Johnny Watson

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Lexington, N.C.
	High School: Forsyth Country Day

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 157

12/04/2011

Mannier Takes Eighth at Nittany Lion Open

Four Midshipmen came up a match short of placing at the Nittany Lion Open.

12/01/2011

Navy Wrestling Sends Squads to Vegas and Penn State

Navy placed 18th at last year's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

11/17/2011

Navy Seeks 19th Team Title in Hosting Annual Navy Classic

The Mids have won the Navy Classic team title in each of the last three seasons.

11/04/2011

Navy Wrestling Set to Open Season at Eastern Michigan Open

Twelve Midshipmen placed at last year's EMU Open.

• Watson in 2010-11 (Fr.): Put together a 4-4 record among the two tournaments in which he competed ... all three of his wins at the Clarion Knight Point did not count towards his record due to prep school or unattached opponents ... scored his first-collegiate victory in the opening round of the Navy Classic, picking up a 12-2 major decision over West Virginia's Rick Guerreri ... placed fifth at the Navy Classic after Bloomsburg's Josh Veltre was forced to forfeit due to injury.
• High School: A 2009 graduate of Forsyth Country Day School, Watson attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2009-10 academic year ... a four-year letterwinner in wrestling who led his high school to four-straight NCISAA State Championships ... a four-time North Carolina Individual State Champion, who placed third at the National Prep Tournament in 2009 ... a three-time National Prep All-American, who was also a two-time North Carolina Freestyle Champion ... member of the National Honor Society.
• Personal: Son of Phil and Kathleen Watson ... majoring in History ... uncle, Jeff Simpson, wrestled at Ohio State.