Watlington was named Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet after winning, the long jump and triple jump events, in addition to running the opening leg on Utica's winning 4x100-meter relay team, while helping the Pioneers earn the team title. On Friday, Watlington won his second outdoor long jump title with a leap of 7.23 meters, second best in E8 Championship history. On Saturday, Watlington won his second E8 triple jump championship with a meet record leap of 15.10 meters, which is also the top triple jump in Division III to date this season. It is Watlington’s third E8 weekly accolade of the 2022 season.