Johnny Watson

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

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 157

11/17/2012

Mids Place Second at Navy Classic, Three Win Individual Titles

Sophomore Colton Rasche (133), senior Zach Basich (149) and senior Bobby Barnhisel (157) won titles for the Midshipmen.

11/16/2012

Mid Wrestlers Seek 20th Team Title in Hosting Annual Navy Classic

Navy's Joe Locksmith, Oscar Huntley and Mason Bailey all took individual titles at last year's Navy Classic.

11/02/2012

Navy Wrestling to Open 2012-13 Season at Eastern Michigan Open

Team captain Oscar Huntley was the runner up at 174 pounds at last year's EMU Open.

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.

02/01/2013

Navy Wrestling

2012 Navy Classic

• Watson in 2011-12 (So.): Turned in a 5-5 record competing in three tournaments for the Mids ... posted a 4-2 record at the Nittany Lion Open despite not placing ... also competed at the Knight Point Open and the Navy Classic.
• 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 ... brother, Stout, is a freshman at the Naval Academy and is a member of the wrestling team ... uncle, Jeff Simpson, wrestled at Ohio State.