Justin Watson is a two-time All-Gulf South Conference (2016, 2017) performer and a 2017 NCAA Division II All-South Region honoree...
UNA 2017: UNA’s top runner throughout 2017...Finished first at the Stan Sims Invitational in Kennesaw, Ga., with a time of 25:59.3...Ninth at the Rhodes Invitational and second at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic...Tenth at the Watson Ford Invitational and 13th at both the Gulf South Conference Championships and the NCAA Division II South Regional... Earned second-team All-Gulf south Conference and All-South Region honors...
UNA 2016: UNA’s top individual finisher in five of the team’s six events in 2016...Top finish was fourth at the Watson Ford Invitational with a time of 26:19...He helped lead the UNA men to a team win at that event...Had five top 16 finishes, including ninth at the Rhodes College Invitational...Finished 13th at the Gulf South Conference Championships and 26th at the NCAA Division II South Regional...Earned second-team All-GSC honors and also earned a spot on the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll...
UNA 2015: Finished as UNA’s top runner in the first two meets of the season and then missed the remainder of the year due to injury…Finished fourth at the Fleet Feet/Earl Jacoby Memorial and sixth at the Sewanee Invitational…He received a medical redshirt for the season...At the UNA Athletics Lion Pride Awards, he was voted the Most Inspirational teammate for the second year in a row…
UNA 2014: Ran in all seven meets for the Lions in 2014...Top finish was 10th at the Choctaw DII Challenge...38th at the Gulf South Conference Championships and 64th at the NCAA Division II South Regional...
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran at Lauderdale County High School under coach Auburn Wilson…Earned all-state honors in 2013…
PERSONAL: Full name is Justin Watson…Born on May 22, 1996…Son of Michael and Lorien Watson and has two siblings…Majoring in Computer Science.
2014 Meets
Fleet Feet/Earl Jacoby Memorial 38th 27:49
Rhodes College Invitational 52nd 27:52
Watson Ford Invitational 11th 27:13
Falcon Classic 61st 28:49
Choctaw DII Challenge 10th 26:40
Gulf South Conference Championships 38th 27:44
NCAA Division II South Regional 64th 35:13
2015 Meets
Sewanee Invitational 6th 26:41
Fleet Feet/Earl Jacoby Memorial 4th 26:52
2016 Meets
Jacksonville State Invitational 16th 15:53
Rhodes College Invitational 9th 26:09
UAH Invitational 13th 26:28
Watson Ford Invitational 4th 26:19
Gulf South Conference Championships 13th 25:58
NCAA Division II South Regional 26th 33:24
2017 Meets
Stan Sims Invitational 1st 25:59
Rhodes Invitational 9th 26:33
2017 Greater Louisville Classic 2nd 26:05
MC Watson Ford Invitational 10th 27:04
Gulf South Conference Championships 13th 25:26
NCAA Division II South Regional 13th 33:37
