Simon Watts joined the Dalhousie coaching staff after an extremely successful career as an athlete that saw him become one of the most decorated athletes in Dalhousie track and field history. Watts won CIS gold medals in high jump (2010) and triple jump (2012), a silver medal in high jump (2011), and a bronze medal in triple jump (2013) in his five years at Dalhousie while pursuing a Kinesiology degree as an Academic All-Canadian. The jumps coach for Nova Scotia’s 2017 Canada Games Athletics team, Watts’ technical expertise is unmatched in the high jump.