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John Watkins

John Watkins - Men's Track & Field - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Hometown Hoover, Ala.
Major Electrical Engineering
Last School Hoover High School
Event Jumps
Year Senior
John Watkins - Men's Track & Field - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

JOHN WATKINS CAREER STATS

Awards & Honors:

2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 All-ACC Second Team Outdoor (Men’s Triple Jump)
2023 ACC All-Academic Indoor
2023 All-ACC Second Team Indoor (Men’s Triple Jump)
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 All-ACC Academic Team Outdoor
2022 All-ACC Second Team Indoor (Triple Jump)
2022 All-ACC Academic Team Indoor

2023 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets … Opened the season with a win in the men’s triple jump (15.53m/50-11) at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Won the triple jump (15.57m/51-1) at the FSU Relays … Came in third in the triple jump (14.83m/48-8) at the Spec Towns Invite … Placed second in the triple jump (15.24m/50-0) at the Georgia Tech Invite … Earned All-ACC second team honors after placing sixth in the triple jump (15.32m/50-3.25) at the ACC Outdoor Championships … Finished 20th in the prelims of the triple jump (15.35m/50-4.5) at the NCAA East Preliminaries

2022-23 Indoor: Competed in seven meets … Placed second in the triple jump at the Clemson Opener (14.94m/49-0.25) at the Bob Pollock Invite (15.33m/50-3.5) … Finished fifth in the triple jump (15.00m/49-0.25) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Came in fourth place in the triple jump (15.10m/49-6.5) at the South Carolina Invite … Earn All-ACC Second Team honors with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump (15.48m/50-9.5) at the ACC Indoor Championships

2022 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets … Finished fourth in the triple jump (13.66m/44-9.75) at the Florida State Relays … Record a career-best mark of 6.87m (22-6.5) in the long jump at the Florida Relays … Placed third in the triple jump (15.15m/49-8.5) at the War Eagle Invite … Championed the triple jump (15.56m/51-0.75) at the Georgia Tech Invite … Placed fourth in the triple jump (14.81m/48-7.25) at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial Invite … Eighth-place finish in the triple jump (15.28m/50-1.75) at the ACC Outdoor Championships … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries, recording a mark of 13.60m (44-7.5)

2022 Indoor: Competed in five meets … Won the triple jump (14.39m/47-2.5) at the Clemson Orange & Purple Elite … Placed second in the triple jump (14.72m/48-3.5) at the Commodore Indoor meet … Fifth-place finish and personal-best mark of 15.81m (51-10.5) at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets … Placed seventh at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 15.24m (50’0″) … Posted a mark of 14.62m (47′ 11.75″) at NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round … Secured a personal best in the triple jump (15.61m, 51’2.75″) at the Crimson Tide Invitational … Turned in a mark of 15.48m (50.9.5″) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational

2021 Indoor: Competed in seven events … Placed 11th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 14.87m (49’9.5″) … Turned in season best of 15.07m (49′ 5.5″) at the Carolina Challenge … Posted a mark of 14.92m (48’11.5″) at the South Carolina Invitational

High School: Competed at Hoover High School… triple jump specialist… Member of four-time indoor state champion team (2016-2020)… Member of three-time outdoor state champion team (2016-2019)… New Balance National Triple Jump All-American (Indoor 2020)… U.S. #5 in Triple Jump (Indoor 2020)… AAU Club Triple Jump Champion (2019)… 2x Alabama Indoor Triple Jump State Champion (2019,2020)… Alabama Outdoor Triple Jump State Champion (2019)… Key member of Alabama Outdoor 4x400m State championship squad (2019)… All-State in Outdoor Triple Jump (2018)… Indoor All-State in Triple Jump (2018)… School Record in indoor triple jump (48’10.75″)… Magic City Invitational Triple Jump Meet Record Holder (47’5.5″)… Vestavia Hills King of the Mountain Triple Jump Meet Record Holder (48’03”)… Placed fourth in triple jump at New Balance Nationals…

Personal: Chose to attend Georgia Tech because the institution gives him the opportunity to receive the best education at one of the best schools in the nation, training under a phenomenal coach, and wants to attend school in Atlanta because he says it is a growing city… Enjoys listening to and exploring music, creating instrumentals, dancing, going on runs and making memories with friends.

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