, Named the meet’s Most Valuable Athlete. Twice NCAA 880 indoor Champion. Best Times – 800 – 1:47.1 at the Drake Relays – 1977. Mile – 4:07 at Missouri – 1977 400 – 48.1 and 46.1 relay splits. Robert Graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering and a 3.97 grade point, along with being named to the Dean’s List all four years.