Honors: 2021 and 2023 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country
| Personal Bests |
| Outdoor |
Cross Country |
| 1600 meters |
4:54 |
High School |
5K |
17:35.7 |
10/2/21 |
| 3200 meters |
10:34 |
High School |
6K |
21:46.9 |
10/15/21 |
TFRRS Profile
2023 Cross Country: Finished 31st overall at the 2023 Big Ten Championships (Oct. 27), covering the 6K course in 22:06.4... placed 104th at the 2023 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour (Oct. 13), covering the course in 21:05.9 (6K)... competed in the Gold Division race at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 29) finishing 14th overall covering the 6K course in 21:30.6... finished 26th overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 9) covering the 5.2K course in 18:53.4...
2022 Cross Country: Won the Badger Open (Sept. 8) with a time of 16:44.0 (5K) ... placed 92nd at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23) running the course in 22:35.6 (6K) ... finished fourth overall and first among the Badgers at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 30) covering the 6K Course in 21:30.8 ... placed 143rd at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 14), covering the course in 21:08.8 (6K) ... finished 52nd at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships (Oct. 28th) with a time of 21:23.5 (6K) ... placed 217th overall at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19), covering the course in 21:32.7 (6K)
2021 Cross Country: Competed in the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 15), finishing 20th overall and fourth among the Badgers in 21:46.9 ... placed 43rd overall and ninth on the team at the Live in Lou Classic (Oct. 2) in 17:35.7 for 5k ... placed seventh overall and seventh among UW runners at the Bradley Intercollegiate (Sept.17), covering the three-mile course in 16:39.3 ... finished 11th overall and eighth on the team at the Badger Classic (Sept. 10) in 19:28.7 for 5.2k
2021 Outdoor Track: Redshirt season due to injury
2021 Indoor Track: Redshirt season due to injury
2021 Cross Country: Redshirt season due to injury
High school: Two-time state champion at 1600 meters ... member of two state championships cross country teams ... four-time state qualifier in cross country, finishing seventh as a senior, second as a junior, first as a sophomore and fifth as a freshman ... also won a state title in the 4x800-meter relay as a sophomore ... member of the state championship track team as a sophomore ... also finished as the state runner-up in the 3200 meters and 1600 meters ... coach was Mark McCabe ... member of the National Honor Society
Personal, Parents are Molly and Craig Watcke ... mother was an eight-time All-American in track and cross country at Michigan ... father was an All-American in track and cross country at Kansas ... has a brother, Dan (17)... grandfather was Dan McClimon, the men's cross country coach from 1971-82 and men's track coach at Wisconsin from 1978-83 ... born June 3 ... major is undeclared
Why Wisconsin?
" I chose Wisconsin because of the outstanding academic reputation, positive atmosphere, and proven coaches."
