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U.S. medalist Kiwan Watts is a survivor like his team, ASU men's gymnastics

Kiwan Watts winning a silver medal at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships served as a reminder that he and Arizona State men's gymnastics are still around.

A two-time national junior all-around champion, Watts suffered a shoulder injury in 2016 that threatened to derail his career.

"That set me into a depression," Watts said. "I was in bed rest for a couple of months then to get the arm back to where it was was a real struggle. It took a while to gain my mental strength back."

Around the same time, Watts' collegiate future was in jeopardy because of academic issues and his mother suffered a heart attack.