JahlahneeWatkins

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Personal Bests:

Indoor:

200 – 21.41

300 – 33.80

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

In The Record Book:

• Ranks 5th all-time in the UK all-time performers list in the indoor 300m with a time of 33.80 set in 2024

2023-24 (Graduate)

Indoor

• Placed 2nd in the 300m with a time of 34.71 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
• Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 3rd with a time of 3:19.52 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
• Placed 7th with a personal best time of 33.80 in the 300m at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
• Member of 4×400 team that placed 7th with a time of 3:18.03 at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
• Placed 13th with a time of 48.41 in the 400m at the Corky Classic
• Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 16th with a time of 3:16.46 at the Razorback Invitational
• Placed 25th with a time of 21.71 in the 200m at the Razorback Invitational
• Placed 56th with a time of 48.33 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational

2021-22 (Junior) (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 …