Drew Watson Season 2018

Drew Watson Season 2018

PositionAA
Height5-2
ClassFreshman
HometownTyler, Texas

Career Highs
Vault
 - 9.975 at Arkansas (2/21/20); at NCAA Regional Final (4/2/22)
Bars - 9.900 vs. LSU (1/11/19); vs. Arkansas (2/15/19)
Beam - 9.875 vs. Arkansas (2/15/19); at Elevate (3/9/19); vs. Alabama (1/10/20); at LSU (1/17/20); at Georgia (2/2/20)
Floor - 9.925 vs. Kentucky (2/25/22); vs. Florida (3/4/22)
All-Around - 39.625 vs. Arkansas (2/15/19)

Awards and Honors
2022 NCAA All-America First Team – vault
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 All-SEC
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 First Year All-America (Vault)
2020 All-SEC
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 All-SEC
2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
2018 First-Year SEC Academic team
 
2022: Big contributor on vault and floor as a fifth year … Secured first team All-America honors at the NCAA Championship, finishing fourth on vault with a 9.925 (4/14) … Her 9.910 NQS on vault finished tied for 17th nationally … Tied her career high as well as an Auburn program record with a 9.975 on vault at the NCAA Regional Final (4/2) … Picked up three vault titles on the year and scored a 9.9 or better nine times … Opened the season with a 9.95 at North Carolina (1/7) … Her 9.925s vs. Missouri (2/11) and at Michigan (3/12) gave her the event titles … Scored back-to-back 9.925s on floor to set career highs – vs. Kentucky (2/25) and Florida (3/4) … Eight scores of 9.85 or better on floor this season … Had a 9.9 vs. Alabama (1/28).

2021: Scored a 9.9 three separate times on vault this season – vs. Georgia (2/19), at Florida (2/26), vs. Arkansas (3/5) … Earned a 9.875 twice – vs. LSU (2/5), at Missouri (2/12) … Her score at Missouri awarded her the vault title … Finished with a 9.894 NQS on vault, which finished eighth in the Central Region … Scored a 9.85 on beam against LSU (2/5) … Reached a season high on floor against LSU with a 9.9 … Matched that score at the 2021 SEC Championship (3/20), earning All-SEC recognition … Scored a 9.8 or better four times on floor this season – vs. Florida (1/8), at Alabama (1/22), vs. Georgia (2/19), vs. Arkansas … Finished with a 9.869 NQS on floor … Competed in the all-around once at Alabama.

2020: Put together one of the best seasons on vault in program history, earning first team All-America with a 9.92 NQS to finish seventh nationally … Competed in the All-Around in eight of 10 meets this season … Scored a 9.9 or higher seven times over 10 meets … Set a career high at Arkansas (2/21) with a 9.975 … That score also tied a program best in the event … Finished with six titles on vault … Earned two 9.95s on the year – Missouri (1/24), TWU (2/28) … Finished with four 9.9s – at Collegiate Challenge (1/4), Alabama (1/10), at Georgia (2/2), Kentucky (2/7) … Put together a 9.835 NQS on floor … Tied a career high on floor with a 9.9 vs. Alabama … Had back-to-back 9.875s on floor vs. Kentucky and vs. Florida (2/14) … Scored a 9.85 on floor against Missouri and at the Razorbacks … Finished the year with a 9.82 NQS on beam … Tied her career high with a 9.875 on three occasions – Alabama, at LSU (1/17), at Georgia … Scored a 9.8 or better four times on bars … Finished with a season-best 9.85 three times – Florida, at Arkansas, at New Hampshire (3/8) … Had a season-high 39.425 in the all-around vs. Alabama, winning the overall title … Put together a 39.400 on the road at Arkansas in the all-around … Scored a 39.325 in the all-around against Missouri at home.

2019: Had another fantastic year for the Tigers … Competed in the all-around in all meets as a sophomore … Finished with a 39.335 RQS in the all-around … Set a career high in the all-around with a 39.625 vs. Arkansas (2/15) … Also set career marks in the four individual events vs. the Razorbacks – vault (9.95), bars (9.9), beam (9.875), floor (9.9) … Captured six all-around titles on the year … Notched a pair of 39.4s in the all-around – at Elevate (3/9), at NCAA Regional (3/5) … Her 39.35 at Kentucky and vs. Air Force gave her the all-around crown … Won at least a share of the vault title five times ... Came in tied for 17th nationally with a 9.9 RQS … Never scored below a 9.825 on her Yurchenko 1.5 … Had a pair of 9.925s on the road – at Kentucky (2/1), at Alabama (3/1) … Finished with a 9.855 RQS on bars … Scored a 9.825 or higher eight times … Reached a career-high 9.9 on two occasions – vs. LSU (1/11), vs. Arkansas … Her score against the Razorbacks helped the Tigers set a program record in the event – 49.6 … Had eight meets with a 9.8 or better on beam … Tied her career high set vs. the Razorbacks at the annual Elevate the Stage meet (3/9) with a 9.875 … Had a 9.84 RQS on floor, winning one title on the year … Ten meets with a 9.8 or higher …. Had a 9.875 two times – at Kentucky, vs. Air Force (3/15).

2018: Put together an outstanding freshman campaign for Auburn ... Competed in all meets on vault and bars, while seeing time on the floor in all but three ... Her vault RQS of 9.885 came in the Top 30 nationally ... Represented Auburn at the 2018 NCAA Championships in the all-around, finishing the year with a 39.2875 (9.85 / 9.85 / 9.75 / 9.8375) ... Earned a spot in the category after a fourth-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Salt Lake City Regional (4/7), scoring a season-best 39.425 (9.925 / 9.85 / 9.8 / 9.85)... Captured the overall vault title at the regional meet ... Scored back-to-back 9.925s on vault at the SEC Championship (3/24) and  the regional competition ... Her 9.925 at the conference meet finished in a tie for second overall with teammate Gracie Day ... The finish gave her All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman accolades ... Had a pair of 9.9s on vault - at TWU (2/11), Alabama (2/23) ... Kicked off her collegiate career with a 9.875 at Arizona State (1/6) to win the first title of her career ... Totaled a 9.8 or higher eight times on bars throughout the year ... Set a season best with a 9.875 at home against Kentucky (1/26) ... Closed out the year with back-to-back 9.85s in the postseason ... Scored two-straight 9.875s on floor at home - Rutgers and Alabama - to set career highs ... Scored a 9.8 or better eight times ... Competed on beam six times, setting a season-high 9.8 at the regional meet.

Prior to Auburn: Competed for Texas East Gymnastics ... Three-time JO Nationals qualifier (2012, 2013, 2016) ... 2016 JO National Vault Champion ... 2016 Region 3 Vault Champion.

Personal: Full name is Drew Camille Watson ... Daughter of Ron and Ashley Watson ... Has two siblings - Sydney and Peyton ... Majoring in physical activity and health with the College of Education.