Jessica Watkins

Photo by: DePaul Athletics

2016-17 (Sophomore)

Indoor:

Competed in six meets
Won the 60m Dash (7.64) at the Finals for the Chicagoland Championships (2/10)
Took fourth in the 60m Dash (7.69) at the Finals for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/25)
Took second in the 200m Dash (26.80) at the Chicagoland Championships (2/10)
Took fourth in the 200m Dash (25.04) at the Finals for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/25).

Outdoor:

Competed in seven meets
Took fourth in the 100m Dash (12.02) at the Finals for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13)
Took fifth in the 200m Dash (24.98) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13)
A member of the 4x100 relay team that won (47.14) the Benedictine NCAA Challenge (4/8)
A member of the 4x100 relay team that took second (46.70) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13).

2015-16 (Freshman)

Indoor:

Ran in seven meets
Finished sixth in the 60m dash at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/27) with a career best time of 7.78
Set a career best in the 200m dash at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/23) after a run of 26.90.

Outdoor:

Competed in six meets
Finished third in the 100m dash at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a time of 12.38
Recorded a fifth place finish in the 100m at the Illinois Open (5/4) after a run of 12.20
Set a career best (12.08) in the 100m at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/14) for a second place finish. Recorded a fourth place finish in the 200m dash at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) after a run of 26.02
Boasted a career best of 25.30 in the preliminaries of the 200m at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (5/13)
A member of the 4x100m relay team that won the event at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a time of 46.41, as well as at the ISU Pacesetter Invite (4/23) with a mark of 46.14
A member of the 4x100m relay team that finished second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (5/14) with a time of 46.44.

High School:

Team MVP in 2013 and 2015
Finished 10th at the IHSA Track and Field State Championships in 2012 and 2015
Made the All-Academic Team from 2012-2015
Holds high school record in the 4x100 relay
State champion in the 4x100 relay in 2012 and 2015
Finalist at the state championships for the 100m (2013-2015) and 200m (2013 and 2015)
In 2015, placed fourth in the 100m and seventh in the 200m at the state championship and made All-Conference.

Personal: