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Virgil Watkins

Class:
Junior
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School:
Infinity

updated through 2023 season

Meet Scores (RoadToNationals)

At Michigan
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• NCAA All-American on parallel bars (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• NCAA All-American on parallel bars (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)

Senior (2023)
• NCAA All-American on parallel bars, scoring a 14.666 for a runner-up finish (April 15)
• Missed portion of season due to injury
• Competed on parallel bars in seven meets
• Returned to lineup for NCAA Qualifier (April 14), scoring a 14.133 on p-bars
• Won a share of the parallel bar title at Nebraska (Feb. 4), scoring a 14.15
• Compiled a season-high 14.35 on parallel bars against Penn State (14.35)

Junior (2022)
• Competed on parallel bars in seven meets, breaking the 14-plateau on four occasions
• Won an event title on parallel bars with a 14.050 at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 15)

Sophomore (2021)
• Participated on parallel bars in seven meets on the season
• Earned NCAA All-America honors on p-bars
• Had best score of the year at NCAA Championships (April 17), scoring a 14.066 on the event to take third
• Scored a 13.766 on parallel bars at the NCAA Qualifier meet (April 16), scoring a 13.766
• Had a regular-season high of 13.600 on parallel bars against Ohio State (March 17)

Freshman (2020)
Due to COVID-19 outbreak, two regular-season meets, as well as the B1G and NCAA Championships were cancelled.
• Did not compete as a true freshman

Prep
• USAG Academic All-American (2017-18)
• Took part in the USAG National Qualifier (2015-19)
• Placed 4th on floor exercise, 8th on vault, 7th on parallel bars, 5th on high bar and 10th in the all-around at the 2019 edition of the qualifier
• Started gymnastics at age four

Personal
• Ann Arbor Huron (2019), Ann Arbor, MI
• Born May 3, 2001
• Son of Ra-mon and Erica Watkins
• Father played football at Michigan (1986-91), while mother also attended U-M
• Enrolled in college of Engineering