Track & Field

JahlahneeWatkins

  • position Sprints
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bronx, New York
  • High school Cardinal Hayes
  • Previous School Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Major Exercise Physiology

https://tfrrs.org/athletes/7502785/Maryland_Eastern_Shore/Jahlanhnee_Watkins.html

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

200 – 21.41

400 – 47.48

LJ – 23’7.25″/7.19m

Outdoor:

200 – 21.08 (0.8)

400 – 46.73

Career Accolades:

  • First Team All-MEAC 4×400 Relay (2023)
  • Second Team All-MEAC 400m (2022, 2023)
  • Track and Field MVP (2022)
  • Coaches Award (2023)

Academic Accolades:

  • MEAC Academic Awards 2020-2023

2021-22 (Senior) (Maryland Eastern Shore):

Outdoor:

Placed second in the 400m at the Norfolk Invitational … Had second fastest qualifying time at the MEAC Outdoor Championships …

Indoor:

Placed second at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships in the 400m with a 47.76 … Third in the 400m at the Liberty Open … Second in the 400m at the UMES Invite/Combined … Second in the 400m at the HBCU Showcase …

2020-21 (Sophomore) (Maryland Eastern Shore):

Outdoor:

Lost season due to Covid 19 Pandemic …

Indoor:

Lost season due to Covid 19 Pandemic …

2019-20 (Freshman) (Maryland Eastern Shore):

Outdoor:

Lost season due to Covid 19 Pandemic …

Indoor:

Won the long jump at the Cappy Anderson Invitational … Won the Long Jump at the Great Dane Classic … Third in both the 400 meters and the long jump at the Eastern Shore Multies & Combined meet … Also part of the winning 4×400 relay team at the Eastern Shore Multies & Combined meet …

High School: Was a part of the track & field team … Varsity MVP for indoor and outdoor track 2019 … Topped the Cardinal Hayes High School record in the 300 meters with a time of 34.40 in 2019 …

Personal: Born January 8, 2001 … Son of Denise and Mark Watkins … Has one sister, Mi-ah and one brother, Amon-Ra … Exercise science major at Maryland Eastern Shore … After graduating, Watkins wants to attend graduate school and continue his education in exercise science … One of his best non-athletic accomplishments was winning a citizenship award from a pool of students from all the catholic high schools in New York … His favorite sports moment was during his senior year of high school when he was qualified for all his events for the New Balance Nationals … Enjoys watching YouTube videos in his free time … Goal for his freshman season is to make sure that his presence is felt and that he qualifies for MEAC Championships … His goal before graduating is to qualify for the NCAA Championships …

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