Lexi Watkins

Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
High School:
La Jolla Country Day HS
Hometown:
Poway, CA

2021-22 -- Cross Country: Did not compete in any meets in fourth season at Cal Poly.

2020-21 -- Cross Country: Season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Indoor Season: Cal Poly did not compete in any indoor meets due to COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor T&F: Competed in six meets, topped by a second-place finish in 1,500 at Wildflower Invitational (5:00.15) and a third in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet (12:13.65) ... 12th in steeplechase with personal-best time of 12:04.72) at Big West Conference Championships ... also was 26th in 5,000 (18:50.08) ... eighth in 5,000 at Cal Poly Four-Way Meet (18:48.74) ... earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors.

2019-20 -- Cross Country: Started fall as a sophomore helping to lead the Mustangs to an 18-41 Blue-Green Rivalry victory over UC Santa Barbara at the Lagoon Open, as she took 20th place, posting a 5k time of 19:14.9 ... upped the mileage to 6k at the UC Riverside Invitational around Ag Ops Course on Sept. 14, finishing 54th overall in the field, via 21:57.6 ... her regular season also included a time of 21:45.5 at the Capital XC Challenge hosted in Sacramento Sept. 28, as she covered the Arcade Creek venue in 21:45.5 ... competed at the Big West Championships Nov. 2, taking 37th at the Conference XC Finals in Riverside, with an effort of 22:09.3. Indoor Season: Redshirted. Outdoor Track & Field: Spring 2020 season was cancelled; however, retains year of eligibility moving forward.

2018-19 -- Track: Posted a pair of season-best times at the dual at UCSB on April 27: ran the 3,000 meters in 10:55.23 against the Gauchos, in addition to clocking a 1,500m time of 4:52.10 ... also at Pauley Track, for the Tri-Meet also including UCR March 9, had a 5,000m effort of 18:34.23 ... during the winter, added an indoor mile of 5:11.23 at the Arkansas Qualifier on SEC+ Network Feb. 15 ... in addition, earned Big West Commissioner’s Honors academically. Cross Country: Made her collegiate debut at a trio of XC meets as a true freshman ... began the fall by taking 44th place in the 5k at the Covert Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 1 in Brea, with a performance of 18:47.9 ... followed up with a 26th-place time of 18:21.1 at the Lagoon Open on Sept. 15, via 18:21.1 ... wrapped up her initial season earning 82nd place overall at the Stanford Invitational Sept. 29, clocking a 6k of 23:02.7.

Prep -- Finished in third place at the 2017 CIF Division 5 State Cross Country Championship as a senior for La Jolla Country Day High School, with a 5k time of 18:26.9 ... won the Coastal Conference title in 18:59.8, in addition to claiming the San Diego XC championship (2.96 miles) at 18:22.4, along with a third-place 2.7-mile effort of 15:42.8 at the Mt. Carmel ASICS XC Invite ... in track season, won the 3,200m at the 2018 Arcadia Invitational via a PR of 10:45.08 ... her top 1,600m performance — 4:58.96 — earned third place at the CIF San Diego Section Finals during her final spring with the Torreys (as a team captain as well as the school’s Athlete of the Year) ... additionally, was a Peer Leader, mentoring incoming freshmen, and participated in Amnesty International.

Personal -- Chose Cal Poly because she “fell in love with the team, the area and the great academics” ... majors in Psychology.