Georgia Southern University Athletics

Honors and Awards
First Team Outdoor All-Sun Belt (2025)
1x SBC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
GS Dean's List Spring 2025
Second Team Indoor All-Sun Belt (2025)
SBC Outdoor Performer of the Year (2024)
All-SBC Outdoor First Team (2024)
SBC Outdoor Championships High Point Scorer (2024)
SBC Indoor Performer of the Year (2024)
All-SBC Indoor First Team (2024)
SBC Indoor Championship High Point Scorer (2024)
First-team Indoor All-Sun Belt in 2023
Second-team Outdoor All-Sun Belt in 2023
Outdoor Sun Belt Track Athlete of the Week 2023

Junior (2024-25) - Indoor: Competed in all four meets • Set a personal best 7.36 in the 60m dash to move into second all-time in program history • Took third in the 60m at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships • Placed second in the 200m at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships with a time of 23.38 tying personal best and second in school history. Outdoor: Competed in eight events, setting school records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m • Earned gold in the 100 and 4x100 and silver in the 200 at the SBC Outdoor Championship • Part of the SBC record-breaking team in the 4x100 with a time of 43.73 • Broke school record in the 200 at the Sunday Night Qualifier with a time of 22.69 • Made the finals at the NCAA East Regional in both the 100 and 200, finishing 14th and 16th, respectively.

Sophomore (2023-24) – Indoor: Named Sun Belt Indoor Performer of the Year, All-SBC Indoor First Team, and High Point Scorer at the Indoor Championship • Ran a 23.38 to claim the 200m at the SBC Indoor Championships • Member of the 4x400 team that set a meet and school record at the SBC Indoor Championship with a time of 3:40.99 • Tied the school record in the 60m with a personal best 7.39 at the conference championship. Outdoor: Named Sun Belt Outdoor Performer of the Year, All-SBC Outdoor First Team and High Point Scorer at the Outdoor Championships • Competed in all six events • Set school records in both the 100m (11.41) and 200m (23.19) at the SBC Outdoor Championships, including winning the 200m finals and preliminary rounds • Clinched a spot in the 200m quarterfinals at NCAA Regionals with a run of 23.54 • Placed 23rd in the quarterfinals.

Freshman (2022-23): Made an immediate impact for the Eagles in her freshman season, setting several school records and earning two All-Sun Belt honors at the end of the season ... Broke the school record for the 200 meter dash in the very first meet of the outdoor season ... Named SBC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on March 22 ... Qualified for NCAAs after finishing third in the 200 meter dash at the SBC Outdoor Championships ... Won a bronze medal in the 100 meter dash at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in July with a time of 11.42.

Prep: Nine-time state champion for coaches Emma Santor and Cory Magwood at Philip Simmons High School • Owns school records in the 100 (11.74), 200 (24.33) and 400 (56.61) • 2018 400m state champion, 2019 200m state champion, 2021 100m, 200m, and 400m state champion • 2021 team state champion, three-time team region champion • Named all-state twice.

Personal: Born NaJhyrai Watson Feb. 24, in Charleston, South Carolina • The daughter of Jonette and Alec Watson • Has three siblings, Dajhanique, Alex and Aaron.

Major: Plans to major in social work.