Hall of Fame
Stuart Watkins was a four-time All-American shooter who attended Alaska from 1960-1964. After a storied high school career, he joined the campus ranks and was named the first All-American in Alaska history in his freshman year.
Watkins followed by being named second team All-American in 1962 and first team in 1963 and 1964. He was a Collegiate National Champion in both small and large bore in 1963.
In 1969, Watkins was named National Air Rifle Champion, and in 1971, he won a gold medal in the Pan-American Games.
Watkins has coached at the YMCA and high school levels, capped by a state championship in 1996 by Diamond High School’s (Anchorage) air rifle team. He is a life member of the National Rifle Association, National Education Association and the Military Marksmanship Association.
He is one of six rifle athletes to be inducted.
