Watty was steller in his four events at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge to open the outdoor season. The Christiansburg, Virginia native clocked an MEC-best time of 2:00.75 for the 800-meter run as he finished as the runner-up. He was seventh in the 1,500-meter urn (4:08.42). In his two relay events, Watty helped the Mountain Lions break the program record in the 4x800-meter relay (7:53.39) as the group finished second overall. Finally, Watty and Concord won the 4x400-meter relay in a showing of 3:31.76.