MARC SCOTT NAMED USTFCCCA NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
10/19/2015 4:10:00 PM | Cross Country
TULSA, Okla. – University of Tulsa senior Marc Scott was named the Division I Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced Monday.
Scott, a native of North Yorkshire, England, won the prestigious Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Friday, running the 8K race in 23:35.0. He led Tulsa, which was the 22nd-highest ranked team at the meet, to an eighth-place finish, eclipsing 14 higher-ranked opponents. Of the 36 competing men's teams, 28 were ranked either in the top-30 of the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll or receiving national votes.
It was the second straight victory for Scott, who also claimed the individual medal at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 3. This is the first career national athlete of the week award for Scott.
The eighth-place finish helped the Hurricane rise to No. 2 in the Midwest Regional rankings, released Monday by the USTFCCCA. The Golden Hurricane returns to action Oct. 31 at the American Athletic Conference Championships in Greenville, N.C.
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Scott, a native of North Yorkshire, England, won the prestigious Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Friday, running the 8K race in 23:35.0. He led Tulsa, which was the 22nd-highest ranked team at the meet, to an eighth-place finish, eclipsing 14 higher-ranked opponents. Of the 36 competing men's teams, 28 were ranked either in the top-30 of the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll or receiving national votes.
It was the second straight victory for Scott, who also claimed the individual medal at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 3. This is the first career national athlete of the week award for Scott.
The eighth-place finish helped the Hurricane rise to No. 2 in the Midwest Regional rankings, released Monday by the USTFCCCA. The Golden Hurricane returns to action Oct. 31 at the American Athletic Conference Championships in Greenville, N.C.
Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaHurricane. Follow Tulsa XC/Track & Field on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaTrack.
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