Watkins’ record-breaking performance for Fairhope in return from injury secures Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Week

Sprinter busts out of the gates with three records in three meets across three events

BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor
cole@gulfcoastmedia.com
Posted 4/10/24

While Fairhope junior Ty Watkins ran his way to Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Week honors with three records in three meets, it wasn’t long ago he was recovering from ACL surgery.

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Watkins’ record-breaking performance for Fairhope in return from injury secures Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Week

Sprinter busts out of the gates with three records in three meets across three events

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While Fairhope junior Ty Watkins ran his way to Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Week honors with three records in three meets, it wasn’t long ago he was recovering from ACL surgery.

In his first week back in action following six months off, Watkins broke a 3-year-old school record in the 100-meter dash on Tuesday (10.75), set the meet record in the 200-meter dash at the Mobile Challenge of Champions on Friday (22.34) and then was part of the 4x100-meter relay team that took down its own school record on Saturday (42.38) according to times from athletic.net.

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