Stony Brook University Athletics

2018-19 America East Man of the Year

2018-19 (Graduate Student)
Outdoor: Won the 3000m at the Stony Brook University Snow Flake Spring Opener in a time of 8:26.68… Placed fifth in the 5000m at the 2019 Colonial Relays with a time of 14:25.12… Came second in the 5000m at the America East Championships… Ran a personal best in the 5000m at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing seventh in a time of 14:21.89.   

Indoor: Placed sixth in the mile at the Mets Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 4:19.02… Helped his DMR team place fifth at the Mets Track and Field Championships… Finished third in the America East Championships with his DMR team… Came seventh in the 3000m at the America East Championships with a time of 8:23.50… Ran the 3000m in 8:17.76 at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Cross Country: Finished third at the Stony Brook Season Opener with a time of 18:16.40... Ran in the Coast to Coast Battle and finished with a time of 25:05.4... Finished 11th in the America East Championship with a time of 25:02.88... Named to All-Conference Second Team... Finished with a time of 33:43.1. at the NCAA Regionals... Seventh place finish at the IC4A's with a time of 23:07.

2017-18 (Senior)  
Indoor: came in fourth with the men’s distance medley (10:38.33) and placed fifth in the men's mile with a time of 4:22:10 at the Mike Massone Invitational... took second in the men's 3000m run with a time of 8:19.80 at the Penn 8-Team Select… came in second in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:28.62 at the Dr. Sander’s Invitational… competed in the men's 3000m (8:17.46) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational… won the men's 3000m run with a time of 8:20.25 and came in fourth with a time of 14:09.05 in the men's 5000m run at the America East Indoor Championships… came in second in the men's 3000m run with a time of 8:03.34 at the IC4A Championships…

Cross Country: Ran in the Paul Short Invitational Open (24:59)… competed in the Princeton Invitational (25:25.0)… ran in the America East Championships (26:47.38)… apart of the men’s cross country America East Championship Team…  

2016-2017 (Junior)
Outdoor: Placed third in the 3000m (8:25.90) at the Stony Brook Quad Meet (3/23)... ran the 5K (14:39.83) at the Colonial Relay (4/1)... took second in the 3000m run (8:29.60) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22)... ran a season's best time of 14:20.74 in the 5000m at the Penn Relays (4/28)... won the 5000m run (14:36.25) at the America East Outdoor Championships (5/7) 

2015-16 (Sophomore) 
Ran in four meets … Finished ninth in the 8K Wolfie Invitational 26:48.3 (9/12) … Recorded a 17th-place finish 25:53.1 in the 8K America East Championships on the Seawolves’ home course (10/31) … Part of the contingent that represented the Seawolves at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/13).

2014-15 (Freshman)
Ran in four meets … Finished 17th (25:38.2) in the 8K America East Championships (11/1) … Part of the contingent that represented the Seawolves at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/14).

High School 
Five-year letter winner at Islip High School...was a distance runner...captained the team his senior year...broke school records in the 1,000-meters as a senior and in the mile as a junior....crowned two-mile champion at the N.Y. Relays as a senior...Tier Two All-American and All-State as a senior...four-time All-League selection....selected All-Division as a sophomore, junior and senior...placed on the All-County and All-Long Island teams during his junior and senior years...earned All-Eastern State accolades as a junior and Long Island Champion status as a senior...Scholar-Athlete...Principal's High Honor Roll.

Personal 
Son of Michael and Louisa Watts...brother of James and Emily...father was a national honorable mention track runner at C.W. Post..