The 5-foot-9 junior won the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.34 seconds and the 1500-meter run in 4:22:09 at the state championship meet this past season. The state's returning Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Watson also won the 800 at
Watson has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom.
A talented musician and a peer mentor in her school, she has volunteered locally on behalf of youth track camps and community clean-up initiatives.