Ryan Watson
Ryan Watson
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Year: 2022
Hometown: Bangor, Maine
High School: Bangor
Major: Environmental Science and Education

Accolades:
GNAC Honor Roll: 10/22/2018, 11/4/2019

2019-20: 
In the first meet of the season on Oct. 4th against Colby-Sawyer College won the 1000-Free (12:08.51)…once again won the 1000-Free (11:49.58) and placed second in the 200-Free (2:09.21) and 500-Free (5:49.39) races on vs. University of New England on Oct. 25th…raced at Elms College on Nov. 2nd and won the 800-Free (10:10.62) and 400-Free (4:52.37) events and was second in the 100-Fly (1:21.57)...on Nov. 15th finished second in the 1000-Free (11:33.66) and third in the 500-Free (5:41.89) in a double-dual with Husson University and Maine Maritime Academy…when facing Regis College on Nov. 22nd was second in the 1000-Free (11:39.98) and third in the 100-Fly (1:12.25) and 500-Free (5:42.72)…on Jan 18th placed first in the 200-Free (1:58.21) and 500-Free (5:30.52) events and was third in the 200-Fly (2:35.00) vs. Husson University… was third in the 400-IM (5:10.28) on Jan. 25th after facing the Husson Eagles…during the GNAC Championship registered 18 points after placing third in the 1650-Free (18:14.17) a school record, fifth in the 200-Fly (2:19.68), and seventh in the 500-Free (5:19.39).

2018-19: In his first collegiate meet on Oct. 6th against Colby-Sawyer College he won the 1000-Free (12:00.71) and placed second in the 200-free (2:15.02)…on Oct. 20th against Husson University he won the 1000-Free by a minute (11:50.91), the 500-Free by over 30 seconds (5:47.61) and the 200-Free (2:04.66) by two seconds…on Nov. 3rd against Elms College he won the 500-Free (5:42.46) and finished second in the 1000-Free (11:48.29) and 200-Free (2:10.99)…in a double-dual meet against University of New England and Husson University he won the 1000-Free (11:40.30) and placed second in the 500-Free (5:40.53)…against Regis on November 17th he finished third in the 1000-Free (11:43.70), 200-Free (2:11.31) and 500-Free (5:45.68) events…at the Maine Meet on Dec. 1st he paced fourth with a 13:00.56 time in the 1650-Free…won the 1000-Free (11:18.82) and 500-Free (5:31.02) events and placed second in the 100-Fly against Husson on Jan. 18th… finished second in the 200-Free (2:01.09), 100-Free (57.99) and 500-Free (5:23.10) in a double-dual against Western Connecticut and Western New England on Jan. 26th…at the GNAC Championship on Feb. 1st-3rd he raced to a 4th place finish in the 200-Fly (2:25.33) and a 5th place finish in the 500-Free (5:17.35)… won the 200-Free (1:57.39) and 50-Back (34.31) and was second in the 500-Free (5:19.16) against Gordon College on Feb. 9th…finished 10th in the 1650-Free (18:18.29) and 12th in the 1000-Free (10:42.72) in the NEISDA Championship on Feb. 21st-24th.

Why Saint Joseph's? For the environmental science program and swim team

High School: Participated in varsity swimming at Bangor High School…finished fourth in the 500-Free at State…also participated in cross country and track…member of the Honors band.

Community Service: Coaching the middle school swimmers 

Personal: Ryan Watson, eldest son of Mike and Chris Watson.