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USC Track & Field's Quincy Watts, Davonte Burnett Earn USTFCCA West Region Honors
March 17, 2022 | Track & Field
LOS ANGELES – Quincy Watts, USC's first-year director of track and field and cross country, was named the 2022 West Region Men's Indoor Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, while Trojan senior sprinter Davonte Burnett was the USTFCCCA West Region Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, it was announced today (March 17).
Watts guided USC's men to an 18th place finish at the NCAA Indoor Meet last week. Three Trojans qualified for the NCAA finals in the 60 meters, including champion Burnett, and there were six USC All-American first teamers (and two second team). His 4x400-meter relay ran the second fastest indoor time in USC history (3:04.86) and the quartet placed eighth at the NCAAs. He also had athletes ranked in the national Top 25 in the high jump, 400 meters, 200 meters and weight throws heading into the NCAA meet.
Last week, Burnett captured the NCAA 60-meter title in a school-record time of 6.50 after running a 6.58 in the semis. Earlier this indoor season, he broke the Arkansas Qualifier meet record with a then-personal best time of 6.60 in the 60. He also clocked a personal-best of 20.97 in the 200 meters at the Arkansas Qualifier and ran a leg on USC's season-best 4x400-meter relay, which posted a 3:04.86.
