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Track and Field

2014-15 Track and Field Roster

Amber Watson

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Scotus Central Catholic HS
  • Hometown Columbus, Neb.

Biography

Formerly Amber Ewers

Career Bests

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the 400 meters and eighth in the 200 meters at the Summit League Championships … recorded a season best time of 56.50 seconds for 400 meters in the preliminaries of the league meet … won the 400 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet in 57.26 … ran a season best 25.56 to place eighth in the 200 meters at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Invitational … took fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 26.05 at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet … clocked 7.98 seconds to take seventh in the 60 meters at the USD Twilight … ranks fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:46.88) and seventh in the 400 meters (56.50) in school history.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors by running legs on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays … also placed fourth in the 400 meters with a career best 55.85 seconds and 11th in the 200 meters with a career best time of 25.18 seconds at the Summit League Championships … ran a leg of the school record 4x200 relay in 1:37.91 that took fourth at the Drake Relays … won the 400 meters at the Mt. Marty Twilight in 57.59 seconds … placed third in the 400 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, Husker Spring Invitational, CSULA Twilight Open and the Dakota Duals … finished fourth in the 200 meters with a wind-aided time of 24.92 at the Dakota Duals … ranks first in the 4x200 relay (1:37.91), second in the 4x400 relay (3:42.57), fifth in the 4x100 relay (46.51), seventh in the sprint medley relay (3:57.87) and 10th in the 400 meters (55.85) in school history ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
Finished fifth in the 400 and sixth in the 200 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships. Also helped 4x100 and 4x400 to a fourth and fifth-place finishes at the meet ... During indoor league championships, finished fourth in the 400 and the 4x400 ... helped the 4x100 to a win while individually finishing third in the 200 and 400 at the Nebraska Invitational ... won the 200 at the Mt. Marty Twilight ... placed third at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in the 4x100 ... placed fourth in the 200 at the Sioux City Relays ... at the Wildcat Classic, finished second in the 400 and third in the 200 ... during the indoor season, won the 400 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Classic ... placed second in the 400 and third in the 4x400 at the USD Twilight...named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012-13
Earned All-Summit League honors at both the league indoor and outdoor championships...ws part of 4x400 team that placed second and was sixth individually in the 400 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships...placed third in the 4x400 and sixth in the 400 at the Summit League Indoor Championships...was a member of the winning 4x400 (3:56.83) and sprint medley relay teams (4:11.36) at the Sioux City Relays...placed second in the 400 at the Duals...had season-best performances of 25.60 in the 200 and 57.16 in the 400 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational...named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar status...named to Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2011-12
Part of the 4x400 relay team that finished fourth at the Summit League Indoor Championships with time of 3:53.60...took second in the 400 meters at Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (59.96)...ran a personal-best of 58.53 in 400 meters at Bill Bergan Invitational, and ran a personal-best of 26.83 in 200 meters at Graphic Edge Alumni Meet...redshirted outdoors..named to Summit League Distinguished Scholar's List.

Prep
A two-time state champion in the 400 meters...as a junior won the 400 meters with the fastest time in the state (57.4)...as a sophomore won the 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x100-meter relay state titles...also holds school records in all three events...earned all-state honors in cross country as a junior...holds personal bests of 12.3 in the 100 meters, 24.5 in the 200 meters, 57.4 in the 400 meters and 2:22 in the 800 meters...coached by Janet Tooley.

Personal
Daughter of Gary and Kathy Ewers...Spanish and sociology double major.