MileSplit No. 12 Recruit Vanessa Watson To Tennessee


The No. 12 girls recruit in the country is headed to the University of Tennessee. 

Vanessa Watson, one of the top 400mH specialists in the country and a dominant indoor and outdoor athlete at Spencerport High School in New York, chose the Volunteers over Baylor, Texas and Auburn. 

Watson has been an elite sprinter over the indoor campaign for the last two seasons, yielding PRs of 39.26 in the 300m, 55.22 in the 400m, 1:12.83 in the 500m and 1:30.09 in the 600m. Her times in the 500m and 600m stand within the top 50 performances in the events all-time. 

That versatility should bring an immediate dividend to Tennessee in the SEC. 

Outdoors, Watson has produced times of 54.58 in the 400m, 57.77 in the 400mH and 2:15.08 in the 800m.  She was one of just three athletes in 2018 to break 58 seconds in the 400mH, which is an elite mark that stands within the top 50 performances in the event all-time. 



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