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2021-22 Track and Field

Daiquain Watson

Daiquain Watson

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Altoona, Pa.
  • High School:
    Altoona Area
  • Events:
    Jumps
  • Major:
    General Studies

Summary

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022 Outdoor (Senior): At the Horizon League Outdoor Championships, was second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump...had a career-best mark of 14.81m in the triple jump at the league meet...had a mark of 7.27m in the long jump...was third in the long jump at the Tennessee Relays.

2022 Indoor (Senior): Placed third in the long jump and triple jump at the Horizon League Championships...had a leap of 7.42m in the long jump and 14.70m in the triple jump...won the triple jump at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 14.39m...was third in the long jump at the YSU College Invite...placed second in the long jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge.

2021 Outdoor (Junior): Finished eighth in the triple jump at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships with a 13.83m jump...took 10th in the long jump at the conference championships, jumping 6.41m...posted season-best marks of 14.35m in the triple jump and 7.18 in the long jump at the N.C. State Raleigh Relays.

2021 Indoor (Senior): Earned a runner-up finish in the long jump at the Horizon League Indoor Championships with a 7.07m mark...recorded season-best marks of 7.09m in the long jump (YSU Collegiate Invitational) and 13.78m in the triple jump (YSU Mid-Major Invitational).

2020 Indoor (Junior): Finished as the runner-up in the long jump while breaking his own school record with a mark of 7.49m...placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 13.80m at the Horizon League Championships...recorded a season-best triple jump of mark of 14.23m at the Akron Invitational. 

2019 Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished as the runner-up in the long jump with a leap of 6.82m...placed sixth in the high jump clearing a season-best height of 1.94m...took ninth in the triple jump with a mark of 13.00m at the Horizon League Championships...had season-best marks of 13.40m in the triple jump and 6.96m in the long jump both coming at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational. 

2019 Indoor (Sophomore): Won the long jump with a mark of 7.15m...placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 14.11m...took seventh in the high jump after clearing a mark of 1.91m at the Horizon League Championships. 

2018 Outdoor (Freshman): Placed third in the high jump with a height of 1.98m...was fourth in the long jump with a distance of 7.20m...took fifth place in the triple jump with 13.69m at the Horizon League Championships.

2018 Indoor (Freshman): Finished first in the long jump with 7.11m...placed fourth in triple jump with 13.72m...placed fourth in high jump with 1.78m at the Horizon League Championships.

High School: Became Altoona Area's first athlete to place in three events at the State Championships at the indoor meet...was a standout in the jumping events competing in the long, triple and high jumps...at the 2017 Pennsylvania AAA meet was 17th in the high jump (6-0)...had an outdoor best of 6-4 in the high jump...best leap in the triple jump was 44-11 and best in the long jump was 22-5.25...at the 2017 PTFCA Indoor State Championships was sixth in the high jump (6-4), sixth in the long jump (22-0) and seventh in the triple jump (44-9.25)...had a best high jump of 6-6 and long jump of 22-0.25 during the indoor slate...as a junior was 16th at the state outdoor meet in the high jump...coach was Mike Adams.

Personal: Mother is Tiffany Watson...has two sisters and a brother...academic interest is exercise science...recipient of the 2021-22 Penguin Club Athletic Scholarship. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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