There aren’t as many pole vaulters as tall as the 6-foot-9 Jeremy Scott. Then again, there aren’t many pole vaulters as good as Scott either. Scott started slow at Allegheny College as he posted runner-up finishes at both the 2000 and 2001 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships – but quickly left his mark in a big way. As a junior in 2002, Scott became the first vaulter in NCAA Division III history to clear 18 feet. He captured his first NCAA title with a vault of 5.50m (18-0½), which turned out to be the best clearance across all three NCAA divisions that year. Scott carried that success into the outdoor season as he completed the indoor-outdoor NCAA sweep. The native of Norfolk, Nebraska holds the all-competitions NCAA Division III record in the pole vault with his clearance of 5.70m (18-8¼) at the 2002 USATF Championships. Scott kept it rolling for 10 more years as he finished runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and competed at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
