Arizona's Sage Watson Breaks Collegiate 500m Record

Arizona's Sage Watson Breaks Collegiate 500m Record

Canadian Olympian and University of Arizona All-American Sage Watson ran 1:08.40 to break the NCAA and Canadian record tonight at the Armory Invitational.

Feb 3, 2017 by Meg Bellino
Arizona's Sage Watson Breaks Collegiate 500m Record
Canadian Olympian and University of Arizona All-American Sage Watson ran 1:08.40 to break the NCAA and Canadian record tonight at the Armory Invitational.


The mark makes Watson the No. 5 indoor performer all-time according to Tilastopaja, and is better than the U.S. record of 1:08.70 set by Shana Cox in 2010. Tonight's time also bettered the previous Armory record (1:08.84) set by Watson's training partner Georgeanne Moline in 2015.

FULL ARMORY INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Watson finished third in the NCAA 400m hurdle final in 2016. She was the Canadian National runner-up and reached the Olympic semi-final in the event, and ran a leg on Canada's fourth-place 4x400m relay in Rio. She currently ranks fourth in the NCAA 400m with a time of 52.39 (52.18 before altitude conversion) set at NAU Friday Night Duals on January 13.