Samantha Watson

Samantha "Sammy" Watson (born November 10, 1999) is an American middle-distance runner from New York.

"Sammy Watson" redirects here. For the Aboriginal Australian activist and writer, see Sammy Watson Jnr.
Samantha Watson
Watson in 2018
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-11-10) November 10, 1999
Rochester, New York, U.S.
EducationTemple University
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres, Mile
College teamTexas A&M '19
Rush-Henrietta Senior High School 2017
Turned pro2019
Coached byDerek Thompson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 52.69 (2015)
800 m: 2:00.36 (2023)
1500 m: 4:21.45 (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
IAAF World U20 Championships
2018 Tampere800 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Bydgoszcz4x400 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Bydgoszcz800 m
IAAF World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Cali800 m
Gold medal – first place2015 CaliM4x400 m

Career

Watson placed fourth in 800 m in 2:04.11 at 2020 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships.[1]

Watson placed sixth in 800 at 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa in a time of 2:01.70.[2][3]

Watson placed 11th in 800 meters at 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres in Tampere, Finland in a time of 2:03.95.

Watson placed first in 800 meters at 2018 USA U20 Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Bloomington, Indiana in a time of 2:01.46.

Sammy Watson finished sixth on Sunday, June 25, 2017 in the 800 meters at the United States National Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, California.[4]

A time of 2:43.18 at 1,000 meters, set at altitude during the prelims 2017 USATF Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, bettered the national high school record of 2:43.43 set in 2005 by Sarah Brown. In the final she lowered the record to 2:40.72 in placing fourth among a field of professional athletes.[5]

Sammy Watson's 800 meters mark broke the 1974 national record of 2:01.8 set by Mary Decker and it is also the U.S. Junior record. Video: Sammy Watson After Running 2:01.78 800 to Break Mary Decker's HS Record.[6]

International accolades for Sammy Watson include winning gold-medal as a 2016 World junior title in the 800 meters while and running on the gold-medal 4x400 relay.[7] Watson made her second Team USA in Clovis, California at USA Junior (U20) Outdoor Track and Field Championships winning the 800 meters title in a time of 2:02.91.[8]

In 2015, she was the World youth champion in the 800 meters. Watson was 15 when she claimed the World Youth 800m title in 2:03.54 after winning 2015 USA Junior Olympics 15-16 year old 800 meters title in a time of 2:08.73 and 15-16 year old 400 meters title in a time of 54.31 in Jacksonville, Florida.[9]

Representing the  United States
IAAF Championships
20182018 IAAF World Junior (U20) Championships11th800 m2:03.95
20162016 IAAF World Junior (U20) Championships1st800 m2:04.52
1st4x400 m3:29.11
20152015 IAAF World Youth (U18) Championships1st800 m2:03.54
1stMixed 4 × 400 metres relay3:19.54
USA Track and Field Championships
Representing Adidas
20222022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships10th800 m2:00.90
2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships6th800 m2:03.92
20212020 United States Olympic Trials31st800 m2:03.83
20202020 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships4th800 m2:04.11
20192019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[10]6th800 m2:01.70
Representing Texas A&M University
2018USA Junior (U20) Outdoor Track and Field Championships[11]1st800 m2:01.46
Representing Rush-Henrietta High School
20172017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[12]6th800 m2:00.99
2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships[13]4th1000 m2:40.72
2016USA Junior (U20) Outdoor Track and Field Championships[14]1st800 m2:02.91
2015USA Junior (U18) Outdoor Track and Field Championships[15]1st800 m2:01.46
2014USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships[16]3rd400 m54.94
2nd800 m2:06.35

NCAA

Watson placed first in 800 meters in a time of 2:04.21 at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Watson placed first in 800 meters in a time of 2:03.37 at the 2018 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Watson placed third in 800 in a time of 2:02.65 at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas after winning her first title in the 800 m at 2018 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Watson ran on the 4th place Distance medley relay at Southeastern Conference final. Watson ran a time of 2:42.12 in the 1,000m which ranks seventh on the collegiate indoor all-time list and bettered the Texas A&M University school record of 2:43.15 set last season by Jasmine Fray. Texas A&M's Sammy Watson anchored the Aggie distance medley relay to a school and meet record of 11:12.06 to win the event at the Ted Nelson Invitational.[17]

Representing Texas A&M University
YearSoutheastern Conference
Indoor track and field
Championships		NCAA
Indoor
Championships		Southeastern Conference
Outdoor track and field
Championships		NCAA Division I
Outdoor track and field
Championships
2018800 m 1st
2:04.25		800 m 3rd
2:02.65		800 m 1st
2:03.37		800 m 1st
2:04.21
DMR 4th
11:21.86		4x400 m 5th
3:29.61

[18]

Prep

In the 800m, Watson's 2:00.65 ranks third all-time in United States high school and she also produced five of the top 10 all-time performances. Watson's career best times by Watson from her high school career include 52.69 (400 meters), 1:27.13 (600 meters indoors), 2:00.65 (800 meters), 4:22.09 (1,500 meters) and 4:47.49 (mile indoors). In 2017 indoor season, Watson established national high school records at 600 meters (1:27.13), 800 meters (2:01.78) and 1,000 meters (2:40.72 A).[19]

In the 2017 outdoor track season, Watson placed 5th in a time of 55.90 in 400 meters and 2nd in one mile invitational section in 4:47.72 at Arcadia Invitational in April 2017,[20] ran 2:01.47 placed 3rd behind 1:59.87 winner Charlene Lipsey and runner up Chrishuna Williams in 800 meters at Prefontaine Classic in May 2017,[21] placed 2nd in a time of 2:00.78 behind 1:59.57 winner Charlene Lipsey in 800 meters on June 2 at Adidas Boost Boston Games,[22] and won 800 meters title in a time of 2:05.70 at 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor in Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina on June 18, 2017 (1 week before USA Outdoor in Sacramento, California).

References
  1. "In Chestnut Hill, world class runners are training for the Olympics". March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. "Ajee Wilson dashes to gold in women's 800 at 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships - NBC Sports". YouTube. July 28, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. "Thankful for a healthy and strong race tonight😊 2:01.7 for 6th place. this is just the beginning for young rookie Sammy WATSON #adidasrunning". July 28, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. "Samantha Watson Finishes Sixth At The USATF Championships Billy Cvecko". June 25, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. "Sammy Watson Obliterates 1K National Record By Three Seconds". FloTrack. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. "Ajee' Wilson smashes American indoor 800m record, earns USATF Athlete of the Week". February 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  7. "24 JUL 2016 REPORT BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND REPORT: WOMEN'S 4X400M – IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS BYDGOSZCZ 2016". Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  8. "2016 USATF Junior National Championship Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Buchanan's Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis CA; 1560 N Minnewawa". http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Live-Results.aspx. June 25, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. "2015 USATF JO National Championship Results - 7/27/2015 to 8/2/2015 University of Florida Hodges Stadium". August 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. "2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results - Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships - Drake Stadium - Drake University Des Moines, Iowa July 25-28". July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  11. "2018WOMEN'S 800M FINAL - USATF JUNIOR OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  12. "2017 USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California". June 25, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  13. "2017 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 3/3/2017 Albuquerque Convention Center". March 3, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  14. "2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California". June 26, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  15. "2015 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championship Young Women 800 m Final - Benedictine University - Lisle, IL". July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  16. "2014 UATF JO National Championship Results - 7/21/2014 to 7/27/2014 Turner Stadium, Humble, TX". July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  17. "SEC Track and Field Weekly Honors". Southeastern Conference. January 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  18. "Sammy Watson Texas A&M track - cross country results - Track and Field Results Reporting System". TFRRS. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  19. "ALL-USA Watch: Sammy Watson breaks national record in 1k twice". USA Today. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  20. "2017 Arcadia Invitational Results". Athletic.net. April 8, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  21. "Prefontaine Classic Results - 5/26/2017 to 5/27/2017 Hayward Field, EUGENE - USA". Preclassic.Runnerspace.com. May 27, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  22. "2017 Adidas Boost Boston Games Results". Adidas Boost Boston Games & Prime Time Timing (pttiming.com). June 2, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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