Ayende Watson –
TFRRS PROFILE (with GWU)
School Records: *Last Updated 5/19/2023
T9th - Indoor Long Jump - 6.74m (22-01.50) at Carolina Challenge (1/20/2023)
6th - Indoor Triple Jump - 14.03m (46-00.50) at Big South Indoor Championships (2/24/2023)
8th - Outdoor Long Jump - 6.94m (22-09.50) at Big South Outdoor Championships (5/10/2023)
6th - Outdoor Triple Jump - 13.91m (45-07.75) at Big South Outdoor Championships (5/10/2023)
2023 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Recorded a career-best in the 100m with a 11.13 (1.4) at the Charlotte Invitational (4/28-29) over the six meets competed in ... Notched all outdoor bests and scored points in all three events at the Big South Championships (5/10-12) ... Was 5th in the long jump with a 6.94m (2.8) (22' 9.25") and 6th in the triple jump at 13.91m (1.7) (45' 7.75") ... Finished 6th in the 4x100 at the event with a 42.83.
2022-2023 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in four events during the indoor season ... Had a season-best in indoor in the long jump at the Carolina Challenge (1/20-21) with a 6.74m (22' 1.5") ... Scored at the Big South Championships in the triple jump with a 14.03m (46' 0.5") for 5th.
TFRRS PROFILE (with Virginia)
2022 Outdoor at Virginia: Placed third in the long jump at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Placed second in the long jump at the Virginia High Performance meet ... Recorded season-best long jump mark at the Virginia Challenge (7.28m / “23’10.75”).
2022 Indoor at Virginia: Placed 10th in the long jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational (7.02m / 23’0.5?) ... Leaped 14.46m (47’5.25?) in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Competed in the long jump and triple jump at the Hokie Invitational ... Competed in the long jump at the VT Challenge.
2021 Outdoors at Virginia: Posted PB in LJ (7.35m / 24' 1.5?) at Virginia Grand Prix ... Won the triple jump at UVA opener and was second in long jump.
2021 Indoors at Virginia: Competed in long jump at ACC Championships ... Was fifth in long jump at Virginia Tech Invitational.
2020 Outdoor at Virginia: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor at Virginia: Competed in the long jump and triple jump at the ACC Championship ... Won the long jump at the Navy Invitational ... Finished third in the long jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational and fifth in the Hokie Invitational ... Recorded a season-best jump of 7.23m (23’8.75?) in the long jump at the Navy Invitational II.
2019 Outdoor at Virginia: Advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in the long jump ... Finished third in the long jump at the ACC Championships, recording All-ACC honors ... Jumped 14.77m at the ACC Championships in the triple jump to place 12th ... Recorded a wind-assisted jump of 7.56m (24’9.75?) in the long jump at the ACC Championships ... Captured a season-best wind-legal long jump mark of 7.21m (23’8?) on his final attempt at the ACC Championships
2019 Indoor at Virginia: Earned second-team All-ACC honors with a sixth-place finish in the long jump at the ACC Championships ... Recorded a career-best jump of 7.41m (24’3.75?) at the ACC Championships in the long jump, seventh-best jump in school history and third-best jump by a UVA freshman ... Finished ninth in the triple jump at the ACC Championships ... Placed second in the long jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge, third at the Keydet Invitational and fourth at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
High School: Captured a career-best record of 7.25m (23’9.5?) in the long jump and a career-best jump of 14.57m (47’9.5?) in the triple jump ... Named first-team All-Metro in 2016 and 2017 and third-team All-State in 2018
Personal: Son of Antonio and Carla Watson ... Has four brothers, Isaiah, Antonio, Jamal and Jordan, and two sisters, Miya and Ayana
