Greg Watson - Assistant Coach - Throws - Cowboy Cross Country & Track Coaches

Greg Watson

Title:
Assistant Coach - Throws
Email:
greg.watson10@okstate.edu

Watson comes to Stillwater from Kansas State, where he served as an assistant coach in charge of the throws program from 2021-24. He spent a total of eight seasons with the Wildcats, previously leading the throws group from 2013-18. In between, Watson coached for three seasons at LSU from 2018-21.

This past season at Kansas State, Watson coached Monique Hardy to a pair of Big 12 titles in the Hammer and Weight Throws. Hardy was also a second team All-American indoors in the Weight Throw in 2023. On the men’s side, Kade McCall won the Big 12 title in the Hammer Throw and was third indoors in the Weight Throw.

He has also coached former Kansas State thrower Janee Kassanavoid to silver and bronze medals in the Hammer Throw at the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships, respectively, representing the United States.

During his time at LSU, Watson helped lead the Tigers to the 2021 men’s team national title, while also coaching several prominent athletes, including 2021 NCAA champion Tzuriel Pedigo in the men’s javelin. Pedigo won LSU’s first national championship in the event since 1967, as his throw of 76.98m/252-7 established a new school record. On the women’s side, he coached an SEC champion in the hammer, as freshman Emma Robbins broke a facility record with a throw of 67.17m/220-4 in 2021.

Prior to LSU, Watson spent five years (2013-18) at K-State where he had two throwers win NCAA titles (Shadae Lawrence and Dani Winters) while helping Winters post an indoor shot put record heave of 17.97m/58-11.50. In 2017, he coached Lawrence to the first national title in program history in the discus (61.37m/201-04). For his efforts, Watson was named the 2017 USTFCCCA Midwestern Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

During his first tenure at K-State, Watson was part of a coaching staff that helped guide the Wildcats to back-to-back Big 12 women’s team titles (2017, 2018) at the outdoor championships.

Watson coached at Texas State for two years (2011-13) before leaving for K-State. He helped the Bobcats to three conference titles while directly coaching eight individual conference champions and three school records.

Serving as the volunteer assistant coach at UNLV from 2008-13, Watson tutored future Olympian Amanda Bingson. Bingson earned the Mountain West Outstanding Performance Award in 2010 and 2011. Bingson clinched back-to-back USATF national titles in 2013 and 2014.

Within Watson’s 13 years of coaching, he has earned six conference team championship, one NCAA team championship and coached three individual NCAA national champions. Watson has also coached numerous NCAA All-Americans and individual conference champions.

Watson competed at Southern Utah where he set the school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 65.98m/216-06. Watson was able to train under the guidance of world-renowned throws coach Anatoliy Bondarchuk, where he won three Summit League Titles between the weight and hammer throw.