2025-26 Track & Field/XC Roster
Roster
NaJ Watson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charleston, S.C.
- High School:
- Phillip Simmons
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.
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.
