Cole Robbins and Jolie McWilliams of Durant High School have been selected as the Shamrock Bank Impact Athlete and Performing Arts Students of the month for March 2025.
A junior, Robbins is a three-year starter on the DHS baseball and football teams.
In the spring, Cole spends his time moving between the infield and pitching. In his first two seasons, he led the team in stolen bases, runs scored and ranked near the top in drawing walks. As a freshman, he was named all-honorable mention All-District at shortstop and then followed that up by being named All-District third baseman his sophomore year.
On the mound, Robbins has been the ace and the workhorse of the pitching staff. Over his freshman and sophomore campaigns, he led the team in victories, innings pitched and strikeouts. This season, as a district starter, he has continued to pitch well topping the club in innings pitched and is second in strikeouts.
At the plate, Cole is hitting a robust .382 and continues to be a base stealing threat.
“Cole is an outstanding competitor on and off the field,” DHS baseball coach JW Parsons said. ” When Cole is on the mound, we play with confidence because we know he is going to give us a chance.”
“I have had the privilege to watch Cole grow from his little league days and now have the honor of coaching him at the varsity level. His hard work and dedication is paying off.”
In the fall, Cole has been a key component of the DHS football team since joining the varsity
As a sophomore, he led the team in rushing with 819 yards and eight touchdowns. In addition, Cole was one of the top tacklers out of secondary. Robbins took over as quarterback this past fall and turned in solid numbers. He ran for 44o yards with ten rushing touchdowns and completed 109-202 passes for 1206 yards and six aerial scores. He was also named All-District quarterback.
In addition, Robbins hones his skills by powerlifting and by participating in seven-on-seven off season football and summer travel baseball.
He also works as a summer lifeguard at the Durant city pool.
Cole has compiled a 3.6 grade point average and is weighing options for college choices based off recruitment in both football and baseball. He has yet to decide on a major. But, is leaning heavily toward marine biology.
His parents are Jeremy and Megan Robbins. He has one brother, Madden.
Jolie Noell McWilliams has been quite active and impactful during her stay at DHS.
The senior has been a member of the Honor Show Choir for three years, has competed in Competitive Speech and Drama for three years and is a two-time All-District tenor saxophonist in the “Pride of Durant Band” during her four years. In addition, she has studied voice with Deborah Clements and has performed with the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival
Jolie’s acting and drama credits include the Southeastern production of “The Lightning Thief”, “Charlotte” in the DHS Drama production of “Charlotte’s Web”, “Glinda” in the OSF Performing Arts Academy presentation of “The Wizard of Oz” and as the “Mayor”in the OSF summer production of “Spongebob: The Musical.”
Her hobbies are reading, writing and learning languages.
A member of the All-Academic team, Jolie plans to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University where she has been accepted into the Honors Program. There, she plans to major in Integrated Studies of Performance with a minor in Music.
Her parents are Joey and Jodie McWilliams. She has four siblings, twin brother Joseph, along with Jayla and Jacelyn Woods and Jenna Hild.
Congratulations to Cole Robbins and Jolie McWilliams selected as the Shamrock Bank Impact Athlete and Performing Arts Students of the month for March 2025.
