Arizona's Watson could have sights on 2020 Olympics after NCAA title

Arizona senior Sage Watson became the 12th UA woman to win an NCAA outdoor track and field championship last week. She won the 400 hurdles in Eugene, Oregon, and becomes, with ex-Wildcat All-American Georgeanne Moline, one of the favorites to reach the 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Olympics. It’s impressive to research the UA’s list of women’s NCAA champions: Meg Ritchie, Carla Garrett, Amy Skieresz, Tanya Hughes, Brianna Glenn and Brigetta Barrett all won multiple national titles. Barrett, a silver medalist high-jumper at the 2012 London Olympics and three-time NCAA outdoor champ, retired in 2016 to concentrate on a singing and acting career but returned to high jumping in April. She is 26.

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