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2008 OUTDOOR: Regional champion in the pole vault with a vault of 5.51 meters (18-01 ft.) ... Also named to the Midwest All-Region team with his pole vault regional championship ... Of the eight meets in which he competed in the pole vault, he was victorious four times ... Posted a personal-best jump of 5.60 meters (18-04.50 ft.) to win the pole vault at the UNI Jumps Classic ... Finished in first place at the ESU Twilight with a vault of 5.36 meters (17-07 ft.) ... Placed first at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 5.31 meters (17-05 ft.) ... Was the runner-up at the Big 12 Championships after posting a jump of 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.) ... Finished second at the Kansas Relays with a vault of 5.20 meters (17-00.75 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault nine times ... Placed either first or second in every meet except the NCAA Championships ... Placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a vault of 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.) to become an All-American ... Placed second at the Tyson Invitational with a personal-best mark of 5.55 meters (18-02.25 ft.) ... Set the facility record at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a winning mark of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.) ... Set the Ahern Fieldhouse record during the KSU All-Comers meet with a winning mark of 5.24 meters (17-02.75 ft.) ... Won his third Big 12 Championship (second indoor) with a vault of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Performer of the Year ... Big 12 Champion in the pole vault ... Pole vault champion at the Midwest Regionals ...Qualified for the NCAA Championships ... Set a meet record at the USA Junior Championships in June ... Won a silver medal in the pole vault at the 2007 Pan-American Junior Games. 2007 INDOOR: Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year ... Big 12 Champion in the pole vault ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships ...Became the first Kansas male student-athlete to receive the Big 12 Freshman Performer of the Year accolade in any season. HIGH SCHOOL: Highly decorated pole vaulter who captured the Georgia state championship three-straight years (2004-06) ... Also holds the Geogria state high school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.05 meters (16-07 ft.) ... Twice named Georgia Field Athlete of the Year (2005-06) ... Took fifth place at the IAAF World Youth Championships ... Two-time All-American in both the indoor and outdoor season ... Member of the honor roll all four years. PERSONAL: Son of Lynne and Richard Scott ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Sergei Bubka ... Majoring in sports management. |
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