Cornell University Athletics

He set the world's track record in the 440-yard hurdles at the Penn Relays in 1920, breaking the previous mark that was set in 1904. He placed second in both the high and low hurdles at the outdoor Intercollegiate championships in 1919, as Cornell won its fifth consecutive IC4A team title. He finished third in the 120-yard high hurdles at the Penn Relays that year. At the outdoor IC4As in 1920, he was a fourth-place finisher in the 220-yard hurdles. Watt was a member of the U.S. track and field team at 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, but did not place in the high hurdles event. Formerly with Quinton Engineers, an architectural and construction firm in Redondo Beach, Calif., he resided in Bishop, Calif.